Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
| Borough of Wind Gap | |
| Gratdaal | |
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 Wind Gap skyline
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°50′47″N 75°17′30″W / 40.84639°N 75.29167°WCoordinates: 40°50′47″N 75°17′30″W / 40.84639°N 75.29167°W |
| Area | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| - land | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) |
| - water | 0.01 sq mi (0 km2), 0.71% |
| Population | 2,720 (2010) |
| Density | 1,942.9/sq mi (750.2/km2) |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Mayor | James Shoemaker |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 18091 |
| Area code | 610 Exchange: 863 |
 Location of Wind Gap in Northampton County
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 Location of Wind Gap in Pennsylvania
Location of Wind Gap in Pennsylvania
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| Website: http://www.windgapborough.org | |
Wind Gap (Pennsylvania Dutch: Gratdaal) is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Wind Gap is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt.
The population of Wind Gap was 2,720 at the 2010 census.
Wind Gap is located at 40°50′47″N 75°17′30″W / 40.84639°N 75.29167°W (40.846429, -75.291631).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 0.73% is water.
Wind Gap is located 21 miles (34 km) north of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley and 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Scranton, in the Wyoming Valley or the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area.
Wind Gap's elevation is 755 feet (230 m) above sea level.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,812 people, 1,221 households, and 765 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,061.8 people per square mile (798.3/km2). There were 1,294 housing units at an average density of 948.8 per square mile (367.4/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.62% White, 0.46% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.
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