Upper Milford Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Milford Township | |
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 Vera Cruz Tavern, built 1738 | |
 Location in Lehigh County | |
  Upper Milford Twp Location in Pennsylvania  Upper Milford Twp Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 75°28′59″W / 40.51667°N 75.48306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.01 sq mi (46.64 km2) |
| • Land | 17.96 sq mi (46.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,292 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 7,614 |
| • Density | 424.04/sq mi (163.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 18049, 18062, 18068, 18092 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 215 |
| FIPS code | 42-077-79160 |
| Website | www |
Upper Milford Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
The population of Upper Milford Township was 7,292 at the 2010 census.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km2), of whitch 18.0 square miles (46.5 km2) are land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2), or 0.27%, are water.[1] A large portion of the township is located in the South Mountains, and elevations in the township range from approximately 350 to 1,050 feet (110 to 320 m) above sea level. Upper Milford is in the Delaware River watershed and is drained by Little Lehigh Creek and Saucon Creek into the Lehigh River and by Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River.
While there are no large towns in the township, its most prominent villages are Old Zionsville, Powder Valley, Shimerville, Vera Cruz, and Zionsville (also in Lower Milford Township). Dillinger is a small village in eastern Upper Milford Township, and Corning (also in Lower Milford Township) and Sigmund (home to Victory Valley Bible Camp) are small villages in southwestern Upper Milford.
Upper Milford Township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zone 6b. The average monthly temperature in Old Zionsville ranges from 28.4 °F (−2.0 °C) in January to 72.7 °F (22.6 °C) in July. [1]
Adjacent municipalities
- Emmaus (north)
- Salisbury Township (north)
- Upper Saucon Township (northeast)
- Lower Milford Township (southeast)
- Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County (tangent to the south)
- Hereford Township, Berks County (southwest)
- Lower Macungie Township (northwest)
- Macungie (northwest)
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,889 | — | |
| 2010 | 7,292 | 5.8% | |
| 2016 (est.) | 7,614 | [3] | 4.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 6,889 people, 2,514 households, and 2,021 families residing in the township. The population density was 384.7 people per square mile (148.5/km2). There were 2,576 housing units at an average density of 143.9/sq mi (55.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.16% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 2,514 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,694, and the median income for a family was $72,159. Males had a median income of $47,532 versus $29,538 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,454. About 0.5% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Politics and government
Upper Milford is represented in Congress by US Representative Susan Wild in the 7th district and in the State Senate by Pat Browne in the 16th district. It is represented by Justin Simmons in the 131st State House district.
Board of Supervisors
- Daniel Mohr, Chairman, Republican
- Rob Sentner, Vice Chairman, Democrat
- Joyce Moore, Democrat
Education
The township is served by the East Penn School District. Emmaus High School serves grades nine through 12. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School serve grades six through eight.
Transportation
Pennsylvania Route 29 and Pennsylvania Route 100 meet in Shimerville and continue down Chestnut Street to Hereford just over the Berks County line. Chestnut Street and Kings Highway are north-to-south routes, as are Vera Cruz Road and Powder Valley Road. St. Peters Road/Shimerville Road/Main Road/Brunner Road crosses it SW-to-NE and Churchview Road proceeds east from Old Zionsville via Dillinger. Buckeye Road (PA-100 Truck) is an east-to-west road connecting PA-29 (Chestnut Street) to PA-100 in Macungie. The township has not been served by LANta since bus service to/from Macungie was truncated to Emmaus, except for the flex route 501 (which requires a reservation and serves Allentown, Emmaus, Macungie, and Alburtis.)
References
- ^ a b "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Upper Milford township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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