Lehigh County

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

455 W Hamilton St
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: (610) 782-3148
Fax: (610) 770-3840
www.lehighcounty.org

In mideastern PA, northeast of Reading; organized Mar 6, 1812 from Northampton County. Name Origin: For the Lehigh River, which forms most of its eastern border. From Algonquian lechauwekink 'where there are forks'; shortened by Germans to Lecha, then anglicized.

Area (sq mi): 348.34 (land 346.66; water 1.68). Pop per sq mi: 953.20.
Pop 2005: 330,433. State rank: 11. Pop change: 2000-20005 5.90%; 1990-2000 7.20%. Pop 2000: 312,090 (White 83.20%; Black or African American 3.60%; Hispanic or Latino 10.20%; Asian 2.10%; Other 7.30%). Foreign born: 6.20%. Median age: 38.30.
Income 2000: per capita $21,897; median household $43,449; Pop below poverty level: 9.30%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $31,050-$33,040.
Unemployment 2004: 5.40%. Change from 2000: 1.20%. Median travel time to work: 22.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 25.40%.

Cities with population over 10,000:

Allentown (106,732)

Emmaus (11,325)

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