| LEHIGH VALLEY POPULATION FIGURES FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN BOTH LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCES: (U.S. CENSUS AND LVPC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THE | AREA IN | POPULATION | POPULATION DENSITY | POPULATION | POPULATION DENSITY | POPULATION DENSITY CHANGE | POPULATION | POPULATION DENSITY | POPULATION DENSITY CHANGE | POPULATION DENSITY | POPULATION DENSITY CHANGE | POPULATION DENSITY | POPULATION DENSITY | POPULATION DENSITY CHANGE | CHANGE IN POPULATION | PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN | ||
| LEHIGH VALLEY: | SQUARE MILES | IN 1950 | FOR 1950 | IN 1960 | FOR 1960 | FROM 1950 TO 1960 | IN 1970 | FOR 1970 | FROM 1960 TO 1970 | FOR 1980 | FROM 1970 TO 1980 | FOR 1990 | 1990 RANK | FROM 1980 TO 1990 | DENSITY (1950-1990) | POPULATION DENSITY (1950-1990) | ||
| ALBURTIS BOROUGH | 0.62 | 979.00 | 1579.03 | 1086.00 | 1751.61 | 172.58 | 1142.00 | 1841.94 | 90.32 | 2302.00 | 460.06 | 2281.00 | 24.00 | -21.00 | 701.97 | 0.45 | ||
| ALLEN TOWNSHIP | 11.20 | 1095.00 | 97.77 | 1183.00 | 105.63 | 7.86 | 1856.00 | 165.71 | 60.09 | 220.00 | 54.29 | 235.00 | 51.00 | 15.00 | 137.23 | 1.40 | ||
| ALLENTOWN CITY | 18.34 | 106756.00 | 5820.94 | 108347.00 | 5907.69 | 86.75 | 109871.00 | 5990.79 | 83.10 | 5659.00 | -331.79 | 5730.00 | 4.00 | 71.00 | -90.94 | -0.02 | ||
| BANGOR BOROUGH | 1.61 | 6050.00 | 3757.76 | 5766.00 | 3581.37 | -176.40 | 5425.00 | 3369.57 | -211.80 | 3108.00 | -261.57 | 3342.00 | 15.00 | 234.00 | -415.76 | -0.11 | ||
| BATH BOROUGH | 0.90 | 1824.00 | 2026.67 | 1736.00 | 1928.89 | -97.78 | 1829.00 | 2032.22 | 103.33 | 2170.00 | 137.78 | 2620.00 | 20.00 | 450.00 | 593.33 | 0.29 | ||
| BETHLEHEM CITY (LC) | 4.40 | 13804.00 | 3137.27 | 20083.00 | 4564.32 | 1427.05 | 20621.00 | 4686.59 | 122.27 | 4515.00 | -171.59 | 4288.00 | 7.00 | -227.00 | 1150.73 | 0.37 | ||
| BETHLEHEM CITY (NC) | 14.99 | 52536.00 | 3504.74 | 55325.00 | 3690.79 | 186.06 | 52065.00 | 3473.32 | -217.48 | 3373.00 | -100.32 | 3507.00 | 12.00 | 134.00 | 2.26 | 0.00 | ||
| BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP | 14.85 | 3940.00 | 265.32 | 6439.00 | 433.60 | 168.28 | 9071.00 | 610.84 | 177.24 | 814.00 | 203.16 | 1106.00 | 31.00 | 292.00 | 840.68 | 3.17 | ||
| BUSHKILL TOWNSHIP | 25.71 | 2162.00 | 84.09 | 2676.00 | 104.08 | 19.99 | 3387.00 | 131.74 | 27.65 | 174.00 | 42.26 | 214.00 | 54.00 | 40.00 | 129.91 | 1.55 | ||
| CATASAUQUA BOROUGH | 1.30 | 4923.00 | 3786.92 | 5062.00 | 3893.85 | 106.92 | 5702.00 | 4386.15 | 492.31 | 5162.00 | 775.85 | 5125.00 | 6.00 | -37.00 | 1338.08 | 0.35 | ||
| CHAPMAN BOROUGH | 0.46 | 285.00 | 619.57 | 237.00 | 515.22 | -104.35 | 191.00 | 415.22 | -100.00 | 555.00 | 139.78 | 553.00 | 37.00 | -2.00 | -66.57 | -0.11 | ||
| COOPERSBURG BOROUGH | 0.94 | 1462.00 | 1555.32 | 1800.00 | 1914.89 | 359.57 | 2326.00 | 2474.47 | 559.57 | 2754.00 | 279.53 | 2758.00 | 18.00 | 4.00 | 1202.68 | 0.77 | ||
| COPLAY BOROUGH | 0.64 | 2994.00 | 4678.13 | 3701.00 | 5782.81 | 1104.69 | 3642.00 | 5690.63 | -92.19 | 4922.00 | -768.63 | 5137.00 | 5.00 | 215.00 | 458.88 | 0.10 | ||
| EAST ALLEN TOWNSHIP | 14.67 | 1275.00 | 86.91 | 1538.00 | 104.84 | 17.93 | 2737.00 | 186.57 | 81.73 | 246.00 | 59.43 | 312.00 | 48.00 | 66.00 | 225.09 | 2.59 | ||
| EAST BANGOR BOROUGH | 0.71 | 988.00 | 1391.55 | 970.00 | 1366.20 | -25.35 | 905.00 | 1274.65 | -91.55 | 1346.00 | 71.35 | 1418.00 | 28.00 | 72.00 | 26.45 | 0.02 | ||
| EASTON CITY | 3.81 | 35632.00 | 9352.23 | 31955.00 | 8387.14 | -965.09 | 29450.00 | 7729.66 | -657.48 | 6832.00 | -897.66 | 6897.00 | 1.00 | 65.00 | -2455.23 | -0.26 | ||
| EMMAUS BOROUGH | 2.83 | 7780.00 | 2749.12 | 10262.00 | 3626.15 | 877.03 | 11511.00 | 4067.49 | 441.34 | 3886.00 | -181.49 | 3941.00 | 9.00 | 55.00 | 1191.88 | 0.43 | ||
| FORKS TOWNSHIP | 12.28 | 1948.00 | 158.63 | 3249.00 | 264.58 | 105.94 | 3930.00 | 320.03 | 55.46 | 375.00 | 54.97 | 482.00 | 40.00 | 107.00 | 323.37 | 2.04 | ||
| FOUNTAIN HILL BOROUGH | 0.80 | 5456.00 | 6820.00 | 5428.00 | 6785.00 | -35.00 | 5384.00 | 6730.00 | -55.00 | 6006.00 | -724.00 | 5796.00 | 3.00 | -210.00 | -1024.00 | -0.15 | ||
| FREEMANSBURG BOROUGH | 0.83 | 1739.00 | 2095.18 | 1652.00 | 1990.36 | -104.82 | 1681.00 | 2025.30 | 34.94 | 2265.00 | 239.70 | 2345.00 | 23.00 | 80.00 | 249.82 | 0.12 | ||
| GLENDON BOROUGH | 0.79 | 601.00 | 760.76 | 555.00 | 702.53 | -58.23 | 637.00 | 806.33 | 103.80 | 446.00 | -360.33 | 493.00 | 39.00 | 47.00 | -267.76 | -0.35 | ||
| HANOVER TOWNSHIP (LC) | 4.20 | 588.00 | 140.00 | 1083.00 | 257.86 | 117.86 | 1217.00 | 289.76 | 31.90 | 530.00 | 240.24 | 534.00 | 38.00 | 4.00 | 394.00 | 2.81 | ||
| HANOVER TOWNSHIP (NC) | 6.79 | 891.00 | 131.22 | 1932.00 | 284.54 | 153.31 | 5434.00 | 800.29 | 515.76 | 894.00 | 93.71 | 1057.00 | 32.00 | 163.00 | 925.78 | 7.06 | ||
| HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP | 24.74 | 1169.00 | 47.25 | 1281.00 | 51.78 | 4.53 | 1532.00 | 61.92 | 10.15 | 109.00 | 47.08 | 131.00 | 58.00 | 22.00 | 83.75 | 1.77 | ||
| HELLERTOWN BOROUGH | 1.41 | 5435.00 | 3854.61 | 6716.00 | 4763.12 | 908.51 | 6615.00 | 4691.49 | -71.63 | 4275.00 | -416.49 | 4107.00 | 8.00 | -168.00 | 252.39 | 0.07 | ||
| LEHIGH TOWNSHIP | 30.80 | 3595.00 | 116.72 | 4411.00 | 143.21 | 26.49 | 6086.00 | 197.60 | 54.38 | 259.00 | 61.40 | 302.00 | 49.00 | 43.00 | 185.28 | 1.59 | ||
| LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP | 22.90 | 2997.00 | 130.87 | 3859.00 | 168.52 | 37.64 | 8814.00 | 384.89 | 216.38 | 566.00 | 181.11 | 737.00 | 35.00 | 171.00 | 606.13 | 4.63 | ||
| LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP | 19.72 | 1390.00 | 70.49 | 1779.00 | 90.21 | 19.73 | 2189.00 | 111.00 | 20.79 | 145.00 | 34.00 | 166.00 | 57.00 | 21.00 | 95.51 | 1.36 | ||
| LOWER MT. BETHEL TOWNSHIP | 25.09 | 1990.00 | 79.31 | 2307.00 | 91.95 | 12.63 | 2531.00 | 100.88 | 8.93 | 109.00 | 8.12 | 127.00 | 59.00 | 18.00 | 47.69 | 0.60 | ||
| LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP | 13.54 | 1639.00 | 121.05 | 1729.00 | 127.70 | 6.65 | 2091.00 | 154.43 | 26.74 | 261.00 | 106.57 | 331.00 | 47.00 | 70.00 | 209.95 | 1.73 | ||
| LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP | 24.55 | 4506.00 | 183.54 | 5536.00 | 225.50 | 41.96 | 6246.00 | 254.42 | 28.92 | 300.00 | 45.58 | 344.00 | 46.00 | 44.00 | 160.46 | 0.87 | ||
| LOWHILL TOWNSHIP | 14.10 | 562.00 | 39.86 | 718.00 | 50.92 | 11.06 | 1002.00 | 71.06 | 20.14 | 96.00 | 24.94 | 114.00 | 62.00 | 18.00 | 74.14 | 1.86 | ||
| LYNN TOWNSHIP | 41.22 | 1875.00 | 45.49 | 1908.00 | 46.29 | 0.80 | 2047.00 | 49.66 | 3.37 | 66.00 | 16.34 | 78.00 | 63.00 | 12.00 | 32.51 | 0.72 | ||
| MACUNGIE BOROUGH | 1.03 | 983.00 | 954.37 | 1266.00 | 1229.13 | 274.76 | 1414.00 | 1372.82 | 143.69 | 1841.00 | 468.18 | 2518.00 | 22.00 | 677.00 | 1563.63 | 1.64 | ||
| MOORE TOWNSHIP | 38.25 | 2725.00 | 71.24 | 3373.00 | 88.18 | 16.94 | 3791.00 | 99.11 | 10.93 | 197.00 | 97.89 | 220.00 | 53.00 | 23.00 | 148.76 | 2.09 | ||
| NAZARETH BOROUGH | 1.72 | 5830.00 | 3389.53 | 6209.00 | 3609.88 | 220.35 | 5815.00 | 3380.81 | -229.07 | 3164.00 | -216.81 | 3321.00 | 16.00 | 157.00 | -68.53 | -0.02 | ||
| NORTH CATASAUQUA BOROUGH | 0.74 | 2629.00 | 3552.70 | 2805.00 | 3790.54 | 237.84 | 2941.00 | 3974.32 | 183.78 | 3448.00 | -526.32 | 3871.00 | 10.00 | 423.00 | 318.30 | 0.09 | ||
| NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP | 28.77 | 4337.00 | 150.75 | 5061.00 | 175.91 | 25.17 | 6819.00 | 237.02 | 61.11 | 307.00 | 69.98 | 376.00 | 43.00 | 69.00 | 225.25 | 1.49 | ||
| NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH | 2.58 | 9332.00 | 3617.05 | 8866.00 | 3436.43 | -180.62 | 8389.00 | 3251.55 | -184.88 | 3190.00 | -61.55 | 3375.00 | 14.00 | 185.00 | -242.05 | -0.07 | ||
| PALMER TOWNSHIP | 11.03 | 4086.00 | 370.44 | 8823.00 | 799.91 | 429.47 | 12684.00 | 1149.95 | 350.05 | 1263.00 | 113.05 | 1357.00 | 29.00 | 94.00 | 986.56 | 2.66 | ||
| PEN ARGYL BOROUGH | 1.34 | 3878.00 | 2894.03 | 3693.00 | 2755.97 | -138.06 | 3668.00 | 2737.31 | -18.66 | 2530.00 | -207.31 | 2608.00 | 21.00 | 78.00 | -286.03 | -0.10 | ||
| PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP | 24.38 | 3204.00 | 131.42 | 3614.00 | 148.24 | 16.82 | 4288.00 | 175.88 | 27.65 | 198.00 | 22.12 | 223.00 | 52.00 | 25.00 | 91.58 | 0.70 | ||
| PORTLAND BOROUGH | 0.58 | 551.00 | 950.00 | 589.00 | 1015.52 | 65.52 | 612.00 | 1055.17 | 39.66 | 937.00 | -118.17 | 895.00 | 34.00 | -42.00 | -55.00 | -0.06 | ||
| ROSETO BOROUGH | 0.50 | 1676.00 | 3352.00 | 1630.00 | 3260.00 | -92.00 | 1538.00 | 3076.00 | -184.00 | 2968.00 | -108.00 | 3110.00 | 17.00 | 142.00 | -242.00 | -0.07 | ||
| SALISBURY TOWNSHIP | 11.26 | 4583.00 | 407.02 | 7294.00 | 647.78 | 240.76 | 11285.00 | 1002.22 | 354.44 | 1088.00 | 85.78 | 1190.00 | 30.00 | 102.00 | 782.98 | 1.92 | ||
| SLATINGTON BOROUGH | 1.34 | 4343.00 | 3241.04 | 4316.00 | 3220.90 | -20.15 | 4687.00 | 3497.76 | 276.87 | 3190.00 | -307.76 | 3489.00 | 13.00 | 299.00 | 247.96 | 0.08 | ||
| SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP | 17.47 | 5604.00 | 320.78 | 10932.00 | 625.76 | 304.98 | 13971.00 | 799.71 | 173.96 | 911.00 | 111.29 | 1045.00 | 33.00 | 134.00 | 724.22 | 2.26 | ||
| STOCKERTOWN BOROUGH | 0.89 | 757.00 | 850.56 | 777.00 | 873.03 | 22.47 | 753.00 | 846.07 | -26.97 | 742.00 | -104.07 | 720.00 | 36.00 | -22.00 | -130.56 | -0.15 | ||
| TATAMY BOROUGH | 0.52 | 681.00 | 1309.62 | 762.00 | 1465.38 | 155.77 | 891.00 | 1713.46 | 248.08 | 1749.00 | 35.54 | 1678.00 | 27.00 | -71.00 | 368.38 | 0.28 | ||
| UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP | 24.76 | 3148.00 | 127.14 | 3605.00 | 145.60 | 18.46 | 4390.00 | 177.30 | 31.70 | 301.00 | 123.70 | 354.00 | 44.00 | 53.00 | 226.86 | 1.78 | ||
| UPPER MILFORD TOWNSHIP | 18.03 | 2834.00 | 157.18 | 3614.00 | 200.44 | 43.26 | 3992.00 | 221.41 | 20.97 | 278.00 | 56.59 | 350.00 | 45.00 | 72.00 | 192.82 | 1.23 | ||
| UPPER MT. BETHEL TOWNSHIP | 44.49 | 2613.00 | 58.73 | 2944.00 | 66.17 | 7.44 | 3343.00 | 75.14 | 8.97 | 95.00 | 19.86 | 123.00 | 60.00 | 28.00 | 64.27 | 1.09 | ||
| UPPER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP | 7.35 | 2011.00 | 273.61 | 2661.00 | 362.04 | 88.44 | 3605.00 | 490.48 | 128.44 | 464.00 | -26.48 | 464.00 | 41.00 | 0.00 | 190.39 | 0.70 | ||
| UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP | 25.21 | 4240.00 | 168.19 | 5926.00 | 235.07 | 66.88 | 7954.00 | 315.51 | 80.44 | 382.00 | 66.49 | 388.00 | 42.00 | 6.00 | 219.81 | 1.31 | ||
| WALNUTPORT BOROUGH | 0.75 | 1427.00 | 1902.67 | 1609.00 | 2145.33 | 242.67 | 1942.00 | 2589.33 | 444.00 | 2665.00 | 75.67 | 2729.00 | 19.00 | 64.00 | 826.33 | 0.43 | ||
| WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP (LC) | 24.43 | 2883.00 | 118.01 | 3199.00 | 130.95 | 12.93 | 3732.00 | 152.76 | 21.82 | 211.00 | 58.24 | 260.00 | 50.00 | 49.00 | 141.99 | 1.20 | ||
| WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP(NC) | 17.87 | 2227.00 | 124.62 | 2699.00 | 151.04 | 26.41 | 3037.00 | 169.95 | 18.91 | 179.00 | 9.05 | 210.00 | 56.00 | 31.00 | 85.38 | 0.69 | ||
| WEISENBERG TOWNSHIP | 26.82 | 1248.00 | 46.53 | 1398.00 | 52.13 | 5.59 | 1737.00 | 64.77 | 12.64 | 85.00 | 20.23 | 121.00 | 61.00 | 36.00 | 74.47 | 1.60 | ||
| WEST EASTON BOROUGH | 0.31 | 1368.00 | 4412.90 | 1228.00 | 3961.29 | -451.61 | 1123.00 | 3622.58 | -338.71 | 3356.00 | -266.58 | 3778.00 | 11.00 | 422.00 | -634.90 | -0.14 | ||
| WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP | 13.06 | 11269.00 | 862.86 | 14528.00 | 1112.40 | 249.54 | 18323.00 | 1402.99 | 290.58 | 1649.00 | 246.01 | 1744.00 | 26.00 | 95.00 | 881.14 | 1.02 | ||
| WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP | 18.85 | 2381.00 | 126.31 | 2823.00 | 149.76 | 23.45 | 3282.00 | 174.11 | 24.35 | 204.00 | 29.89 | 211.00 | 55.00 | 7.00 | 84.69 | 0.67 | ||
| WILSON BOROUGH | 1.18 | 8159.00 | 6914.41 | 8465.00 | 7173.73 | 259.32 | 8406.00 | 7123.73 | -50.00 | 6429.00 | -694.73 | 6655.00 | 2.00 | 226.00 | -259.41 | -0.04 | ||
| WIND GAP BOROUGH | 1.43 | 1577.00 | 1102.80 | 1930.00 | 1349.65 | 246.85 | 2270.00 | 1587.41 | 237.76 | 1852.00 | 264.59 | 1915.00 | 25.00 | 63.00 | 812.20 | 0.74 | ||
| TOTAL | 728.68 | 383450.00 | 101246.84 | 428948.00 | 6834.45 | 469849.00 | 644.79 | 4031.98 | 110613.00 | 115906.00 | 5293.00 | 14659.16 | ||||||