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Chickentown is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Chickentown is located at the junction of Hanoverville Road and Pennsylvania Route 512. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.

Chickentown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
View near the junction of Hanoverville Road and Pennsylvania Route 512
Chickentown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°40′52″N 75°23′20″W
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
TownshipHanover
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1210868[1]

The name Chickentown originated from the several poultry farms previously located in the area, especially those on nearby Jacksonville Road, which was previously called Chickentown Road because of the large number of farms located on it. However, this name fell into obscurity sometime before the turn of the 21st century as the area became more residential.[2]


References


  1. "Chickentown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Landauer, Bill. "Raising Chickentown: Odd Facebook address resurrects a bit of history". mcall.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.


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