Lower Milford Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The population of Lower Milford Township was 3,775 at the 2010 census.[2] It is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

Lower Milford Township
Township
Dillingersville Union School and Church in Lower Macungie Township, December 2012
Location of Lower Milford Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 75°27′29″W
Country	United States
County	Lehigh
Area [1]
• Township	19.72 sq mi (51.07 km2)
• Land	19.70 sq mi (51.01 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	650 ft (200 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Township	3,775
• Estimate  (2016)[3]	3,915
• Density	198.78/sq mi (76.75/km2)
• Metro	865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	18036, 18041, 18049, 18060, 18092, 18951
Area codes	610
FIPS code	42-077-44992
GNIS feature ID	1216690
Primary airport	Lehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospital	Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School district	Southern Lehigh
Website	www.lowermilford.org

History

The Dillingersville Union School and Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]

Geography

Lower Milford is the southernmost township in Lehigh County. Its villages include Corning (also in Upper Milford Township), Dillingersville, Hosensack, Kraussdale, Limeport (also in Upper Saucon Township) and Zionsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.7 square miles (51.1 km²), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km²), or 0.12%, are water.[1] It is located in the Delaware watershed. Saucon Creek begins in Lower Milford and drains part of it north into the Lehigh River. Lower Milford is also the source of three tributary creeks of Perkiomen Creek, which drains south to the Schuylkill River: Hosensack Creek (which starts near the source of the Saucon), Unami Creek, and Macoby Creek. The majority of the township is hilly and is located in the South Mountains and on Mill Hill to the south and east of the Hosensack Valley.

Lower Milford Township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zone 6b. The average monthly temperature in Dillingersville ranges from 28.5 °F (−1.9 °C) in January to 72.7 °F (22.6 °C) in July.

Adjacent municipalities

• Upper Milford Township (northwest)
• Upper Saucon Township (northeast)
• Springfield Township (tangent to the east)
• Milford Township (southeast)
• Upper Hanover Township (southwest)
• Hereford Township (tangent to the west)

Demographics

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 3,617 people, 1,277 households, and 1,039 families residing in the township. The population density was 184.1 people per square mile (71.1/km²). There were 1,308 housing units at an average density of 66.6/sq mi (25.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.09% White, 0.17% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 1,277 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $67,008, and the median income for a family was $75,409. Males had a median income of $42,149 versus $26,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,572. About 2.1% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

Along with the borough of Coopersburg and Upper Saucon Township, Lower Milford is served by the Southern Lehigh School District. The district's schools include Lower Milford Elementary School for grades K–3, Southern Lehigh Intermediate School for grades 4–6, Southern Lehigh Middle School for grades 7–8, and Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley for grades 9–12.

Transportation

While no numbered route has direct access to Lower Milford, its major roads are Churchview Road/Beverly Hills Road, Kings Highway, Limeport Pike, Palm Road, and Spinnerstown Road, which connects it with Pennsylvania Route 663 and the Quakertown Interchange of Interstate 476 just over the Bucks County line.

References

External links

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