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Martins Creek is a census-designated place in Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. It is located along Martins Creek. The zip code is 18063. Its population was 631 as of the 2010 U.S. census. Martins Creek is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Martins Creek, Pennsylvania
census-designated place
Location of Martins Creek within Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Martins Creek
Location of Martins Creek within Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°47′00″N 75°11′11″W
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
TownshipLower Mount Bethel
Area
[1]
 • census-designated place0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
 • Land0.82 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • census-designated place664
 • Density813.73/sq mi (314.19/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18063
Area code(s)610 and 484
FIPS code42-47896

Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020664—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

History


Circa 1730, a number of Scotch-Irish settled in a part of the town called Hunter's Settlement.[4] Martin's Creek was first settled by Robert Lyle in 1741, with James Martin arriving around 1747. Martin operated a grist mill, and later served as a colonel in the American Revolution. In 1744, missionary David Brainerd began his work here with the Clistowackin band of Lenape Indians.[5]

By the 1800s, the area had developed the name of Flatfield because of its level terrain. By the time of the Civil War, it was known as Martinsville, and later changed to Martin's Creek.[5]

In 1939, exiled Russian prime minister Alexander Kerensky married Australian journalist Lydia Ellen Tritton in Martins Creek.[6]


Industry


The major industry in the area was as the Alpha Portland Cement Company, which closed in 1964.[7] In 1942 an explosion at the Lehigh Portland Cement Co. plant in nearby Sandts Eddy killed 31 people.[8] The Hunter-Martin Settlement Museum commemorates the early history of the area.


Notable person



References


  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. Rutman, Nancy (Mar 23, 2007). "A rich history of Valley, its "Scots-Irish' settlers". The Morning Call. Retrieved Apr 19, 2021.
  5. Reaman, Denise (January 22, 1995). "MARTINS CREEK VILLAGE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE COUNTY". The Morning Call. Retrieved Apr 19, 2021.
  6. Armstrong, Judith. "Tritton, Lydia Ellen (Nell) (1899–1946)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved Apr 18, 2021.
  7. Tatu, Christina (Sep 4, 2017). "Keeping the memory alive: Former workers recall Alpha Portland Cement". The Morning Call. Retrieved Apr 19, 2021.
  8. "31 killed in 1942 cement plant explosion to be memorialized". The Associated Press. May 10, 2015. Retrieved Apr 19, 2021.

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