Upper Milford Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 7,292 at the 2010 census.[2] Upper Milford Township is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Upper Milford Township
Township
Vera Cruz Tavern, built in 1738 in Upper Milford Township, September 2007
Location of Upper Milford Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 75°28′59″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Area [1]
• Township	18.01 sq mi (46.64 km2)
• Land	17.96 sq mi (46.50 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	876 ft (267 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Township	7,292
• Estimate  (2016)[3]	7,614
• Density	424.04/sq mi (163.73/km2)
• Metro	865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	18049, 18062, 18068, 18092
Area code(s)	610 and 484
FIPS code	42-077-79160
Primary airport	Lehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospital	Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School district	East Penn
Website	www.uppermilford.net

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km²), of which 18.0 square miles (46.5 km²) are land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²), or 0.27%, are water.[1] A large portion of the township is located on South Mountain and elevations in the township range from approximately 350 to 1,050 feet (110 to 320 m) above sea level. Upper Milford is in the Delaware River watershed and is drained by Little Lehigh Creek and Saucon Creek into Lehigh River and by Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River.

While there are no large towns in the township, its most prominent villages are Old Zionsville, Powder Valley, Shimerville, Vera Cruz, and Zionsville. Dillinger is a small village in eastern Upper Milford Township. Corning and Sigmund are small villages in southwestern Upper Milford.

Upper Milford Township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zone 6b. The average monthly temperature in Old Zionsville ranges from 28.4 °F (−2.0 °C) in January to 72.7 °F (22.6 °C) in July.[4]

Adjacent municipalities

• Emmaus (north)
• Salisbury Township (north)
• Upper Saucon Township (northeast)
• Lower Milford Township (southeast)
• Upper Hanover Township (tangent to the south)
• Hereford Township (southwest)
• Lower Macungie Township (northwest)
• Macungie (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 6,889 people, 2,514 households, and 2,021 families residing in the township. The population density was 384.7 people per square mile (148.5/km²). There were 2,576 housing units at an average density of 143.9/sq mi (55.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.16% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 2,514 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $66,694, and the median income for a family was $72,159. Males had a median income of $47,532 versus $29,538 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,454. About 0.5% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Politics and government

Upper Milford is represented in Congress by U.S. Representative Susan Wild in the 7th district and in the State Senate by Pat Browne in the 16th district. It is represented by Justin Simmons in the 131st State House district.

Board of Supervisors

• Daniel Mohr, Chairman, Republican
• Joyce K. Moore, Vice Chairman, Democrat
• John D. Zgura, Republican

Public education

Upper Milford Township is served by the East Penn School District. Emmaus High School in Emmaus serves grades nine through 12. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight.

Transportation

Pennsylvania Route 29 and Pennsylvania Route 100 meet in Shimerville and continue down Chestnut Street to Hereford just over the Berks County line. Chestnut Street, Kings Highway, Vera Cruz Road, and Powder Valley Road are all north-to-south routes. St. Peters Road/Shimerville Road/Main Road/Brunner Road crosses it SW-to-NE and Churchview Road proceeds east from Old Zionsville via Dillinger. Buckeye Road is an east-to-west road connecting Pennsylvania Route 29 (Chestnut Street) to Pennsylvania Route 100 in Macungie.

Public transportation

The township has not been served by LANta since bus service to and from Macungie was truncated to Emmaus except for the flex route 501, which requires a reservation and serves Allentown, Emmaus, Macungie, and Alburtis.

References

External links

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