Coplay, Pennsylvania

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Coplay is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, six miles (10 km) northwest of Allentown where the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Canal once existed. It is part of the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

In 1900, 1,581 people lived in Coplay; in 1910, 2,670 people lived there. The population was 3,387 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Coplay is located at 40°40′14″N, 75°29′43″W (40.670521, -75.495395)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.08%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,387 people, 1,431 households, and 953 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,075.8/km² (5,373.1/mi²). There were 1,484 housing units at an average density of 909.5/km² (2,354.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.84% White, 1.56% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population.

There were 1,431 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,679, and the median income for a family was $46,278. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $24,983 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,580. About 5.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

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Municipalities and Communities of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: Allentown)
Cities Allentown | Bethlehem
Boroughs Alburtis | Catasauqua | Coopersburg | Coplay | Emmaus | Fountain Hill | Macungie | Slatington
Townships Hanover | Heidelberg | Lower Macungie | Lower Milford | Lowhill | Lynn | North Whitehall | Salisbury | South Whitehall | Upper Macungie | Upper Milford | Upper Saucon | Washington | Weisenberg | Whitehall
Communities and CDPs Ancient Oaks | Fullerton | Hokendauqua | Schnecksville
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