Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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Salisbury Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Salisbury Township is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
The population of Salisbury Township was 13,498 at the 2000 census.
The township is home of The South Mall, the second largest shopping mall (after Lehigh Valley Mall) in the Lehigh Valley.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.9 km² (11.1 mi²). 28.5 km² (11.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.08%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,498 people, 5,138 households, and 3,868 families residing in the township. The population density was 472.9/km² (1,224.9/mi²). There were 5,281 housing units at an average density of 185.0/km² (479.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.41% White, 1.51% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.
There were 5,138 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,935, and the median income for a family was $62,534. Males had a median income of $44,071 versus $27,746 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,073. About 1.7% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Public education
Salisbury Township is served by the Salisbury Township School District. The Township itself is the only municipality in the school district. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Salisbury High School.
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Municipalities and Communities of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Allentown) |
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| 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 |
