Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania
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Lower Macungie Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Lower Macungie Township is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
Lower Macungie is one of the fastest growing areas of Pennsylvania and is undergoing rapid suburbanization. Some fast-growing areas of the township include Ancient Oaks, Brandywine Village, Millbrook Farms, and Shepherd Hills.
The population of Lower Macungie Township was 19,220 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.5 km² (22.6 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 19,220 people, 7,158 households, and 5,611 families residing in the township. The population density was 328.8/km² (851.5/mi²). There were 7,405 housing units at an average density of 126.7/km² (328.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.77% White, 0.58% African American, 0.11% Native American, 4.31% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.
There were 7,158 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $69,592, and the median income for a family was $78,695. Males had a median income of $60,325 versus $33,145 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,202. About 1.3% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Public education
Lower Macungie Township is part of the East Penn School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Emmaus High School in Emmaus.
One of the East Penn School District's middle schools, Lower Macungie Middle School, is located in Lower Macungie Township. The other, Eyer Middle School, is located in Macungie.
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County Seat: Allentown |
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Alburtis | Catasauqua | Coopersburg | Coplay | Emmaus | Fountain Hill | Macungie | Slatington |
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Hanover | Heidelberg | Lower Macungie | Lower Milford | Lowhill | Lynn | North Whitehall | Salisbury | South Whitehall | Upper Macungie | Upper Milford | Upper Saucon | Washington | Weisenberg | Whitehall |
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