Editing Easton, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|City in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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'''Easton''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2012-07-12 }}</ref> The city's population was 28,127 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Easton is located at the [[confluence]] of the [[Lehigh River]] and the [[Delaware River]]. Easton straddles the Lehigh River on the western side of the Delaware River, which serves as the city's eastern geographic boundary with [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey]].

Easton is the easternmost city in the [[Lehigh Valley]], a region of {{Convert|731|mi2|km2}} that is [[Pennsylvania]]'s third-largest and the nation's 68th-largest [[Metropolitan statistical area|metropolitan region]] with 861,889 residents as of the [[2020 United States census|U.S. 2020 census]]. Of the Valley's three major cities, [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], and Easton, Easton is the smallest with approximately one-fourth the population of Allentown, the Valley's largest city.

The greater Easton area includes the city of Easton, three townships ([[Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Forks]], [[Palmer Township, Pennsylvania|Palmer]], and [[Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Williams]]), and three boroughs ([[Glendon, Pennsylvania|Glendon]], [[West Easton, Pennsylvania|West Easton]], and [[Wilson, Pennsylvania|Wilson]]). Centre Square, the city's town square in its downtown neighborhood, is home to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, a memorial for Easton area veterans killed during the [[American Civil War]]. In the first half of the 20th century, Centre Square was referred to locally as the Circle.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State|last=Federal Writers' Project|date=1940|publisher=Oxford University Press|edition=1st|page=209|location=New York}}</ref> The [[Peace Candle]], a candle-like structure, is assembled and disassembled every year atop the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] monument for the [[Christmas and holiday season|Christmas season]].<ref>{{cite journal |year=1991 |title=International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |journal=IBEW Journal |volume=90}}</ref>

[[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]], formerly the main line of the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], runs through Easton on its way to Bethlehem and Allentown heading west across the Delaware River to Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Easton is located {{convert|14|mi}} northeast of Allentown, {{convert|51|mi}} north of [[Philadelphia]], and {{convert|64|mi|km|abbr=}} west of [[New York City]].

==Etymology==
[[File:Wrau-easton-pa.jpg|right|thumb|Easton, photographed by [[William H. Rau]], {{Circa|1896}}]]
[[File:Crayola Experience in Easton, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Crayola Experience]] in downtown Easton in November 2019]]
On August 22, 1751, [[Thomas Penn]], the son of [[William Penn]], the colony's founder and original proprietor married [[Lady Juliana Fermor Penn|Juliana Fermor]]. On September 8, 1751, a letter was sent to [[James Hamilton (Pennsylvania politician)|Colonial Governor James Hamilton]] by Penn requesting that a new town on the confluence of the [[Lehigh River|Lehigh]] and [[Delaware|Delaware Rivers]] be named Easton and that it be in a new county called [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2004-06-07-3536395-story.html |title = English estate is what Easton and Northampton County were named for |date = June 7, 2004|access-date = 2021-10-25}}</ref> In 1752, as requested, the city was named in honor of [[Lady Juliana Fermor Penn|Lady Juliana's]] family estate, the [[Easton Neston]]. The county was named after the estate's location, which was in the south of [[Northamptonshire]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.robgrow.com/pomfrethistory.html |title = The History of Easton and The Pomfret Club |access-date = 2021-10-25}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Lenape]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] originally referred to present-day Easton and its surrounding region as Lechauwitank, meaning "the Place at the Forks".<ref>[https://colonialwarspa.org/history-easton-pa-1739/ "History of Easton, PA"], Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, retrieved January 7, 2025</ref>

===18th century===
The land that includes present-day Easton was obtained from the Lenape in the [[Walking Purchase]] in 1737. A plaque commemorating the transaction appears in Easton's town square.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/177467/Easton |title=Easton (Pennsylvania, United States) |encyclopedia=Britannica Online Encyclopedia |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref><ref>[https://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-216 "Walking Purchase Historical Marker"], Explore PA History</ref>

[[Thomas Penn]] set aside a {{convert|1000|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} tract of land at the confluence of the [[Lehigh River|Lehigh]] and [[Delaware River]]s for the town's establishment, and the city was formally founded in 1752. The same year, Easton was selected as the county seat of [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]].<ref name="dates">{{cite web |url = http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Northampton.pdf |title = Northampton County – 4th class |access-date = 2007-06-03 |publisher = [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Skillman |first1=David Bishop |title=The Biography of a College: Being the History of the First Century of the Life of Lafayette College |date=1932 |publisher=Lafayette College |location=Easton, Pennsylvania}}</ref>

During the [[French and Indian War]], the [[Treaty of Easton]] was signed in Easton by the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] colonial government then governing the [[Province of Pennsylvania]] and the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes, including the [[Shawnee]] and Lenape, from what was then called [[Ohio Country]].

Easton and the broader [[Lehigh Valley]] region played an instrumental and supportive role during the [[American Revolution]], which commenced in 1775. In recognition of the strong pro-revolutionary sentiment in the city and region, Easton was one of only three designated locations, along with Philadelphia and [[Trenton, New Jersey]], where the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] was read aloud in public for the first time on July 8, 1776, at noon, four days following its unanimous passage by the [[Second Continental Congress]] in Philadelphia.<ref>[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=86216 "The Declaration of Independence in Easton"], The Historical Database]</ref> During the Declaration's reading in Easton, the [[Easton Flag|Easton flag]] was flown, making it one of the first non-colonial flags to fly in the [[Thirteen Colonies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Easton Heritage Day| publisher=heritageday.org |url=http://www.heritageday.org}}</ref> The same flag was later used by a militia during the [[War of 1812]] and currently serves as Easton's municipal flag.

Easton maintained hospital used in the treatment of injured [[Continental Army]] soldiers during the war.<ref>John C. Fitzpatrick, ''The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745–1799'', 39 vols. (Washington, D.C., 1931-1944), 6: 327–328.</ref> On June 18, 1779, [[John Sullivan (general)|General John Sullivan]] led 2,500 [[Continental Army]] soldiers from Easton to engage Indian allies of the [[British Army during the American Revolutionary War|British Army]] on the frontier.<ref>Axelrod, Alan, ''The Real History of the American Revolution'', 2007, p. 264</ref>

===19th century===
Located at the confluence of the rapidly flowing [[Lehigh River]] and the deeper and wider [[Delaware River]], Easton became a major commercial center during the canal and railroad periods of the 19th century and a transportation hub for the region's coal, iron, and steel industries. The [[Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division)|Delaware Canal]] was built soon after the lower [[Lehigh Canal]] was opened in 1818 and became effective in delivering much-needed [[anthracite|anthracite coal]] to the region's largest markets, [[Philadelphia]], [[New Jersey]], and [[New York City]].

Seeing other ways of exploiting the new fuel source, other entrepreneurs quickly moved to connect across the Delaware River reaching into the [[New York City]] area to the east through the [[Morris Canal]] in [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey]], so the town became a canal hub from which coal from [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Mauch Chunk]] reached the world. Early railroads were often built to parallel this transportation corridor.

Historians of [[angling]] believe that, in 1845, Samuel Phillipe, an Easton [[gunsmith]], invented the six-strip split-cane [[bamboo fly rod]], which is commemorated by a [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]] plaque near Easton's Center Square.<ref>{{cite web| last = Herd| first = Andrew N.| title = Sammuel Phillipe| work = A Fly Fishing History| year = 2005| url = http://www.flyfishinghistory.com/phillipe.htm| access-date = 5 November 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090407004939/http://www.flyfishinghistory.com/phillipe.htm| archive-date = 7 April 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref>

By the late 1860s, the [[Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad]] (LH&S) and [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] (LVRR) were built to augment the bulk traffic through the canals and provide lucrative passenger travel services. The LVRR, known as the [[Black Diamond (train)|Black Diamond]] Line operated twice daily express passenger trains to and from [[New York City]] and [[Buffalo, New York]] via Easton. The [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] (CNJ), leased and operated the LH&S tracks from the 1870s until the [[Conrail]] consolidations absorbed both the Central Railroad of New Jersey and Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1966. Today, the Lehigh Valley Railroad's [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|main line]] is the only major rail line that goes through Easton and is now known as the [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]]; the Lehigh Line was bought by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] in 1999.

In the mid-19th century, canal transportation was largely replaced by railroads, and Easton became a hub for five railroads, including the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey|Jersey Central]], [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], and others. Easton lost its prominence in passenger transportation with the rise of the automobile in the mid-20th century.<ref>[https://lafayettestudentnews.com/132992/news/what-happened-to-eastons-train-station/ "What happened to Easton's train station?"] ''The Lafayette'', April 22, 2022</ref>

===20th and 21st centuries===
[[File:Pennsylvania - Easton - NARA - 68148202 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Easton in 1930]]
Like the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] region to the southwest, Easton was settled largely by [[Germans]]. The ''Pennsylvania Argus'', a [[German language]] newspaper, was published in Easton until 1917. As part of their heritage, the Germans put up one of the continent's earliest [[Christmas tree]]s in Easton; Daniel Foley's book states that, "Another diary reference unearthed recently makes mention of a tree set-up at Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1816."<ref>{{Cite book | last = Foley| first = Daniel J.| title = The Christmas Tree| publisher = Chilton Co., Book Division| year = 1960| location = Philadelphia| page = 72}}</ref> A plaque in Scott Park along the [[Delaware River]] commemorates this event. The [[American Guide Series|Pennsylvania guide]], compiled by the [[Federal Writers' Project|Writers' Program]] of the [[Works Progress Administration]] in 1940, described the rich and cosmopolitan fabric of Easton's society in the first half of the 20th century:<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State|last=Federal Writers' Project|date=1940|publisher=Oxford University Press|edition=1st|page=210|location=New York}}</ref>{{Blockquote
|text=The city is a composite of a hurried commercial present and a sedate mercantile past, leavened by a carefree college atmosphere. Coeds, dressed according to the dictates of Hollywood, and college boys in sports clothes and near-white buckskin shoes worn without regard for time or season, rub elbows with frugal [[Pennsylvania Dutch]]. A familiar sight on market days is the trucks and wagons, loaded with farm produce, drawn up to the curb at the Circle [Centre Square]. Women, scrupulously clean in their calico house dresses, and men in overalls or '[[wikt:Sunday best|Sunday best]],' arrange makeshift counters on which to display their vegetables, meats, crocks of [[apple butter]], and pastries.
|author=[[Federal Writers' Project]]|title="Part II: Cities and Towns  |source=''Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State'' (1940)}}

On December 16, 1925, the nation's largest fraternity, [[Alpha Phi Omega]], was founded at [[Lafayette College]] in Easton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.lafayette.edu/buildings/lafayette-college-architecture-essay/hogg-hall/|title=Hogg Hall – Historical Survey of the Buildings of Lafayette College|website=sites.lafayette.edu}}</ref><ref name=Baird>{{cite book|title=Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oT8nPwAACAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated|pages=VII–1–4}}. Baird's Manual is also available online [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage]</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Civil War Memorial in Easton, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|''Soldiers and Sailors Monument'', a monument to local [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veterans in downtown Easton, November 2019]]
[[File:Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge, Dec 2021.jpg|thumb|The [[Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge]], connecting Easton and [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey]], in the [[Lehigh Valley]]]]
[[File:PA 611 NB past Third Street Easton.JPG|thumb|Larry Holmes Drive, an Easton street named in honor of Easton resident and former boxing heavyweight champion [[Larry Holmes]], who fought under the nickname "The Easton Assassin"]] 
Easton is located at {{Coord|40|41|18|N|75|12|59|W|type:city}} (40.688248, −75.216458).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}}, {{convert|4.3|sqmi|km2}} of which is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} (8.39%) of which is water, including Bushkill Creek and the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. It also includes an island, [[Getter's Island]], which was the site of Pennsylvania's last public execution.

===Districts===
Easton is divided into four districts: Downtown (DD), College Hill (CH), South Side (SS), and West Ward (WW). A number of smaller additional parks and institutional districts also exist.

Downtown Easton lies at the confluence of the [[Lehigh River]] and [[Delaware River]] and is a low-lying area surrounded by hills to the north, west, and south. North of downtown is College Hill, home of [[Lafayette College]]. South Easton, divided by the Lehigh River from the rest of the city, was a separate borough until 1898; it was settled initially by Native Americans and later by canal workers, and home to several [[silk mill]]s.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} [[Wilson, Pennsylvania|Wilson]], [[West Easton, Pennsylvania|West Easton]], and [[Glendon, Pennsylvania|Glendon]] are directly adjacent to the city. Wilson partly aligns to the same north–south grid as Easton.

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! colspan="9" style="background-color:tan;"| '''City of Easton Districts'''
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| Downtown || DD || 2,240 || 8% || 0.67 || 1.74 || 3,343 || 1,287
|-
| College Hill || CH || 5,400 || 20% || 2.03 || 5.26 || 2,660 || 1,027
|-
| South Side || SS || 8,720 || 32% || 2.92 || 7.56 || 2,986 || 1,153
|-
| West Ward || WW || 10,530 || 39% || 1.95 || 5.05 || 5,400 || 2,085
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| colspan="2" |{{center|'''City of Easton'''}}||'''26,890'''|| || || || ||
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| colspan="8" | Sources<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=https://easton-pa.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif3076/f/uploads/comprehensive_plan_-_adopted-analysis.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227205429/https://easton-pa.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif3076/f/uploads/comprehensive_plan_-_adopted-analysis.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |title=Easton Comprehensive Plan Rewrite 2035 |website=Easton, PA }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2019 |title=West Ward Neighborhood Plan |url=http://westwardeaston.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WW-Plan.pdf |website=West Ward Community Initiative}}</ref>
|}

====Downtown Historic District====
Easton's Historic Downtown District lies directly at the confluence of the north banks of the [[Lehigh River]] and west banks of the [[Delaware River]]. Downtown adjoins each of the three other districts to the north, west, and south. Downtown continues west to Sixth Street and north to [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|US Route 22]].

====College Hill====
College Hill is located north of downtown, starting north of [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|US Route 22]]. This neighborhood is home of [[Lafayette College]], a liberal arts and engineering institution.

====South Side====
The South Side district lies south of the Lehigh River.

====West Ward====
The West Ward district is located west of downtown and encompasses much of west side Easton between Sixth and Fifteenth Streets.

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Easton falls within either a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') if the {{convert|0|°C}} isotherm is used or a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') if the {{convert|-3|°C}} isotherm is used.  Summers are usually hot and very muggy, averaging in the mid-80s during the day, though the high humidity makes it feel much warmer.  Fall and spring months are typically mild, offering many days in the mid-60s, as well as stronger winds. Winters are usually very cold and produce about 30&nbsp;inches of snow. The local [[hardiness zone]] is 6b.

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==Government==
Easton operates a mayor-on-council city government. Residents elect a city controller, six city councilpersons (three at large and three district), and a mayor who is chairman and a voting member of the city council. All these officials are elected to four-year terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easton-pa.com/elected.html|website=City of Easton |title=City Government - Elected Officials|access-date=July 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729104510/http://www.easton-pa.com/elected.html|archive-date=July 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easton-pa.com/geninfo/citycharter.pdf|title=City of Easton Home Rule Charter|access-date=July 23, 2013|archive-date=June 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626094904/http://www.easton-pa.com/geninfo/citycharter.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The incumbent mayor, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Salvatore J. Panto, Jr.]], was reelected to his fourth consecutive term in 2019; he previously served two terms as Easton mayor from 1984 to 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://easton.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/easton-voters-choose-panto-again|title=Easton Voters Choose Panto Again|date=November 9, 2011|access-date=July 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Landauer |first1=Bill |title=Panto unopposed, Brown leads council vote in Easton|url=http://www.mcall.com/news/local/easton/mc-pa-easton-mayor-council-20150519-story.html|access-date=20 October 2017|newspaper=The Morning Call |date=May 19, 2015}}</ref>

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Easton is part of [[Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district]], represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] currently by Republican [[Ryan Mackenzie]], who was first elected to the office in 2024.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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As of the 2010 census, the city was 67.2% White, 16.8% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 4.9% were two or more races. 19.9% of the population were of Latino ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |title=Census 2010: Pennsylvania |publisher=USA Today |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref> As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 26,263 people, 9,544 households, and 5,735 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|6,168.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,545 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,476.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.13% from two or more races. [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.79% of the population. The increase in Latinos—from less than 10% of the population in the 2000 census, to nearly 20% in the 2010 census, is a significant change in the city's demographics. The growth in Latino residents is similar to increases in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] and [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], the Valley's two largest cities.

There were 9,544 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,162, and the median income for a family was $38,704. Males had a median income of $32,356 versus $23,609 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,949. About 12.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name=Easton
|year=2008
|homicide=7.7
|forcible_rape=49.9
|robbery=299.2
|aggravated_assault=245.5
|violent_crime=602.2
|burglary=602.1
|larceny_theft=3,068.4
|motor_vehicle_theft=253.2
|arson=42.2
|property_crime=3,923.8
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|source_name=2008 FBI UCR Data
|notes=2008 population: 26,072
}}

==Education==
===Public education===
{{Further|Easton Area School District}}
[[Easton Area School District]] serves public school students from Easton, [[Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Forks Township]], [[Palmer Township, Pennsylvania|Palmer Township]], [[Martins Creek, Pennsylvania|Martins Creek]] to the north. As of the 2000 census, the combined population of the municipalities in the Easton Area School District was 53,554.

The school district has seven elementary schools: Cheston, Forks, March, Palmer, Paxinosa, Shawnee, and Tracy for grades K-5, Easton Area Middle School Campus (in Forks Township) for grades 6–8, and [[Easton Area High School]] (in Easton) for grades 9–12. Total student enrollment in the school district is approximately 8,289 students in all grades as of 2020–21.

Easton Area High School is known<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2006-11-21-1a-cover-centenary-game_x.htm |title=Every year fields the game of the century |access-date=2007-05-29 |author=Erik Brady |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=2006-11-23}}</ref> for its long-standing athletic rivalry with [[Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey)|Phillipsburg High School]] in neighboring [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey]]. The two teams play an annual football game on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] that is considered one of the largest and longest-standing rivalries in American [[high school football]]. In 2006, the rivalry marked its 100th anniversary.<ref name="usatoday" /> The game, which was broadcast on [[ESPN]], was won by Easton. In 2009, Easton was the location of the [[REPLAY the Series|Gatorade REPLAY Game]] in which the 1993 teams from the Easton vs. Phillipsburg game met again following their 7–7 tie in 1993. The REPLAY Game was won by Phillipsburg, 27–12.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Conover |first=Allan|title=Phillipsburg beats Easton in Gatorade Replay football |newspaper=Warren Reporter |location=Phillipsburg, NJ |date=April 29, 2009 |url=http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2009/04/phillipsburg_beats_easton_in_g.html |access-date=13 August 2010}}</ref>

Easton Area High School competes in the [[Eastern Pennsylvania Conference]], which includes the 12 largest high schools in the [[Lehigh Valley]] and [[Pocono Mountains|Poconos]] and is one of the nation's most elite high school athletic conferences. Easton holds the third most conference championships in all sports, behind only [[Parkland High School (Pennsylvania)|Parkland High School]] and [[Emmaus High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lviac.net/pdf/pastchampions.pdf|title=LVIAC Past Champions|publisher=Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference|access-date=2010-08-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522085249/http://www.lviac.net/pdf/pastchampions.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-22}}</ref> Easton is also home to [[Notre Dame High School (Easton, Pennsylvania)|Notre Dame High School]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] school.

===Post-secondary education===
{{Further|Lafayette College}}
[[File:South College at Lafayette College.jpg|thumb|[[Lafayette College]], founded in 1826 in Easton, April 2005]]
Easton is the home of one four-year college, [[Lafayette College]], which was established in 1826. Lafayette is located in Easton's College Hill section and is home to 2,514 undergraduate students as of the 2022–2023 academic year.<ref name="USN&WR">{{cite web|title=U.S. News & World Report: Lafayette College|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/lafayette-college-3284|access-date=24 February 2017}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Lafayette as the nation's 36th best [[liberal arts college]].<ref name="USN&WR" />

Prior to the [[American Civil War]], Easton was also home to [[Union Law School]], which was founded in 1846 but struggled soon after the death of its founder, Judge Washington McCartney, a decade later, in 1856. While at least two students, future [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Philip Johnson (congressman)|Philip Johnson]] and [[Wisconsin State Senate|Wisconsin state senator]] [[Robert L. D. Potter]], attended the school, a historian in 2000 described Union Law School as not being able to sustain itself after McCartney's death, writing that the school was "a one-man operation that died with him."<ref>Knupfer, Peter B. ''Union As It Is: Constitutional Unionism and Sectional Compromise, 1787-1861'' Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000; chapter 2, endnote 54</ref>

==Industry==
Easton is the home of 27 interactive children's attractions, and the [[National Canal Museum]], which focuses on the region's canal history, and the [[Crayola Experience]], which is owned by [[Crayola LLC]], formerly known as Binney & Smith, a major toy manufacturer based in nearby [[Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Forks Township]]. The global headquarters for [[Victaulic]] is based in nearby Forks Township. Easton also was once the home of [[Dixie Cup|Dixie Cup Corporation]], manufacturer of Dixie Cups and other consumer products. [[Majestic Athletic]], current provider of [[Major League Baseball]] uniforms, is headquartered in nearby [[Palmer Township, Pennsylvania|Palmer Township]].

The [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]], which uses the [[Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad]], [[Lehigh and Hudson River Railway]], and [[Conrail]] are major defunct railroads that operated in Easton. [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] is now the only railroad in Easton.

===Media===
{{Main|Media in the Lehigh Valley}}
{{See also|List of films shot in the Lehigh Valley}}
Easton's daily newspaper is ''[[The Express-Times]]''. ''[[The Morning Call]]'', based in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], also is read in the city. Easton is part of the Philadelphia [[media market]] but also receives numerous radio and television channels from [[New York City]] and the smaller [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]-[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] media market to the northwest.

Two television stations are based in the Easton area: [[PBS]] affiliate [[WLVT-TV|WLVT Channel 39]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] and independent station [[WFMZ-TV|WFMZ Channel 69]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]].

Five radio stations are based in Easton: [[WEEX]], a [[sports radio]] station broadcasting at 1230 AM, [[WODE-FM]] "The Hawk", a [[classic rock]] station broadcasting at 99.9 FM, [[WCTO]] "Cat Country 96", a [[country music]] station broadcasting on 96.1 FM, [[WJRH]], a [[Lafayette College]] college radio station broadcasting at 104.9 FM, and [[WEST (AM)|WEST]] "Loud Radio", a [[rhythmic contemporary]] radio station broadcasting at 99.5 FM. [[WDIY-FM]], a [[National Public Radio]] affiliate located in Bethlehem, maintains a [[Broadcast relay station|translator]] in Easton and broadcasts at 93.9 FM.
{{Allentown Radio}}

Two national magazines, ''[[Runner's World]]'' and ''[[Bicycling (magazine)|Bicycling]]'', are based in Easton.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Kelly| first = Keith J.| title = Runner's World staff moving to a former bowling alley| work = New York Post| access-date = 2018-12-30| date = 2018-09-20| url = https://nypost.com/2018/09/20/runners-world-staff-moving-to-a-former-bowling-alley/}}</ref>

==Telecommunications==
Easton was once served only by the [[Area codes 215, 267, and 445|215]] [[area code]] from 1947 when the [[North American Numbering Plan]] of the [[Bell System]] went into effect until 1994. In response to southeastern Pennsylvania's growing telecommunication demand, Easton telephone exchanges were switched to [[Area codes 610, 484, and 835|area code 610]] in 1994. An [[area code overlay|overlay area code]], 484, was added to the 610 service area in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-135.pdf |title= NANP-Overlay of 610 (Pennsylvania) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 484 NPA |access-date= June 25, 2010 |archive-date= November 26, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101126161654/http://nanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-135.pdf |url-status= dead }}&nbsp;{{small|(359&nbsp;KB)}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
{{Further|Easton Intermodal Transportation Center|Lehigh Valley International Airport}}
[[File:Map of Easton Consolidated Electric Company's Street Railway System c 1912.png|thumb|Map of Easton Consolidated Electric Company's Street Railway System, {{Circa|1912}}]]
[[File:2022-09-27 11 37 33 View east along Interstate 78 from the overpass for Cedarville Road in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|I-78 East]] in Easton]]
[[File:ABE terminal (2).JPG|thumb|[[Lehigh Valley International Airport]] in neighboring [[Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]], March 2014]]
[[File:LANTA New Flyer D40LF 0354.jpg|thumb|A [[LANta]] bus in Easton in June 2005]]
As of 2017, there were {{convert|72.75|mi}} of public roads in Easton, of which {{convert|13.45|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|59.36|mi}} were maintained by the city.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/48302.pdf|title=Easton City map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

[[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 78]] is the most prominent highway passing through Easton. It briefly passes through the southeastern corner of the city on an east–west alignment, but the nearest interchange is in adjacent Williams Township. [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 22]] is the main highway through central Easton, following the Lehigh Valley Thruway along an east–west alignment. [[Pennsylvania Route 33]] briefly crosses the far southwestern corner of Easton, but the nearest interchange is in Bethlehem Township. [[Pennsylvania Route 611]] follows a north–south route along the east side of the city adjacent to the [[Delaware River]]. Finally, [[Pennsylvania Route 248]] begins at the junction of PA 611 and US 22 and heads westward along surface streets.

Major east−west roads (from north to south) in Easton include Corriere Road, Zucksville Road, Northwood Avenue, Lafayette Street, Hackett Avenue, Northampton Street, Butler Street (known as [[William Penn Highway]] west of [[Wilson, Pennsylvania|Wilson]], then as Easton Avenue nearing [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]]), Freemansburg Avenue, and Canal Street. Major north−south roads (from west to east) in Easton include Farmersville Road, Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood Avenue, 25th Street, Bushkill Drive, 13th Street, Centre Street, [[Sullivan Trail]], Richmond Road, 3rd Street (known as Smith Avenue south of the [[Lehigh River]], then as Philadelphia Road farther south), Cattell Street, Riverside Drive, and Delaware Drive (PA Route 611).

Air transport to and from Easton is available through [[Lehigh Valley International Airport]], which is located approximately {{convert|11|mi|km}} west of the city, in [[Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]]. [[Braden Airpark]], also known as Easton Airport, is a smaller airport located about three nautical miles north of Easton's central business district.

Local bus transportation is provided by [[LANta]], which serves Lehigh and Northampton counties. The [[Easton Intermodal Transportation Center]] in downtown Easton serves as a hub for LANTA buses. [[NJ Transit]] provides bus service from Center Square in Easton to [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg]] and [[Pohatcong, New Jersey|Pohatcong]] in New Jersey along the [[Wheels (New Jersey Transit)|890]] and [[Wheels (New Jersey Transit)|891]] routes.<ref>{{cite map|title=System Map|publisher=LANTA|url=http://www.lantabus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/05sep2016_system_map_jpeg_3000px.jpeg|access-date=February 14, 2018}}</ref> [[Greyhound Lines]] provides intercity bus service to Easton, stopping at the Easton Intermodal Transportation Center. [[Trans-Bridge Lines]] provides regular bus service to [[New York City]].

Easton has no passenger rail service. Until 1983, NJ Transit's [[Raritan Valley Line]] terminated at Phillipsburg, across the [[Delaware River]] from Easton. The line now terminates at [[High Bridge, New Jersey]], roughly {{convert|20|mi|km}} to the east. Under NJT's I-78 Corridor study, this service would be restored. The former [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] main line, the [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]], travels through Easton, and is owned by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].

===Utilities===
Electricity in Easton is provided by [[Akron, Ohio]]-based [[FirstEnergy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Service Area|publisher=FirstEnergy|url=https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/customer/help/making_service_requests/our_service_area.html|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Electric Service Tariff|publisher=Met-Ed|date=July 17, 2017|pages=8–10|url=https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/customer/Customer%20Choice/Files/PA/tariffs/ME-Tariff-52-Supp-43.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> Natural gas service in Easton is provided by [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania]]-based [[UGI Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Geographic Footprint|publisher=UGI|url=https://www.ugi.com/about-us/geographic-footprint/|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Tariff|publisher=UGI Utilities|date=July 7, 2017|pages=5–6|url=http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIU/doc/tariff/GStariff6.pdf#page=1|access-date=October 10, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010215346/http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIU/doc/tariff/GStariff6.pdf#page=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's Public Works department provides water, sewer service, and trash and recycling collection to Easton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Works - About Us|publisher=City of Easton|url=http://www.easton-pa.com/pwabout.html|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827064605/http://www.easton-pa.com/pwabout.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Easton's water supply comes from the [[Delaware River]]. The city's water is treated at a filtration plant along the Delaware River and then stored in reservoirs and delivered to customers. Easton Suburban Water Authority serves suburban areas outside of Easton and purchases water from the city's Public Works Department.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Works - Drinking Water Information|publisher=City of Easton|url=http://www.easton-pa.com/pwwater.html|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206150938/http://www.easton-pa.com/pwwater.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's Public Works department contracts with Raritan Valley Disposal for trash and recycling collection in Easton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Works - Trash Pick-Up|publisher=City of Easton|url=http://www.easton-pa.com/pwtrashpickup.html|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206153048/http://www.easton-pa.com/pwtrashpickup.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from the Lehigh Valley}}
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*[[Elbern Alkire]], inventor of Eharp, a 10-string [[steel guitar]] 
*[[Chuck Amato]], former head football coach, [[NC State Wolfpack football|North Carolina State]]
*[[Lisa Ann]], adult film actress
*[[Christian Bauman]], novelist
*[[James McKeen Cattell]], first U.S. [[psychology]] professor
*[[Thomas Coates (musician)|Thomas Coates]], conductor of Pomp's Cornet Band and the "Father of Band Music in America"
*[[Jack Coleman (actor)|Jack Coleman]], television actor
*[[Joseph Force Crater]], subject of infamous missing person case<ref>{{cite journal|last=Garret|first=Robert| title=Good Night Judge Crater, Wherever you Are...|journal=New York Magazine|volume=13|issue=11|pages=11–12|publisher=New York Media, LLC|location=New York|date=August 11, 1980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5-UCAAAAMBAJ|issn=0028-7369| access-date=January 21, 2011}}</ref>
*[[George Daniel (lacrosse)|George Daniel]], commissioner, [[National Lacrosse League]]
*[[Keno Davis]], head basketball coach, [[Flint United]]
*[[Parke H. Davis]], former head college football coach
*[[Don Dixon (artist)|Don Dixon]], astronomical artist
*[[Omar Doom]], actor and musician
*[[Michael Flynn (writer)|Michael Flynn]], science fiction writer
*[[Jane Lewers Gray]] (1796–1871), poet and hymnwriter
*[[Larry Holmes]], former heavyweight boxing champion of the world (fought under nickname "The Easton Assassin")
*[[Frank Reed Horton]], founder of [[Alpha Phi Omega]] service fraternity
*[[Greg Howe]], guitar virtuoso 
*[[Chauncey Howell]], former newscaster and journalist
*[[Daniel Dae Kim]], actor, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' and [[CBS]]'s [[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]
*[[Christopher Lennertz]], music composer, ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' and ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
*[[Samuel D. Gross]], academic trauma surgeon
*[[Carolyn Price Horton]], bookbinder and conservator
*[[Francis March]], academic, founder of [[comparative linguistics]]
*[[Peyton C. March]], former [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army|U.S. Army Chief of Staff]]
*[[Kristen McMenamy]], fashion model
*[[Robert B. Meyner]], former New Jersey governor
*[[Mulgrew Miller]], jazz pianist
*[[Randall Munroe]], writer, [[xkcd]] comic series
*[[Henry Harrison Oberly]], Episcopal priest and writer
*[[Alix Ohlin]], novelist
*[[Jordan Oliver (fighter)|Jordan Oliver]], [[Collegiate wrestling|collegiate]] and [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] wrestler, two-time [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA]] national champion at [[Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling|Oklahoma State]]
*[[James F. Prendergast]], state representative<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-james-f-prendergast-6/158176406/ |title=James F. Prendergast, 68; was State Representative Serving 136th District |date=1985-04-30 |newspaper=The Morning Call |page=B8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-10-31}}{{Open access}}</ref>
*[[Chanelle Price]], gold medalist, track and field in [[800 metres]], [[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships]]
*[[Frank Pulli]], former [[Major League Baseball]] umpire
*[[Sally Jessy Raphael]], former television talk show host
*[[Andrew Horatio Reeder]], former [[Kansas]] governor
*[[Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards]], American military officer
*[[William Findlay Rogers]], former [[List of mayors of Buffalo, New York|mayor of Buffalo, New York]]
*[[Dee Roscioli]], Broadway actress, [[Elphaba]] in ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''
*[[Alfred A. Schlert]], Roman Catholic bishop
*[[Florence B. Seibert]], former biochemist, winner of the [[Garvan–Olin Medal]]
*[[Charles Sitgreaves]], former U.S. Congressman<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000458 Charles Sitgreaves], [[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]. Accessed August 18, 2007.</ref>
*[[Samuel Sitgreaves]], former U.S. Congressman and U.S. commissioner to Great Britain
*[[Jennie Somogyi]], former principal ballet dancer, [[New York City Ballet]]
*[[Peter Stevenson]], former [[Gaelic football]] player
*[[George Taylor (Pennsylvania politician)|George Taylor]], founding father who signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]
*[[Jim Trimble]], former professional football coach, inventor of standard slingshot goalposts
*[[Dave Van Horne]], former professional baseball broadcaster, [[Montreal Expos]] and [[Florida Marlins]]
*[[Jack Wallaesa]], former professional player, [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[Philadelphia Athletics]] 
*[[Samuel Wallin]], former U.S. Congressman
*[[Bobby Weaver]], gold medalist at [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[freestyle wrestling]]
*[[Bob Weiss]], professional [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player and coach
*[[Charles A. Wikoff]], most senior-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in [[Spanish–American War]]
*[[Roger Ross Williams]], film director, producer and writer, first African American director to win an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]
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==Events==
*Baconfest, held first weekend in November<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pabaconfest.com/ |title=Pennsylvania Bacon Fest |publisher=Greater Easton Development Partnership |access-date=2024-08-31 }}</ref>
*Easton Garlic Festival, held first weekend in October<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastongarlicfest.com/ |title= Welcome|work= Easton Garlic Festival Website |publisher=Easton Garlic Festival|access-date=2010-10-05 }}</ref>
*Heritage Day, held in July<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritageday.org/ |title= Easton Heritage Day|publisher=Heritage Day|access-date=2011-02-14 }}</ref>
*Riverside Festival of the Arts, held in September<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastonriversidefest.com/ |title= Riverside Festival of the Arts|work= Riverside Festival of the Arts Website |publisher=Arts Community of Easton|access-date=2011-08-14 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania]], an [[unrecognized tribe|unrecognized]] cultural heritage group based in Easton

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Easton, Pennsylvania}}
{{Wikivoyage|position=right|Easton (Pennsylvania)}}
{{EB1911 poster|Easton}}
*{{Official website|http://www.easton-pa.com/}}
*[https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/topic/easton/ Easton news] at [[The Express-Times|Lehigh Valley Live]]
*[https://www.mcall.com/news/local/easton/ Easton news] at ''[[The Morning Call]]''
*[https://www.mcall.com/all-community-faug18-htmlstory.html "Famous People from the Lehigh Valley]", ''The Morning Call'', August 18, 2008

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Easton
|North = [[Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Forks]]
|Northeast = [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg, NJ]]
|East = [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg, NJ]]
|Southeast = [[Alpha, New Jersey|Alpha, NJ]]
|South = [[Glendon, Pennsylvania|Glendon]]
|Southwest = [[West Easton, Pennsylvania|West Easton]], [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]]
|West = [[Wilson, Pennsylvania|Wilson]]
|Northwest = [[Palmer Township, Pennsylvania|Palmer Township]]
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