Editing Lehighton, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Lehighton''' ({{IPAc-en|l|i|'|h|aɪ|t|ə|n|}}) is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]].

Due in part to water power from the [[Lehigh River]], Lehighton was an early center for [[Technological and industrial history of the United States|U.S. industrialization]]. The [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] was for years a major employer up until the post-[[World War II]] era when railroad and industry restructuring led to job and population losses.

As of the 2020 U.S. census, Lehighton's population was 5,248, down from a peak population of 7,000 in 1940.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4242472| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lehighton borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 2, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150423195156/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4242472| archive-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref> Lehighton is the most populous borough in Carbon County and still the county's business hub. The [[Lehigh River]], a {{convert|109|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} tributary of the [[Delaware River]], flows through Lehighton.

==History==
At the time of the first European's encounters with historic American tribes, this area was part of the shared hunting territory of the [[Iroquoian]] [[Susquehannock]] and the [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[Lenape]], also called the Delaware, after their language and territory along the [[Delaware River]], peoples, who were often at odds.<ref name="AmHeritageBk">
{{cite encyclopedia |year=1961 
|title=The American Heritage Book of Indians
|editor=Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
|pages=180–211|publisher=American Heritage Publishing Co.
|lccn=61-14871
}}</ref>

Close relatives of the peoples of [[New England]] and along the St. Lawrence Valley of Canada occupied much of the coastal mid-Atlantic area in [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]], [[Lehigh Valley|Eastern Pennsylvania]], and lower eastern [[New York (state)|New York]], including [[Long Island]].<ref name="AmHeritageBk"/> The Susquehannock confederacy's homelands were mainly along the Susquehanna River, from the Mohawk Valley in lower [[New York (state)|New York]] southerly to the [[Chesapeake Bay|Chesapeake]] and [[Virginia]]'s [[Shenandoah Valley]], but may have ranged into the empty lands<ref>re: The term'' 'empty lands': ''Swedish, Dutch, and French explorers all reported the lands west of the [[Allegheny Ridge]] and south of the shores of Eastern [[Lake Erie]] (the [[Erie people]]'s territory west of the [[Ohio River|Ohio]] and [[Allegheny River]] valleys [i.e. Central and Eastern and lower Ohio; including parts of left bank Kentucky.]) to be empty of population; hunting grounds which may have been shared by tribes as diverse as the Iroquois, Creek, Shawnee, Miami, Erie, Susquehannock, Delaware peoples, and possibly some of the tribes around the Potomac.  By the time the English trappers and traders pushed West into the [[Ohio Country]], the territories had been claimed by the Iroquois&mdash;who'd defeated and broken their relatives &mdash; the Erie and Susquehannocks, while adopting survivors, including remnant bands of Susquehannocks, and asserting control over the [[Lenape]] tributary tribe.</ref> of [[West Virginia]], [[Ohio|Eastern Ohio]], and [[Western Pennsylvania]].<ref name="AmHeritageBk"/>

The Dutch and Swedes first settled the [[Delaware Valley]], and found the area north of the Lehigh Gap to be lightly occupied, probably by transients, but traveled regularly by the Susquehannock. This tribe traveled quite a bit according to the ''American Heritage Book of Indians'',<ref name="AmHeritageBk"/> including being described in lofty terms by [[John Smith (explorer)|John Smith]] when a band visited the new [[Jamestown, Virginia]] colony.<ref name="AmHeritageBk"/>  In the decades of the [[Beaver Wars]] in the mid-1600s, the Susquehannocks conquered and made the Lenape a tributary tribe &mdash; and also nearly inflicted an overwhelming defeat on the powerful [[Iroquois Confederacy]],.<ref name="AmHeritageBk"/> Shortly thereafter, the Susquehannocks suffered a reversal, falling first to epidemic disease that raged for three years which killed off perhaps 90% of their population,<ref name="AmHeritageBk"/> and a series of battles on most of their frontiers as various enemies took advantage.<ref name="AmHeritageBk"/>  This vacated the southeastern and central Pennsylvania regions for the Delaware peoples. However, all tribes were thereafter displaced westwards by continued colonial growth. Delaware dominance at the time of European colonization is why William Penn's settlers adopted Lenape Lenki (Delaware) names for landscape features, and less than a handful of Susquehannock names.

Lehighton was built on the site of the German [[Moravian Brethren]]'s mission station "[[Gnadenhütten, Pennsylvania|Gnadenhütten]]" (cabins of grace) founded in 1746. It was established as a mission to the Lenape by Moravians from [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], lower on the Lehigh River.<ref>[http://www.lehightonborough.com/history.htm "History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509063028/http://www.lehightonborough.com/history.htm |date=2008-05-09 }}, Lehighton Borough official website</ref> The German name was transcribed as "Canatanheat" by missionary John Brainerd.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=EgXGu4VHGyQC&q=Gnadenh%C3%BCtten&pg=PA197 Thomas Brainerd, John Brainerd: ''The Life of John Brainerd: The Brother of David Brainerd, and His Successor as Missionary to the Indians of New Jersey ...''], Presbyterian Publication Committee, 1865, p. 197. Footnote: "This was, doubtless, Gnadenhütten, founded by the Moravians in 1746. It was situated on the [[Mahoning Creek (Lehigh River)|Mahoning Creek]], near the [[Lehigh River]],..."</ref>

During the [[French and Indian Wars]] ([[Seven Years' War]]), Native allies of the French killed 11 missionaries during the [[Gnadenhütten massacre (Pennsylvania)|Gnadenhütten massacre]] on 24 November 1755. They destroyed the mission village,<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/335178/Lehighton "Lehighton"], ''Encyclopædia Britannica''</ref> and only four of the sixteen residents escaped.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZxKAAAAMAAJ&q=%2BGnadenh%C3%BCtten Clarence Marsh Case: ''The Social Psychology of Passive Resistance''], PhD Dissertation, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, 1915, p. 120</ref> (During the [[American Revolutionary War]] in 1782, Pennsylvania militia raided another Moravian mission village, also called Gnadenhutten, in present-day [[Ohio]]. Suspecting the Lenape of being allied with the [[United Kingdom|British]], the militia killed 96 unarmed men, women, and children in what became better known as the [[Gnadenhutten Massacre]].)

The Lehigh River was a source of water power for developing industries in the 19th century. Lehighton had silk and [[lace]] mills, a [[meat-packing]] house, shirt factory, automatic-press works, car shops, stoneworks, and [[foundries]]. In 1900, the population was 4,629 people. By 1940, it had reached 6,615.

The coming of the [[railroad]] made it easier for residents to get their products to major markets. For many years, the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] had a major repair facility in Lehighton. The coming of the railroad was a major economic boost for the town. It was the area's largest company, employing several thousand workers at the repair facilities or operating and maintaining the railroad. Restructuring in the railroad industry led to the repair facilities being moved to another location. Lost jobs meant that some people had to relocate for work.

The Lehighton downtown declined after the [[Carbon Plaza Mall]] was built in nearby [[Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Mahoning Township]]. Suburban housing developed, pulling more businesses from downtown. After struggling for three decades, the downtown is experiencing a rebirth as people appreciate the qualities of a compact central location, royalty and historic architecture.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}

==Geography==
Lehighton is located in southern Carbon County at {{Coord|40|49|55|N|75|42|53|W|type:city}} (40.831932, -75.714701).<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> It is in northeast Pennsylvania {{convert|117|mi}} west of [[New York, New York|New York City]] and {{convert|37|mi}} south of [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]]. The borough is situated on the west bank of the [[Lehigh River]] at an elevation ranging from {{convert|470|ft}} above sea level at the river up to {{convert|725|ft}} near the northwest part of town by Mahoning Township border.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|4.28|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.20|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.07|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.69%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Lehighton is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} south of [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]], the Carbon County seat, and {{convert|7|mi|0}} northwest of [[Palmerton, Pennsylvania|Palmerton]]. Lehighton is bordered on the north, west, and south by [[Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Mahoning Township]] and across the Lehigh River on the east by [[Weissport, Pennsylvania|Weissport]] and [[Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]].

Lehighton is primarily very green and hilly. The town and its outlying communities are in the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Ridge-and-Valley region]] of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. The [[Appalachian Trail]], a long-distance hiking trail extending from [[Maine]] to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], is located south of town near Palmerton.

==Climate==
The region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Humid continental climate|Dfb]]" (Warm Summer Continental Climate).<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=439463&cityname=Lehighton%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Lehigton, Pennsylvania]</ref>

Snowfall is variable, with some winters bringing moderate snow and others bringing numerous significant snowstorms. Average snowfall is {{convert|50.4|in|cm|0}} per year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/snowfall.html |title=Snowfall – Average Total In Inches |access-date=4 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619061102/http://www.governor.nh.gov/media/news/2011/061511-hb218.htm |archive-date=19 June 2011 }}</ref> with the months of January and February receiving the highest at just over {{convert|15|and|13|in|cm|0}} respectively. Rainfall is generally spread throughout the year, with eight to twelve wet days per month,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/daysrain.html |title=Average Days of Precipitation, .01&nbsp;cm or more |access-date=4 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103025303/http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/daysrain.html |archive-date=November 3, 2006 }}</ref> at an average annual rate of {{convert|110.54|cm|in|disp=flip}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/normrain.html |title=Average Monthly Precipitation |access-date=4 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919144341/http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/normrain.html |archive-date=September 19, 2006 }}</ref>

Typically, summer lasts from late May until mid September. The humidity is high only for one to two days at a time. Winter lasts from November through March and varies greatly in length and severity. Snowfall can occur anytime from mid-October to as late as April. Spring and autumn are both short and highly variable. The autumn foliage season is only two to three weeks long and is at its peak anytime from early to mid-October.

Winter daytime highs average {{convert|27.8|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in January and the lows are {{convert|13.9|°F|°C|abbr=on}}
Summer daytime highs average {{convert|81.2|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in July and the lows are {{convert|55.6|°F|°C|abbr=on}}
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|Mar record high F =  80
|Apr record high F =  94
|May record high F =  93
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|Sep record high F =  95
|Oct record high F =  83
|Nov record high F =  76
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|Feb low F = 20.3
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|Jan record low F = −21
|Feb record low F = −17
|Mar record low F = −10
|Apr record low F =  7
|May record low F =  23
|Jun record low F =  34
|Jul record low F =  36
|Aug record low F =  41
|Sep record low F =  29
|Oct record low F =  17
|Nov record low F =   0
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|Apr precipitation inch = 3.83
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|Jul precipitation inch = 4.69
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.66
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.51
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.90
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.98
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|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data - Philadelphia/Mt Holly
|access-date = May 21, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 267
|1870= 1485
|1880= 1937
|1890= 2959
|1900= 4629
|1910= 5316
|1920= 6102
|1930= 6490
|1940= 6615
|1950= 6565
|1960= 6318
|1970= 6095
|1980= 5826
|1990= 5914
|2000= 5537
|2010= 5500
|2020= 5248
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><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><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places - Pennsylvania: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 (PEPANNRES)|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2013/PEPANNRES/0400000US42.16200|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150310194102/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2013/PEPANNRES/0400000US42.16200|archive-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,537 people, 2,362 households, and 1,506 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,230.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,546 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,485.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.67% of the population. The plurality of Lehighton residents are of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. There are also substantial populations of [[Italian people|Italian]], [[Polish people|Polish]], [[German people|German]] and [[Slovaks|Slovak]] heritage.

There were 2,362 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,566, and the median income for a family was $35,673. Males had a median income of $30,590 versus $22,466 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,861. About 10.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
Lehighton is home to the ''Times News'', published six-days-a-week serving five counties.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

In 1949, the [[Mahoning Drive-In Theater]] opened in Lehighton.<ref name="Abrams 2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/nyregion/mahoning-drive-in-pennsylvania.html|title=The Schlock-Horror Drive-In That Rose From the Grave|last=Abrams|first=Simon|date=July 9, 2021|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=July 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715221119/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/nyregion/mahoning-drive-in-pennsylvania.html|archive-date=July 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Though its popularity waned with the advent of [[Multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex theaters]] in the 1970s and 1980s, it has seen a resurgence in popularity since 2014, due to the management's decision to screen primarily older [[cult film]]s and [[B movie]]s as opposed to newer releases.<ref name="Abrams 2021" />

In 1962, 1160 AM signed on as WYNS. In 2005, call letters were changed under new ownership to WBYN. Beginning September 2019, the station simulcast WEEU in Reading. As of May 2021, the station is silent.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-08 10 21 40 View south along U.S. Route 209 (Sergeant Stanley Hoffman Boulevard) just south of North First Street in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Route 209|US 209]] southbound in Lehighton]]}}
As of 2007, there were {{convert|21.24|mi}} of public roads in Lehighton, of which {{convert|4.01|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|17.23|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13406.pdf|title=Lehighton Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 209]] is the most prominent highway serving Lehighton. It follows First Street, Sergeant Stanley Hoffman Boulevard, Bankway and Bridge Street through the eastern portion of borough. [[Pennsylvania Route 443]] begins at US 209 in the southeastern portion of the borough and heads southwest along Blakeslee Boulevard. [[Pennsylvania Route 902]] begins at PA 443 in the southwestern part of the borough. It follows Ninth Street north and then Mahoning Street west. [[Interstate 476]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]'s Northeast Extension, passes to the east of the borough and is accessible via US 209.

[[Carbon Transit]] provides bus service to Lehighton along Route 701, which runs between [[Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Coaldale]] and [[Palmerton, Pennsylvania|Palmerton]] on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and Route 702, which runs between [[Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania|Nesquehoning]] and Palmerton Monday-Friday.<ref name=ctbus>{{cite web|title=CT Bus|publisher=Carbon Transit|url=https://carbontransit.com/ct-bus/|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref> [[Fullington Trailways]] provides daily bus service to destinations in [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Daily Bus Departures|publisher=Fullington Tours|url=http://www.fullingtontours.com/pages/daily_bus_departures|access-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> [[Passenger rail]] service ended in 1961 when the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], once a major employer in the area, discontinued all passenger service over its route.<ref>{{cite news | title=New York Loses More Famed Trains | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l_0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4087,719743 | newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]] | date=3 February 1961 | access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref>

[[Jake Arner Memorial Airport]] (22N) is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} west-southwest of town, with a {{convert|3000|ft|adj=on}} asphalt runway and two RNAV instrument approaches.

==In culture==
It is depicted in the mural [[Lehighton (Franz Kline)|Lehighton]] by [[Franz Kline]] who grew up in the borough.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/blog/the-story-behind-franz-klines-mural-lehighton/|title = The Story Behind Franz Kline's Mural "Lehighton"|date = 19 April 2017}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[D. M. Balliet]], former college football coach
* [[Mike Bugarewicz]], [[NASCAR]] crew chief
* [[Kerry Getz]], professional skateboarder
* [[Christian Hackenberg]], former professional football player
* [[Franz Kline]], artist
* [[Denny Seiwell]], drummer, [[Paul McCartney and Wings]]

==References==
{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Lehighton
 | Northeast = [[Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]]
 | North = [[Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Mahoning Township]]
 | East = [[Weissport, Pennsylvania|Weissport]]
 | Southeast = [[Parryville, Pennsylvania|Parryville]]
 | South = [[Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Mahoning Township]]
 | Southwest = [[Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Mahoning Township]]
 | West = [[Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Mahoning Township]]
 | Northwest = [[Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Mahoning Township]]
 |
}}
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==External links==
{{commons category|Lehighton, Pennsylvania}}
{{Wikivoyage|Lehighton|Lehighton}}
{{NIE Poster|year=1911|Allentown}}
*[http://www.lehightonborough.org/ Borough of Lehighton official website]
*[http://www.lehightonchamber.org/ Lehighton Area Chamber of Commerce]

{{Carbon County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Boroughs in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Moravian settlement in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Native American history of Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1746]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Lehigh River]]