Editing Lower Milford Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{other Pennsylvania townships|Milford Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
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'''Lower Milford Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population of Lower Milford Township was 3,775 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010"/> It is a suburb of [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] in the [[Lehigh Valley]] region of eastern Pennsylvania.

==History==
[[Dillingersville Union School and Church]] in Lower Milford Township, built in 1885, was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lower Milford is the southernmost township in [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh County]]. It includes six villages: [[Corning, Pennsylvania|Corning]] (in [[Upper Milford Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Milford Township]]), Dillingersville, [[Hosensack, Pennsylvania|Hosensack]], Kraussdale, [[Limeport, Pennsylvania|Limeport]] (in [[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Saucon Township]]) and [[Zionsville, Pennsylvania|Zionsville]]. 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|51.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016"/> It is located in the [[Delaware River]] watershed. [[Saucon Creek]] begins in Lower Milford and drains part of it north into the [[Lehigh River]]. Lower Milford is also the source of three tributary creeks of [[Perkiomen Creek]], which drains south to the [[Schuylkill River]]: Hosensack Creek (which starts near the source of the Saucon), [[Unami Creek]], and Macoby Creek. The majority of the township is hilly and is located in the [[South Mountain (Eastern Pennsylvania)|South Mountains]] and on Mill Hill to the south and east of the Hosensack Valley.

Lower Milford Township has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') and is in [[hardiness zone]] 6b. The average monthly temperature in Dillingersville ranges from {{convert|28.5|F}} in January to {{convert|72.7|F}} in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref>

===Adjacent municipalities===
*[[Upper Milford Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Milford Township]] (northwest)
*[[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Saucon Township]] (northeast)
*[[Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Springfield Township]] (tangent to the east)
*[[Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Milford Township]] (southeast)
*[[Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Hanover Township]] (southwest)
*[[Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Hereford Township]] (tangent to the west)

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-06 12 50 19 View north along Interstate 476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) between Exit 44 and Exit 56 in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania|I-476]], the Northeast Extension of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], in Lower Milford Township]]}}
As of 2022, there were {{convert|73.87|mi}} of public roads in Lower Milford Township, of which {{convert|3.30|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]] (PTC), {{convert|21.06|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|49.51|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/39204.pdf|title=Lower Milford Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[Interstate 476]] follows the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]'s Northeast Extension through the northern and eastern parts of Lower Milford Township on a southeast–northwest alignment. However, the nearest interchange is in neighboring [[Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Milford Township]] in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]]. No other numbered highways serve the township. Main thoroughfares include Church View Road, Kings Highway, Limeport Pike, Palm Road, Spinnerstown Road, Steinsburg Road, and Zionsville Road.

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|2000= 3617
|2010= 3775
|estyear=2016
|estimate=3915
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 3,617 people, 1,277 households, and 1,039 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|184.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,308 housing units at an average density of {{convert|66.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 1,277 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $67,008, and the median income for a family was $75,409. Males had a median income of $42,149 versus $26,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $27,572. About 2.1% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

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==Public education==
{{Further|Southern Lehigh School District}}
In addition to [[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania|Coopersburg]] and [[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Saucon Township]], Lower Milford is served by the [[Southern Lehigh School District]]. The district's schools include Hopewell Elementary School and Liberty Bell Elementary School for grades K–3, Joseph P. Liberati Intermediate School for grades 4–6, Southern Lehigh Middle School for grades 7–8, and [[Southern Lehigh High School]] in [[Center Valley, Pennsylvania|Center Valley]] for grades 9–12.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|www.lowermilford.org}}

{{Lehigh County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Lehigh Valley}}
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[[Category:Townships in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]