Editing Lower Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Upper Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Lower Nazareth Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population of Lower Nazareth Township was 5,674 at the 2010 census. The township is located in the [[Lehigh Valley]], which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous [[Metropolitan statistical area|metropolitan area]] in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 13.4&nbsp;square miles (34.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land. It is in the Delaware watershed and is drained by two [[Lehigh River]] tributaries, [[Monocacy Creek (Lehigh River tributary)|Monocacy Creek]] and [[Bushkill Creek]]. Its six villages include Georgetown, Hecktown, [[Hollo, Pennsylvania|Hollo]], [[Newburg, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Newburg]], Newburg Homes, and Steuben.

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Upper Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Nazareth Township]] (north)
*[[Nazareth, Pennsylvania|Nazareth]] (north)
*[[Palmer Township, Pennsylvania|Palmer Township]] (east)
*[[Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem Township]] (south)
*[[Hanover Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]] (southwest)
*[[East Allen Township, Pennsylvania|East Allen Township]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 5259
|2010= 5674
|estyear=2016
|estimate=6111
|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> of there were 5,259 people, 1,788 households, and 1,534 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|392.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,821 housing units at an average density of {{convert|135.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 1,788 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $70,250, and the median income for a family was $76,193. Males had a median income of $48,343 versus $31,956 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $26,624.  About 1.5% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
{{Further|Nazareth Area School District}}
The Township is served by the [[Nazareth Area School District]]. High school students attend [[Nazareth Area High School]] in [[Nazareth, Pennsylvania|Nazareth]]. Middle school students attend Nazareth Area Middle School.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-09-28 10 23 16 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 33 from the overpass for Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 33|PA Route 33]] North in Lower Nazareth Township]]
As of 2021, there were {{convert|63.92|mi}} of public roads in Lower Nazareth Township, of which {{convert|14.34|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|49.58|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/48209.pdf|title=Lower Nazareth Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 33]] is the most prominent highway serving Lower Nazareth Township. It follows a north–south alignment across the eastern portion of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 191]] follows the Nazareth Pike along a southwest–northeast alignment through the middle of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 248]] follows Easton-Nazareth Highway along a northwest–southeast alignment across the northeastern portion of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 946]] begins at PA 191 in the center of the township and heads northwestward along Daniels Road. Other notable local roads include Georgetown Road, Hanoverville Road/Hecktown Road, Newburg Road, Steuben Road, and Township Line Road.

==In popular culture==
*On [[The Sopranos (season 4)|Season 4, Episode 9]] of the [[HBO]] series ''[[The Sopranos]]'', titled "[[Whoever Did This]]", which aired initially on November 10, 2002, the scene in which [[Christopher Moltisanti]] is ordered by [[Tony Soprano]] to dispose of the remains of [[Ralph Cifaretto]] after Tony kills him were filmed in Lower Nazareth Township.<ref name="lehighvalleylive.com">[https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2017/06/the_movies_and_tv_shows_filmed.html "All of these movies and TV shows were shot in the Lehigh Valley,"] Lehigh Valley Live, June 14, 2017</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.lowernazareth.com/ Official website]

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