Editing Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{hatnote|There is also the census-designated place named [[Plainfield, Pennsylvania|Plainfield]] in [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]].}}
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'''Plainfield Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population of Plainfield Township was 6,138 at the 2010 census. The township is part of the [[Lehigh Valley]] metropolitan area, 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 {{convert|24.8|sqmi}}, {{convert|24.7|sqmi}} of which is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi}}, or 0.16%, of which is water. It is located in the [[Delaware River]] watershed and drained by [[Bushkill Creek]] and Martins Creek. Its natural northern boundary is [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]]. Its seven villages are [[Belfast, Pennsylvania|Belfast]], Delabole, Edelman, Kesslersville, Miller, West Bangor, and West Pen Argyl.

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania|Bushkill Township]] (west)
*[[Upper Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Nazareth Township]] (southwest)
*[[Stockertown, Pennsylvania|Stockertown]] (southwest)
*[[Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Forks Township]] (south)
*[[Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Mount Bethel Township]] (southeast)
*[[Washington Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Washington Township]] (east)
*[[Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Hamilton Township, Monroe County]] (north)
*[[Ross Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Ross Township, Monroe County]] (northwest)

Plainfield Township surrounds [[Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania|Pen Argyl]] in the northeast and nearly surrounds [[Wind Gap, Pennsylvania|Wind Gap]] in the northwest.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-09-28 12 06 15 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 33 from the overpass for Kromer Road in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pennsylvania Route 33|PA Route 33]] South in Plainfield Township]]
As of 2015, there were {{convert|86.38|mi}} of public roads in Plainfield Township, of which {{convert|34.23|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|52.15|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/48213.pdf|title=Plainfield Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 33]] is the most prominent highway serving Plainfield Township. It follows a north-south alignment across the western portion of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 191]] follows a southwest-northeast alignment through the southern and eastern portions of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 512]] also follows a southwest-northeast alignment, but through the northern and western parts of the township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 5668
|2010= 6138
|estyear=2016
|estimate=6153
|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 [[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 2000, there were 5,668 people, 2,130 households, and 1,637 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|229.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,191 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.34% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 2,130 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,019, and the median income for a family was $54,856. Males had a median income of $39,334 versus $25,145 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,639.  About 1.7% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
{{Further|Pen Argyl Area School District}}
The township is served by the [[Pen Argyl Area School District]]. Students in grades nine through 12 attend [[Pen Argyl Area High School]] in [[Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania|Pen Argyl]].

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://twp.plainfield.pa.us Official website]

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