Editing Riegelsville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| name                    = Riegelsville, Pennsylvania
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'''Riegelsville''' is a borough in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 868 at the 2010 census. It is included in the [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia–Wilmington–Camden metropolitan statistical area]], despite being so closely connected to the [[Lehigh Valley]].

==History==
[[File:Riegelsville Inn B&W 400px.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|A black and white photograph of Riegelsville Inn, built in 1838]]
Benjamin Riegel founded Riegelsville. The original, and now historic, Riegelsville Inn that he built in 1838 still stands. This historic stone inn has offered food and lodging to Bucks County travelers for over 160 years. The community was named for the Riegel family, as early landowners. They established paper mills across the [[Delaware River]] in [[Warren County, New Jersey]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

With the completion of the Delaware Canal in 1832, the lands along the Delaware River attracted great industrial development. The movement of coal, a major important product of the area, brought capital & investment to Easton. Boats carried coal, stone, iron, crops, and goods from the mills along the 60 miles from Easton to Bristol. Along Canal Street grew one of the largest industrial manufacturing centers of America during the 1830s and 1840s. Easton continued to prosper as a center for industry, manufacturing, commerce, and culture at the Forks of Delaware and along the great rail lines. Between 1904 and 1926, Riegelsville was served by electric passenger and freight trolleys of the Doylestown & Easton Street Railway Company. Riegelsville prospered when the Delaware Canal opened in 1832 with warehouses and factories lining its banks. The canal closed in 1931 after 99 years of service and was replaced by the railroads. Today, Riegelsville is a peaceful and quiet town. Woods and fields border the Delaware Canal; remnants of crumbling stone foundations along its banks are reminders of a busy past.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

[[File:Benjamin Riegel House, Riegelsville, PA.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Benjamin Riegel House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1987]] 
Riegelsville was a mill town in the late 1880s and 1900s. The borough overlooks the Delaware River, spanned by the [[Riegelsville Bridge]], built in 1904 by [[John A. Roebling]]'s Sons, Co. and connecting with [[Riegelsville, New Jersey]]. It is one of the approximately three dozen bridges spanning the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and [[New Jersey]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Residences near the river built by Riegel Paper Company executives in the late 1880s along "Mansions Row" have been restored.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

The [[Benjamin Riegel House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1987.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a|refnum=86003569}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (5.71%) is water.<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>

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Durham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Durham Township]] (west and south)
*[[Holland Township, New Jersey]] (southeast)
*[[Pohatcong Township, New Jersey]] (northeast)
*[[Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Williams Township, Northampton County]] (north)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 308
|1920= 610
|1930= 725
|1940= 824
|1950= 871
|1960= 953
|1970= 1050
|1980= 993
|1990= 912
|2000= 863
|2010= 868
|2020= 847
|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=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/48/Features/CountyAndMunicipalPopulationChange_2010to2020.xlsx?ver=2021-08-24-080135-920}}</ref>
}}
At the 2010 [[census]], the borough was 96.8% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian and 0.5% were two or more races. 2.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |title=Census 2010: Pennsylvania |work=USA Today |access-date=2013-07-22}}</ref>

At the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 863 people, 378 households and 250 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|867.8|/sqmi}}. There were 403 housing units at an average density of {{convert|405.3|/sqmi}}. The racial make-up of the borough was 99.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 0.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 378 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.77.

21.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64 and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The [[median household income]] was $48,194 and the median family income was $55,208. Males had a median income of $41,250 and females $31,726. The [[per capita income]] was $24,916. About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Formerly located in the [[Easton Area School District]], Riegelsville is now in the [[Palisades School District]].

Circa 2006 a campaign to move Riegelsville from the Easton Area School District to the Palisades School District began. In 2011, Ronald J. Tomalis, the Secretary of Education of Pennsylvania, ruled in favor of the Riegelsville Tax and Education Coalition by stating that the group's request is related to education quality. The previous secretary had ruled against the group.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mcall.com/2011/10/21/ruling-riegelsville-may-break-from-easton-schools/|title=Ruling: Riegelsville may break from Easton schools |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]|date=2011-10-21|access-date=2025-05-05}}</ref> Clyde Waite, a judge in Bucks County approved the plan in 2012. Riegelsville was to be an independent school district for a period between it being part of two different school districts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/2012/02/riegelsville_students_one_step.html|title=Riegelsville students one step closer to moving to Palisades|newspaper=[[The Express-Times]]|publisher=[[Advance Local Media LLC]]|date=2012-02-25|access-date=2025-05-05}}</ref> [[Pennsylvania State Board of Education]] approved the moving of districts in July 2012. The change was to be effective in 2013. Around 60 students were to be moved to the Palisades district.<ref>{{cite news|last=Panepinto|first=Peter|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/2012/07/the_pennsylvania_state_board_o.html|title=Riegelsville Independent School District transfer to Palisades School District approved by Pennsylvania State Board of Education|newspaper=[[The Express-Times]]|publisher=[[Advance Local Media LLC]]|date=2012-07-16|access-date=2025-05-05}}</ref> To cover the student transfer, the Palisades district gave $1,400,000 to the Easton Area school district.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/2012/02/palisades_school_district_to_p.html|title=Palisades School District to pay $1.4M to Easton Area School District for shift of Riegelsville students - UPDATE|newspaper=[[The Express-Times]]|publisher=[[Advance Local Media LLC]]|date=2012-02-09|access-date=2025-05-05}}</ref>

==Weather and climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Riegelsville has a Hot-summer, [[Humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''). ''Dfa'' climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ {{convert|32.0|°F|1}}, at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ {{convert|50.0|°F|1}}, at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ {{convert|71.6|°F|1}} and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are slightly humid in Riegelsville, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with [[heat index]] values > {{convert|105|°F|0}}. Since 1981, the highest air temperature was {{convert|102.2|°F|1}} on July 22, 2011, and the highest daily average mean [[dew point]] was {{convert|73.8|°F|1}} on August 1, 2006. The average wettest month is July, which corresponds with the annual peak in [[thunderstorm]] activity. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was {{convert|6.56|in|mm|0}} on [[Hurricane Irene|August 27, 2011]]. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is {{convert|-1.4|°F|1}}.<ref name="USDA">{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx|publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]]|access-date=October 16, 2019|title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704214427/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was {{convert|-13.4|°F|1}} on January 21, 1994. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur, with [[wind chill]] values < {{convert|-12|°F|0}}. The average annual snowfall (Nov-Apr) is between {{convert|30|in|cm|0}} and {{convert|36|in|cm|0}}. [[Ice storm]]s and large snowstorms depositing ≥ {{convert|12|in|cm|0}} of snow occur once every few years, particularly during [[nor’easter]]s from December through February.

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| location = Riegelsville, Elevation {{convert|171|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1981–2018
| Jan record high F  =	70.2
| Feb record high F  =	78.4
| Mar record high F  =	87.7
| Apr record high F  =	94.2
| May record high F  =	94.5
| Jun record high F  =	95.5
| Jul record high F  =	102.2
| Aug record high F  =	99.7
| Sep record high F  =	96.9
| Oct record high F  =	89.8
| Nov record high F  =	80.6
| Dec record high F  =	73.9
| year record high F =	102.2
| Jan high F  =   	37.9
| Feb high F  =   	41.6
| Mar high F  =   	50.4
| Apr high F  =   	62.8
| May high F  =   	72.7
| Jun high F  =   	81.3
| Jul high F  =   	85.3
| Aug high F  =   	83.3
| Sep high F  =   	76.7
| Oct high F  =   	65.0
| Nov high F  =   	54.3
| Dec high F  =   	42.5
| year high F =   	62.9
| Jan mean F  =   	29.4
| Feb mean F  =   	32.2
| Mar mean F  =   	40.0
| Apr mean F  =   	51.1
| May mean F  =   	60.9
| Jun mean F  =   	70.0
| Jul mean F  =   	74.6
| Aug mean F  =  	72.7
| Sep mean F  =   	65.4
| Oct mean F  =   	53.8
| Nov mean F  =   	44.3
| Dec mean F  =   	34.2
| year mean F =   	52.5
| Jan low F  =   	20.8
| Feb low F  =   	22.8
| Mar low F  =   	29.6
| Apr low F  =   	39.4
| May low F  =   	49.1
| Jun low F  =   	58.8
| Jul low F  =   	63.9
| Aug low F  =   	62.0
| Sep low F  =   	54.2
| Oct low F  =   	42.5
| Nov low F  =   	34.3
| Dec low F  =   	25.9
| year low F =   	42.0
| Jan record low F  =	-13.4
| Feb record low F  =	-5.8
| Mar record low F  =	1.2
| Apr record low F  =	16.5
| May record low F  =	31.8
| Jun record low F  =	39.9
| Jul record low F  =	45.6
| Aug record low F  =	40.4
| Sep record low F  =	34.1
| Oct record low F  =	22.7
| Nov record low F  =	9.1
| Dec record low F  =	-2.7
| year record low F =	-13.4
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch  =   	3.32
| Feb precipitation inch  =   	2.79
| Mar precipitation inch  =   	3.56
| Apr precipitation inch  =   	4.02
| May precipitation inch  =   	4.30
| Jun precipitation inch  =   	4.33
| Jul precipitation inch  =   	5.03
| Aug precipitation inch  =   	4.09
| Sep precipitation inch  =   	4.56
| Oct precipitation inch  =   	4.40
| Nov precipitation inch  =   	3.64
| Dec precipitation inch  =   	3.98
| year precipitation inch =   	48.02
| humidity colour = green
| Jan humidity    =	67.9
| Feb humidity    =	63.5
| Mar humidity    =	58.9
| Apr humidity    =	57.5
| May humidity    =	62.2
| Jun humidity    =	67.4
| Jul humidity    =	67.7
| Aug humidity    =	70.6
| Sep humidity    =	71.6
| Oct humidity    =	70.4
| Nov humidity    =	68.3
| Dec humidity    =	68.7
| year humidity   =	66.3
| Jan dew point F =	20.1
| Feb dew point F =	21.2
| Mar dew point F =	26.8
| Apr dew point F =	36.6
| May dew point F =	47.9
| Jun dew point F =	58.7
| Jul dew point F =	63.2
| Aug dew point F =	62.6
| Sep dew point F =	56.0
| Oct dew point F =	44.4
| Nov dew point F =	34.5
| Dec dew point F =	25.0
| year dew point F =	41.5
| source = PRISM<ref name=prism>{{cite web |url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>}}

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-30 12 48 50 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 611 (Easton Road) just north of Durham Road in Riegelsville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 611 northbound in Riegelsville]]}}
As of 2005 there were {{convert|6.96|mi}} of public roads in Riegelsville, of which {{convert|1.74|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|5.22|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/09417.pdf|title=Riegelsville Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 611]] is the only numbered highway serving Riegelsville. It traverses the central portion of the borough on a north-south alignment via Easton Road.

==Ecology==
According to the [[A. W. Kuchler]] U.S. [[potential natural vegetation]] types, Riegelsville has a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian [[Oak]] (''104'') with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern [[Hardwood]] Forest (''25'').<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">{{cite web|url=https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39|access-date= October 16, 2019|title=U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)}}</ref> The [[plant hardiness zone]] is 6b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of {{convert|-1.4|°F|1}}.<ref name="USDA" /> The spring bloom typically begins by April 12 and fall color usually peaks by October 28.

==References==
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{{Bucks County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:1834 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Bucks County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Delaware River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1834]]