Editing Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]]
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[[File:XMAS AT LEHIGH COUNTY ZOO.jpg|thumb|Christmas lights at [[Lehigh Valley Zoo]] in Schnecksville, December 2020]]
'''Schnecksville''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania|North Whitehall Township]] in [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population of Schnecksville was 2,935 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Schnecksville is a suburb of [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] in the [[Lehigh Valley]] metropolitan area of the United States, 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. Its U.S. postal code ([[ZIP code]]) is 18078.

==History==
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Schnecksville was first settled in 1756 by Adam Schneck. His log home is still standing but has been moved approximately one-half mile from its original location. In 1840, Schnecksville was laid out by Daniel Schneck. Descendants of the Schnecks still live in the town today. He and his son Moses Schneck owned a hotel and other buildings. A George Rau opened a store. There was a post office here in 1846, with Peter Gross as postmaster. In 1880, the population was 160 persons. There were two hotels, a store, twenty-two dwellings, a school and a church.

==Geography==
Schnecksville is located in northern [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh County]] at {{Coord|40|40|33|N|75|36|59|W|type:city}} (40.675741, -75.616260),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the western part of North Whitehall Township.

[[Pennsylvania Route 309]] runs through the middle of the community, leading south through [[Orefield, Pennsylvania|Orefield]] {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 78]] on the west side of Allentown. To the northwest PA 309 leads through [[Pleasant Corners, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Corners]] {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Tamaqua, Pennsylvania|Tamaqua]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 873]] begins at PA 309 in Schnecksville and leads north through [[Neffs, Pennsylvania|Neffs]] {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Slatington, Pennsylvania|Slatington]]. The [[Trexler Nature Preserve]], which is also home to the Trexler Environmental Center and the [[Lehigh Valley Zoo]], is on the southwest side of Schnecksville.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Schnecksville has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.28%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Schnecksville sits on a ridge at an elevation of about {{convert|660|ft}} above sea level. To the west, water flows to [[Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania)|Jordan Creek]], while to the east water flows to [[Coplay Creek]]. Both creeks are southeast-flowing tributaries of the [[Lehigh River]] and part of the [[Delaware River]] watershed.

==Lehigh Valley Zoo==
{{Main|Lehigh Valley Zoo}}
Schnecksville is home to the [[Lehigh Valley Zoo]], a {{convert|29|acre|1|adj=on}} zoo that is open year-round.

==Schnecksville Community Fair==
Every summer since 1981, a country fair is held in Schnecksville. In recent years, it has been held at the Schnecksville Fire Company on [[Pennsylvania Route 309]], near the community's southern entrance. The Schnecksville Community Fair was not held in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania|COVID-19 pandemic]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 2664
| 2010 = 2935
}}
As of the 2010 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 2,935 people, 1241 households, and 864 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,572.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 738 housing units at an average density of {{convert|583.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

The ancestry of its residents is as follows: German (47.0%), Irish (10.0%), Italian (9.8%), English (9.2%), Welsh (7.1%), and Slovak (6.1%).

There were 715 households, out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 14.7% 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 2.78 and the average family size was 3.09.

The population of Schnecksville was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $74,808, and the median income for a family was $78,519. Males had a median income of $51,716 versus $35,714 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,533. About 1.2% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
===Primary education===
{{Further|Northwestern Lehigh School District|Parkland School District}}
The community is served by [[Parkland School District]] and [[Northwestern Lehigh School District]]s. Most students in grades nine through twelve attend [[Parkland High School (Pennsylvania)|Parkland High School]] in the Parkland School District. [[Lehigh Career and Technical Institute]], a vocational school of [[Lehigh Valley]] students, also is located in Schnecksville.

===Community college===
{{Further|Lehigh Carbon Community College}}
Schnecksville is home to one of three campuses of [[Lehigh Carbon Community College]], also known LCCC, or "L-tri-C", a public community college with approximately 9,000 full and part-time students as of 2022.<ref>[https://www.lccc.edu/about-lccc "About"] at Lehigh Carbon Community College</ref>

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{{Geographic Location (8-way)
 | Centre = Schnecksville
 | Northeast = [[Balliettsville, Pennsylvania|Balliettsville]]
 | North = [[Neffs, Pennsylvania|Neffs]]
 | East = [[Ormrod, Pennsylvania|Ormrod]]
 | Southeast = [[Ironton, Pennsylvania|Ironton]]
 | South =  [[Orefield, Pennsylvania|Orefield]]
 | Southwest = [[Lehigh Valley Zoo|Trexler Nature Preserve]]
 | West = [[Pleasant Corners, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Corners]]
 | Northwest = [[Germansville, Pennsylvania|Germansville]]
 | 
}}
{{Lehigh County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Lehigh Valley}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]