Editing Tatamy, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| name = Borough of Tatamy
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| image_skyline =Tatamy at sunset viewed from Broad and 5th streets.jpg
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| image_caption = 5th and Broad Streets in Tatamy, July 2021
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| image_map = File:Northampton County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tatamy Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Tatamy in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania]] (left) and of Northampton County in [[Pennsylvania]] (right)
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| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = June 12, 1893
| established_title1 = Settled
| established_date1 = 1771
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| named_for = [[Moses Tunda Tatamy]]
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = James Pallante<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tatamypa.com/council.html |title=Council & Committees|work=tatamypa.com |year=2017|accessdate=January 20, 2018}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 1.47
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.57
| area_land_km2 = 1.44
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.56
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| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
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| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_density_sq_mi = 2167.57
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| timezone1 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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| postal_code = 18085
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| area_code = [[Area codes 610, 484, and 835|610 and 484]]
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| blank_info = 42-76144
| blank1_name  = Primary airport
| blank1_info  = [[Lehigh Valley International Airport]]
| blank2_name  = Major hospital
| blank2_info  = [[Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest]]
| blank3_name  = School district
| blank3_info  = [[Nazareth Area School District|Nazareth Area]]
| website = [http://www.tatamypa.com/ www.tatamypa.com]
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'''Tatamy''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The borough's population was 1,203 as of the 2020 census. Tatamy 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.

==History==

The borough is named for [[Moses Tunda Tatamy]], a Native American leader.<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=5|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=288}}</ref> Tatamy was awarded the land that would become the borough by the [[Penn family]] for his work as an interpreter, and in 1745 was the first American Indian to be baptized by [[David Brainerd]].<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=Welcome To Tatamy Borough |url=https://www.tatamypa.com/ |website=tatamypa.com |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> In 1771 the territory would be purchased by one Michael Messinger Sr. who plotted a [[Village (Pennsylvania)|village]].<ref name="History" /> In 1892 the village had become large enough to warrant incorporation as a borough, and was incorporated on June 12, 1893, by Judge H.J. Reeder.<ref name="History" />

==Geography==
Tatamy is located at {{Coord|40|44|27|N|75|15|12|W|type:city}}.<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> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-30 11 45 02 View southwest along Main Street at Seventh Street in Tatamy, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|Main Street in Tatamy]]}}
As of 2021, there were {{convert|6.59|mi}} of public roads in Tatamy, of which {{convert|1.76|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|4.83|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/48415.pdf|title=Tatamy Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

Main thoroughfares through the borough include Main Street and Eighth Street. [[Pennsylvania Route 33]] passes to the west in neighboring Palmer Township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 260
|1910= 512
|1920= 478
|1930= 592
|1940= 604
|1950= 681
|1960= 762
|1970= 891
|1980= 910
|1990= 873
|2000= 930
|2010= 1203
|2020= 1203
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 930 people, 352 households, and 267 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,789.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 356 housing units at an average density of {{convert|684.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 352 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $48,942, and the median income for a family was $55,750. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $26,797 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $21,759. About 2.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Public education==
{{Further|Nazareth Area School District}}
Tatamy is served by the [[Nazareth Area School District]]. High school students attend [[Nazareth Area High School]] in [[Nazareth, Pennsylvania|Nazareth]].

==References==
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{{Northampton County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Lehigh Valley}}
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[[Category:1893 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Northampton County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1790]]