Editing Walnutport, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Walnutport''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It was first incorporated in 1909. The population of Walnutport was 1,918 at the 2022 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Walnutport, PA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4280800-walnutport-pa/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

Walnutport is located along the [[Lehigh River]] and 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. The [[ZIP Code]] is 18088.

==Geography==
Walnutport is located at {{Coord|40|45|6|N|75|35|44|W|type:city}} (40.751554, -75.595574).<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> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of 0.8&nbsp;square miles (2.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 0.8&nbsp;square miles (1.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  is land and 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  (7.41%) is water.

Walnutport is located {{convert|20|mi|km}} north of [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of [[Palmerton]], {{convert|1|mi|km}} east of [[Slatington, Pennsylvania|Slatington]], and {{convert|46|mi|km}} south of [[Scranton]], in the [[Wyoming Valley]], which is also known as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area.

Walnutport's elevation is at {{convert|814|ft|m}} above sea level.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-29 12 33 32 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 145 (Best Avenue) just north of Main Street in Walnutport, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 145|PA Route 145]] North in Walnutport]]}}
As of 2009, there were {{convert|12.35|mi}} of public roads in Walnutport, of which {{convert|2.08|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|10.27|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/48416.pdf|title=Walnutport Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 145]] is the only numbered highway serving Walnutport; it follows Best Avenue on a north-south alignment along the eastern edge of the borough.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 2,043 people, 809 households, and 584 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,727.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 865 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,154.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.45% White, 0.39% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52%.<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>

{{stack|{{US Census population
|1910= 1039
|1920= 1051
|1930= 1151
|1940= 1271
|1950= 1427
|1960= 1609
|1970= 1942
|1980= 2007
|1990= 2055
|2000= 2043
|2010= 2070
|2020= 2067
|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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There were 809 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.1% of households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median household income was $41,743 and the median family income was $44,844. Males had a median income of $35,729 versus $21,546 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,095. About 8.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable People ==

* [[Ted Wieand]], former professional baseball player, [[Cincinnati Reds]]

* [[Maury Schleicher]], former professional football player, [[Los Angeles Chargers|Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers]]
* [[Meredith Marakovits]], American sports reporter, [[YES Network]]
* [[Zach Mako]], American politician, [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
* [[Otto Orkin]], Businessman - Founder of Orkin, Inc. [[Orkin]]

==Education==
{{Further|Northern Lehigh School District}}
The borough is served by the [[Northern Lehigh School District]]. Students in grades nine through 12 attend [[Northern Lehigh High School]] in [[Slatington, Pennsylvania|Slatington]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=180>
File:Main St 103, Walnutport PA.JPG|Presbyterian House
File:Christ Church UCC, Walnutport PA 02.JPG|Christ Church UCC
File:Lehigh Canal in Walnutport, PA 02.JPG|[[Lehigh Canal]] in Walnutport
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.walnutportpa.org/ Official Borough of Walnutport website]
*[https://www.walnutport.com/ Walnutport community website ]

{{Geographic Location
 | Centre = Walnutport
 | Northeast = [[Danielsville, Pennsylvania|Danielsville]]
 | North = [[Lehigh Gap|Weiders Crossing]]
 | East = [[Cherryville, Pennsylvania|Cherryville]]
 | Southeast =
 | South = [[Laurys Station, Pennsylvania|Laurys Station]]
 | Southwest = 
 | West = [[Slatington, Pennsylvania|Slatington]]
 | Northwest =
}}

{{Northampton County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Lehigh Valley}}
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[[Category:1830 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Northampton County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1830]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Lehigh River]]