Editing Wind Gap, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{About|the borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania|other uses|Wind gap (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Windgap (Pittsburgh)}}
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'''Wind Gap''' ([[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania Dutch]]: ''Gratdaal'') is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The population of Wind Gap was 2,820 at the 2020 census. Wind Gap 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==
Wind Gap is located at {{Coord|40|50|47|N|75|17|30|W|type:city}} (40.846429, -75.291631).<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 {{convert|1.4|sqmi}}, of which 0.73% is water.

Wind Gap is located {{convert|21|mi}} north of [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] in the [[Lehigh Valley]] and {{convert|50|mi}} southeast of [[Scranton]], in the [[Wyoming Valley]], or the [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] metropolitan area. Wind Gap's elevation is {{convert|755|ft}} above sea level.

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1900= 711
|1910= 832
|1920= 1133
|1930= 1388
|1940= 1377
|1950= 1577
|1960= 1930
|1970= 2270
|1980= 2651
|1990= 2741
|2000= 2812
|2010= 2720
|2020= 2820
|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 [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 2,812 people, 1,221 households, and 765 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,061.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,294 housing units at an average density of {{convert|948.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 1,221 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $35,030, and the median income for a family was $46,681. Males had a median income of $36,735 versus $22,700 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $21,239. About 7.2% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-09-27 12 38 20 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 33 just north of the exit for Pennsylvania State Route 512 in Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 33|PA Route 33 North]] in Wind Gap]]
As of 2010, there were {{convert|13.45|mi}} of public roads in Wind Gap, of which {{convert|3.67|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|9.78|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/48419.pdf|title=Wind Gap Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 33]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 512]] are the numbered highways passing through Wind Gap. PA 33 follows a north-south alignment across the southwestern corner of the borough. It has an interchange with PA 512 just southwest of the borough in Plainfield Township. PA 512 follows Broadway and Lehigh Avenue along a southwest-northeast alignment through the center of the borough.

The [[Appalachian Trail]] cuts across the extreme northern end of the borough.

==Education==
{{Further|Pen Argyl Area School District}}
The borough 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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{{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 1740]]