Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Other Pennsylvania townships Template:Infobox settlement Salisbury Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 13,621 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The township borders Allentown, Pennsylvania's third-largest city, Bethlehem, and Emmaus, in the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Salisbury Township is located Template:Convert southeast of Allentown, Template:Convert north of Philadelphia, and Template:Convert west of New York City.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> South Mall, an enclosed shopping mall, is located on Lehigh Street in the township.

Demographics

Template:Stack As of the census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 13,505 people, 5,595 households, and 3,832 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,595 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 91.39% White, 2.93% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.60 Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.40% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.

There were 5,333 households, out of which 24.79% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.25% were married couples living together, 7.61% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.15% were non-families. 23.53% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 18.84% under the age of 18, 7.02% from 18 to 24, 21.22% from 25 to 44, 32.90% from 45 to 64, and 20.01% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The estimated median income for a household in the township in 2014 was $69,685, and the estimated median income for a family was $84,429. Males had an estimated median income of $54,869 versus $39,024 for females. The estimated per capita income for the township was $35,133. In 2014 it was estimated that 4.1% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Geography

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South Mall's main entrance in Salisbury Township in June 2015

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Salisbury High School in June 2015

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I-78 West at PA Route 309 in Salisbury Township

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 0.87%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016"/> It is drained by the Lehigh River, which separates it from Bethlehem and the east side of Allentown, and borders Upper Saucon Township on South Mountain. Elevations range from approximately Template:Convert above sea level on the river to Template:Convert in Big Rock County Park.

Emmaus and Allentown share a border, separating Salisbury into two demographically distinct non-contiguous portions. The township's villages of Farmington, Gauff Hill and Summit Lawn are in the eastern portion. The CDP of Dorneyville is in both the extreme northwestern part of the township and in South Whitehall Township.

Climate

Salisbury Township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zone 6b. The average monthly temperature in the vicinity of South Mall ranges from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in July.<ref>Prism at Oregon State University</ref>

Adjacent municipalities

Fountain Hill (northeast)
Bethlehem (northeast)
Allentown (north and northwest)
South Whitehall Township (west)
Lower Macungie Township (southwest)
Emmaus (south)
Upper Milford Township (south)
Upper Saucon Township (southeast)
Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County (east)

Education

Template:Further The township is served by the Salisbury Township School District. Salisbury High School serves grades 9 through 12.

Notable people

Ian Riccaboni, Ring of Honor commentator

Transportation

As of 2022, there were Template:Convert of public roads in Salisbury Township, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Template:Convert were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>Template:Cite web</ref>

Salisbury's major thoroughfares include Interstate 78/Pennsylvania Route 309, Pennsylvania Route 29, Pennsylvania Route 145 (Pike Avenue), Emmaus Avenue, Susquehanna Street/Broadway, Lehigh Street, 24th Street, and Cedar Crest Boulevard. The township is served by multiple LANta bus routes.