| Upper Macungie Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Upper Macungie Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Upper Macungie Township in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.5794°N -75.6167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lehigh |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 68.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 67.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.49 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Elevation Ft: | 463 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 26,377 |
| Pop Est As Of: | July 2022 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Est: | 27875 |
| Population Density Km2: | 353.70 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1011.0 |
| Population Metro: | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 18031, 18051, 18087, 18104, and 18106 |
| Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-077-79104 |
| 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: | Parkland |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Upper Macungie Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Upper Macungie Township was 26,377 as of the 2020 U.S. census,[2] making it the fourth-fastest growing municipality of any category in Pennsylvania in terms of total population growth between 2010 and 2020.
The township was created in 1832 when Macungie Township was divided into Upper and Lower Macungie townships. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Upper Macungie Township is located 11.5miles southwest of Allentown, 60.8miles northwest of Philadelphia, and 99.2miles west of New York City.[4]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68sqkm, of which 67.6sqkm are land and 0.4sqkm, or 0.65%, are water.[1] It is drained by tributaries of Little Lehigh Creek and Jordan Creek into the Lehigh River, which in turn joins the Delaware River in Easton.
Upper Macungie Township villages include Breinigsville, Fogelsville, Krocksville, Kuhnsville, Newtown, Ruppsville, and Trexlertown.
The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the hardiness zone is 6b. The monthly average temperature in Fogelsville ranges from in January to in July.[5]
As of the 2020 census,[6] the population of the township was 26,377. The population density was 1011sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 71.3% White, 8.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 12.7% Asian, and 5.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.5% of the population.
There were 9,313 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 3.71% from 19 to 24, 36.08% from 25 to 49 and 31.1% age 50 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $85,600, and the median income for a family was $97,180. Upper Macungie has one of the highest median family incomes in the state of Pennsylvania with an amount nearly double the state average. Males had a median income of $57,971 versus $38,490 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,506. About 0.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Upper Macungie Township is served by the Upper Macungie Township Police Department. Prior to 2012, it was served by the now defunct Berks-Lehigh Regional Police.
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The township is served by Parkland School District.[10] Students in grades 9-12 attend Parkland High School in the district.
Most of its middle school students attend Springhouse Middle School except those in the far north of the township. The district maintains six elementary schools for students in kindergarten through fifth grades, including Fogelsville, Fred J. Jaindl, and Veterans Memorial Elementary Schools in Upper Macungie, and Cetronia, Kernsville, and Parkway Manor Elementary Schools located elsewhere in the district.[11]
As of 2022, there were of public roads in Upper Macungie Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[12]
Interstate 78 and U.S. Route 22 run through Fogelsville at exit 49, where they meet Pennsylvania Route 100; they are the primary east-to-west roads. U.S. Route 222 runs from the southwest to the northeast, while Pennsylvania Route 100, Interstate 476, and Pennsylvania Route 863 are the primary north-to-south roads. Another important east-to-west road is Schantz Road, which serves multiple industrial and commerce parks and nearly traverses the township. LANta bus routes 213, 218, and 322 serve the township.