Easton, Pennsylvania
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| Foundation : | 1752 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Pennsylvania |
| County : | Northampton County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 41 ′ N , 75 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 26,800 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 2,436.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 12.6 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 11.0 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 112 m |
| Postcodes : | 18040-18045 |
| Area code : | +1 484, (+1) 610 |
| FIPS : | 42-21648 |
| GNIS ID : | 1215493 |
| Website : | www.easton-pa.com |
| Mayor : | Sal Panto Jr. |
Easton is a city ( City ) and county seat in Northampton County , Pennsylvania in the United States .
geography
Easton is located at the tributary of the Lehigh River in the Delaware River about 100 kilometers north of Philadelphia and west of New York City . Together with Allentown and Bethlehem , Easton forms the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metropolitan Area .
history
The settlers who settled in 1739 founded the place under its current name in 1752. As early as 1758, a peace treaty was concluded here with the Lenni Lenape Indian tribe .
geology
1904 at Chestnut Hill , named after the place mineral Eastonit discovered.
economy
Agricultural wine region characterizes Lehigh Valley AVA region. The international pipe coupling system manufacturer Victaulic has its headquarters here. Lafayette College is located in the village .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Samuel D. Gross (1805–1884), pathological anatomist and surgeon
- James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944), psychologist
- Leonard Lance (* 1952), politician
- Jack Coleman (born 1958), actor
- Omar Doom (born 1976), actor
- Randall Munroe (* 1984), comic book writer and former NASA robotist
Personalities related to the city
- George Taylor (1716–1781), Founding Father
- Larry Holmes (born 1949), boxer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Easton in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on February 19, 2018