New Hope, Pennsylvania
| New Hope | |||
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 New Hope train station |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1707 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Bucks County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 22 ′ N , 74 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,528 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,944.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 43.9 m | ||
| Postal code : | 18938 | ||
| Area code : | +1 215 | ||
New Hope is a city in Solebury Township , Bucks County , Pennsylvania . The city is on the west side of the Delaware River . Across the river is Lambertville , New Jersey .
today
In 2012, there were approximately 2,500 people in New Hope. The population was composed of 88.6% White, 7.3% Latinos, 1.9% Asian, 1.1% African American, and 0.1% Native American. Of 1160 registered households, around 16.7% had children under the age of 18. 56.3% of households stated that they were not married. The median income per household was $ 60,883 and per family was $ 87,868. New Hope has had a large gay community since the 1950s.
New Hope's main industry today is tourism . On weekends the streets and restaurants are full of visitors from the area. Just 6 miles from New Hope is the Washington Crossing Historic Park .
history
New Hope is on the "Old York Road" between New York City and Philadelphia .
At first the city was known as the "Coryell Ferry". The name goes back to the operator of the ferry across the Delaware. The new city name refers to the reconstruction after a big fire in 1790.
The night before George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River, he stayed in New Hope. Washington had the ferry destroyed so that it could not be used by British troops.
From 1890 a railway was built, which was in operation until 1966. Today the railroad is only used for tourism.
In 1989 the political and social activist Abbie Hoffman committed suicide in New Hope.
Floods
In 2004 and 2006, New Hope was flooded by the Delaware River. The city center was under water for several days.
Famous pepole
- Chester Morris was an American actor
- Leon Liebgold was a Polish actor
- Gabrielle Hamilton is an American chef
- Justin B. Herman , was an American screenwriter, film director, film producer, and cartoonist
- John Renshaw Carson , was an American communications engineer.
- Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween) & Mickey Melchiondo (aka Dean Ween), founding members of the band Ween
Individual evidence
- ↑ USA Statistics, New Hope. Retrieved September 15, 2014 .
- ↑ USA Statistics, New Hope. Retrieved September 15, 2014 .