Northampton, Pennsylvania

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Northampton is a borough in Northampton County in Pennsylvania , United States . It is located in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

In 2010 Northampton had 9,863 residents.

There is a partnership with Stegersbach in Austria.

geography

Northampton is 13 km north of Allentown , 20 km west of Easton at 40 ° 41 '  N , 75 ° 29'  W coordinates: 40 ° 41 '  N , 75 ° 29'  W .

According to the United States Census Bureau , Northampton has a total area of ​​7.0 km², of which 6.7 km² is land and 0.3 km² (= 3.70%) is water. Northamptons height is 100 m above sea ​​level .

The Lehigh River , which separates Northampton County from Lehigh County , also forms the western boundary of Northampton.

population

In 2000 Northampton had 9405 inhabitants, there were 3869 households and 2634 families in the city. The population density was 1396.7 people per / km 2 .