Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Easton
Foundation : March 7, 1752
Made up from: Bucks County
Area code : 001 610
Demographics
Residents : 267,066  (2000)
Population density : 275.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 977 km²
Water surface : 9 km²
map
Map of Northampton County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.northamptoncounty.org

Northampton County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 267,066 people and a population density of 276 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Easton .

history

The county was formed on March 11, 1752. The name goes back to the property of William Penn in Northamptonshire and was proposed by his son-in-law.

Bethlehem Waterworks in the Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District . This Historic District is one of four National Historic Landmarks in the county.

Four places in the county have National Historic Landmark status . 51 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 24, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​977 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water.

Cities and towns

Map of Northampton County
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 99,687 -
1910 127,667 28.1%
1920 153.506 20.2%
1930 169,304 10.3%
1940 168,959 -0.2%
1950 185.243 9.6%
1960 201.412 8.7%
1970 214,368 6.4%
1980 225,418 5.2%
1990 247.105 9.6%
2000 267.066 8.1%
1900-1990

2000

Web links

Commons : Northampton County (Pennsylvania)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Northampton County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 225 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′  N , 75 ° 19 ′  W