Palmer Township, Pennsylvania
Palmer Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Seipsville Hotel, built in 1760 in Palmer Township, in August 2013 | |
Location of Palmer Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′00″N 75°14′58″W / 40.71667°N 75.24944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Settled | 1752 |
| Incorporated | May 5, 1857 |
| Named after | George Palmer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Body | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chairman | Michael Brett (D) |
| • Township Manager | Robert A. Williams |
| Area | |
| 10.35 sq mi (26.81 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.26 sq mi (26.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| • Metro | 730.0 sq mi (1,174.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 22,317 | |
| • Rank | 8th in the Lehigh Valley 80th in Pennsylvania |
| • Density | 2,092.50/sq mi (807.94/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| • Metro density | 1,117.8/sq mi (431.6/km2) |
| Demonym | Palmerian |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18045 |
| Area codes | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-095-57672 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Easton Area |
| Website | www |
Palmer Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Palmer Township was 22,317 at the 2020 census. It is the eight-largest municipality in 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.
Settled in 1740, Palmer Township is located along the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River. It is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Allentown, 51 miles (82 km) north of Philadelphia, and 66 miles (106 km) west of New York City.
Palmer Township is a part of the Greater Easton area, which includes the city of Easton, three townships (Forks, Palmer, and Williams), and three boroughs (Glendon, West Easton, and Wilson). The township is home to Easton Area High School, a large public high school.