Chickentown, Pennsylvania

Chickentown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
The junction of Hanoverville Road and Pennsylvania Route 512 in Chickentown
Chickentown, Pennsylvania Location of Chickentown in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°40′52″N75°23′20″W / 40.68111°N 75.38889°W / 40.68111; -75.38889
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northampton
Township	Hanover
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population
•  Metro	865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1210868 [1]

Chickentown is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Chickentown is located at the junction of Hanoverville Road and Pennsylvania Route 512. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.

History

The name Chickentown originated from the several poultry farms previously located in the area, especially those on nearby Jacksonville Road, which was previously called Chickentown Road because of the large number of farms located on it. However, this name fell into obscurity sometime before the turn of the 21st century as the area became more residential. ^[2]

References

1. "Chickentown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Landauer, Bill. "Raising Chickentown: Odd Facebook address resurrects a bit of history". mcall.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.