Lehigh County is a county located in the Lehigh Valley region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 374,557. Its county seat is Allentown, the state's third-largest city behind Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The county, which was first settled around 1730, was formed in 1812 with the division of Northampton County into two counties. It is named after the Lehigh River, whose name is derived from the Delaware Indian term Lechauweki or Lechauwekink, meaning "where there are forks".
Allentown is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 125,845. It is the fastest-growing major city in Pennsylvania and the third-largest city in Pennsylvania, behind only Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in total population. It is the county seat of Lehigh County and the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of 2010. The city was founded in 1762.
Bethlehem is a city along the Lehigh River in Northampton and Lehigh counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, and Scranton. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County, and 19,343 were in Lehigh County.
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau and the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area and referred to colloquially as The Valley, is a metropolitan region officially consisting of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania and Warren County in northwestern New Jersey. The Lehigh Valley's largest city is Allentown, with a population of 125,845 residents as of the 2020 U.S. Census. Within the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh and Northampton Counties are part of Philadelphia's designated media market, Warren County is part of New York City's media market, and Carbon County belongs to the Wilkes-Barre–Scranton–Hazleton media market.
Fogelsville is a village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, in Upper Macungie Township, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
Penn State Berks is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Lehigh Valley College was a college owned by Career Education Corporation, a for-profit educational company. The college was located near Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Center Valley and offered associate degree programs in a variety of vocational areas, including criminal justice, graphic design and accounting.
The Lehigh Valley Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall located in the community of Fullerton in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the largest shopping mall in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. The anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's, and Boscov's, with Barnes & Noble as a junior anchor. The mall also has a Dave & Buster's restaurant/video arcade.
Cedar Crest Boulevard is a major north-south highway in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. South of Interstate 78 (I-78), the road is a part of Pennsylvania Route 29 and north of it the road is State Route 1019.
Marcus Charles Lawrence Kline was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Yocco's Hot Dogs is a regionally famous hot dog and cheesesteak establishment with six restaurants, each located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Yocco's was founded in 1922 by Theodore Iacocca, uncle of Lee Iacocca. Its corporate headquarters is located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
The Express-Times is a daily newspaper based in Easton, Pennsylvania, with an emphasis on local news in the Lehigh Valley.
Lehigh County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1904, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. The Historical Society and Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum are located at 432 West Walnut Street in Allentown.
Allentown, Pennsylvania is the home of several companies, such as Air Products & Chemicals, PPL, Norfolk Southern Railway and others. The largest employer in the Lehigh Valley is Lehigh Valley Hospital with almost 8,000 employees.
The culture of Allentown dates back to its settlement in the 18th century. Religious groups, such as the Moravians, wanted to escape persecution in Europe and settle in the newly discovered land. Lenape Native Americans occupied the Lehigh Valley area. 19th and 20th century immigrants include Germans, Italians, Asians, and more recently, Hispanics, and African Americans. The city's culture is based on the diverse population that lives there.
Lehigh Valley United is an American soccer team based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
Locust Valley, Pennsylvania was a village located in the southeastern corner of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States at the southern end of Upper Saucon Township. It developed around the crossroad of what is today, Locust Valley Road and Blue Church Road South.
Allentown was a train station in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was opened by the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1890 and closed in 1961. The building was demolished in 1972. The station was located one block west of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Allentown station.
Bethlehem is a disused train station in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was constructed by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) in 1873. Passenger service to the station ended in 1967. A restaurant opened within the station in 1976, and the building has continued to serve that role through several changes in ownership. The station is located on the north side of the Lehigh River, near Monocacy Creek, east of Main Street and south of East Lehigh Street. Another disused station, Union Station, is located on the south side of the Lehigh River.
The 1915 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Tom Keady, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 85. The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
