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Lehigh County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the county's population was 374,557. Its county seat is Allentown,the state's third-largest city after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Allentown is a city in Lehigh County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,United States. The city had a population of 125,845 at the 2020 census. Allentown is the fastest-growing major city in Pennsylvania and the state's third-largest city after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It is the largest city in both Lehigh County and the Lehigh Valley,which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the United States as of 2020. Allentown was founded in 1762 and is the county seat of Lehigh County.
Hanover Township is a township in Lehigh County,Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census,the township had a population of 1,571. It is a suburb of Allentown and Bethlehem and part of 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.
Whitehall Township is a township with home rule status in Lehigh County,Pennsylvania. The township's population was 26,738 as of the 2010 census.
Bethlehem Township is a township in Northampton County,Pennsylvania,United States. The population of Bethlehem Township was 23,730 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Bethlehem and is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan statistical 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.
Hanover Township is a township in Northampton County,Pennsylvania. The population of Hanover Township was 10,866 at the 2010 census.
Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania,United States. As of the 2020 census,Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Among its total population as of 2020,55,639 were in Northampton County and 19,343 were in Lehigh County. It is Pennsylvania's seventh-most populous city. The city is located along the Lehigh River,a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River.
The Lehigh Valley,known colloquially as The Valley,is a geographic and metropolitan region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a component valley of the Great Appalachian Valley bounded to its north by Blue Mountain,to its south by South Mountain,to its west by Lebanon Valley,and to its east by the Delaware River and Warren County,New Jersey. The Valley is about 40 miles (64 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide. The Lehigh Valley's largest city is Allentown,the third-largest city in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Lehigh County,with a population of 125,845 residents as of the 2020 census.
Pennsylvania Route 309 is a state highway that runs for 134 miles (216 km) through eastern Pennsylvania. The route runs from an interchange between PA 611 and Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township north to an intersection with PA 29 in Bowman Creek,a village in Monroe Township in Wyoming County. The highway connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown and the Lehigh Valley,and Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre in the Wyoming Valley.
The city of Allentown,Pennsylvania was founded in 1762 as Northampton Town by William Allen,a wealthy shipping merchant. During its first fifty years of existence,Northampton Town was a small unincorporated settlement,consisting of a few homes,stores and taverns.
LANta,officially the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority and sometimes spelled by its historic non-modified acronym LANTA,is a transit agency that provides public,fixed-route bus service throughout the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania,including Allentown,Bethlehem,Easton,and their respective suburbs. In 2022,the system had a ridership of 3,392,200,or about 11,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2022.
Pennsylvania Route 378 (PA 378) is a north-to-south road in Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 309 in Center Valley. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 22 (US 22) in Bethlehem. The route heads north from PA 309 as a two-lane undivided road through Upper Saucon Township and Lower Saucon Township before crossing South Mountain into the city of Bethlehem. Here,PA 378 follows city streets through Bethlehem's South Side,intersecting the northern terminus of PA 412. The route crosses the Lehigh River and becomes a four-lane freeway that continues north to US 22. PA 378 is the only highway from US 22 to Center City Bethlehem,and a quick route for visitors traveling to the Wind Creek Bethlehem casino resort on the city's South Side.
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference,known informally as the Lehigh Valley Conference or LVC,was an athletic conference consisting of 12 of the largest high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. It was part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). In 2014,its teams were mostly assimilated into the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference,an even larger 18-team league of the largest high schools in the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountains regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is responsible for the review of regulations from nearly all state agencies,boards and commissions before they go into effect. These regulations span the broadest possible array of topics,such as bank lending practices,food safety,educational standards,dog breeding,nursing facilities,gaming facilities,and more.
Sports in Allentown,Pennsylvania has a rich tradition at all levels,including professional sports,the Olympics,and high school levels. While most Allentown residents support professional sports teams in New York City or Philadelphia,Allentown itself also is home to two major professional sports teams,the Lehigh Valley IronPigs,the Triple A team of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball,and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League,the primary development team of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Schoenersville is a suburban village split between Hanover Township in Lehigh County and Hanover Township in Northampton County,Pennsylvania. It is pronounced "SHOO-nerz-vil" and is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area,which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Michael Nicholas Pocalyko is an American businessman and writer.
The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference,known informally as EPC,EPC18,and East Penn Conference,is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large high schools from Lehigh,Monroe,Northampton,and Pike counties in the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountain regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. The conference is a part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).
Joseph Francis Leeson Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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