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Chapter 4
LAND DEVELOPMENT:Profi le and Trends
Note: Refer to the following LVPC publications for more information on this subject:
• Lehigh County Parks 2005
• Northampton County Parks 2010
• Lehigh Valley Greenways Plan — 2007
• Natural Areas Inventory Summary — 1999
• A Natural Areas Inventory of Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania — 1999, 2005 (Published by the Pennsylvania Science Offi ce of The Nature Conservan-cy)
• Parks, Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Inventory - 2008, Lehigh and Northampton Counties
• Bike Rides - The Lehigh Valley — 1994
• Lehigh Valley Trails Inventory - 2013
• 2012 Subdivision and Building Activity Report
• An Affordable Housing Assessment of the Lehigh Valley — 2007
• Housing in the Lehigh Valley 2008
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Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % AcresAlburtis 184 9 40 5 5 5 1 2 10 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 60 3 13 2 15 5 3 4 69 7 15 3 110 3 24 2 456 3Allentown 3,514 2 30 5 846 8 7 3 866 2 7 5 30 4 0 3 2,946 0 25 5 864 0 7 5 1,577 7 13 7 889 8 7 7 11,535 1Bethlehem (part) 1,033 3 36 8 331 9 11 8 233 7 8 3 9 8 0 3 802 6 28 6 143 2 5 1 121 9 4 3 134 7 4 8 2,811 1Catasauqua 324 1 38 0 24 0 2 8 34 7 4 1 1 1 0 1 219 6 25 7 54 3 6 4 44 2 5 2 151 4 17 7 853 4Coopersburg 268 2 44 8 61 8 10 3 18 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 85 3 14 2 32 2 5 4 24 8 4 1 107 2 17 9 598 7Coplay 200 0 49 8 18 3 4 6 14 6 3 6 0 0 0 0 100 4 25 0 14 9 3 7 26 1 6 5 27 1 6 8 401 4Emmaus 823 6 44 4 120 8 6 5 80 8 4 4 4 7 0 3 419 3 22 6 106 0 5 7 208 5 11 2 91 0 4 9 1,854 7Fountain Hill 219 7 45 2 21 3 4 4 18 3 3 8 1 0 0 2 92 4 19 0 51 6 10 6 31 1 6 4 50 8 10 4 486 2Hanover Twp 138 8 5 1 409 2 15 0 361 0 13 2 10 0 0 4 984 5 36 0 125 6 4 6 35 5 1 3 666 7 24 4 2,731 3Heidelberg Twp 2,650 6 16 8 48 3 0 3 35 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 451 5 2 9 100 4 0 6 1,628 1 10 3 10,907 8 68 9 15,822 6Lower Macungie Twp 4,714 7 32 8 406 8 2 8 542 7 3 8 24 3 0 2 1,738 8 12 1 514 0 3 6 1,290 2 9 0 5,144 6 35 8 14,376 1Lower Milford Twp 3,113 2 24 7 51 8 0 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 686 0 5 4 181 8 1 4 94 8 0 8 8,486 8 67 3 12,619 7Lowhill Twp 1,911 0 21 1 104 8 1 2 14 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 333 7 3 7 43 3 0 5 1,805 4 20 0 4,824 5 53 4 9,037 2Lynn Twp 3,308 7 12 4 61 7 0 2 84 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 583 5 2 2 93 4 0 3 2,952 7 11 1 19,615 2 73 5 26,699 7Macungie 218 7 34 6 22 0 3 5 62 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 87 3 13 8 28 9 4 6 178 6 28 3 33 3 5 3 631 6North Whitehall Twp 5,269 9 28 9 230 2 1 3 879 1 4 8 4 8 0 0 1,155 7 6 3 629 4 3 4 1,571 7 8 6 8,518 8 46 7 18,259 6Salisbury Twp 2,693 1 37 4 149 2 2 1 73 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 785 4 10 9 350 4 4 9 1,235 8 17 2 1,914 8 26 6 7,201 8Slatington 284 5 32 1 20 3 2 3 20 0 2 3 1 9 0 2 166 6 18 8 108 8 12 3 46 4 5 2 239 0 26 9 887 5South Whitehall Twp 2,937 1 26 6 648 8 5 9 656 8 5 9 14 0 0 1 1,636 4 14 8 650 3 5 9 700 2 6 3 3,796 1 34 4 11,039 7Upper Macungie Twp 3,731 3 22 2 966 2 5 8 1,126 3 6 7 1,293 2 7 7 1,863 4 11 1 316 1 1 9 513 9 3 1 6,986 2 41 6 16,796 6Upper Milford Twp 4,843 4 42 0 73 3 0 6 67 3 0 6 5 4 0 0 700 0 6 1 146 1 1 3 328 2 2 8 5,362 4 46 5 11,526 1Upper Saucon Twp 5,900 6 37 4 244 0 1 5 83 5 0 5 80 2 0 5 1,192 6 7 6 827 1 5 2 1,513 9 9 6 5,942 1 37 6 15,784 0Washington Twp 3,706 8 24 4 104 8 0 7 93 9 0 6 3 5 0 0 861 9 5 7 133 3 0 9 2,108 9 13 9 8,164 7 53 8 15,177 8Weisenberg Twp 3,983 1 23 2 74 6 0 4 117 7 0 7 108 6 0 6 686 7 4 0 200 0 1 2 223 2 1 3 11,772 8 68 6 17,166 7Whitehall Twp 2,300 8 28 0 604 7 7 4 1,149 4 14 0 13 7 0 2 1,193 4 14 5 434 7 5 3 733 0 8 9 1,787 3 21 8 8,217 0LEHIGH COUNTY 58,274.3 26.1 5,651.1 2.5 6,650.4 3.0 1,607.6 0.7 19,833.3 8.9 6,165.3 2.8 19,064.5 8.6 105,725.4 47.4 222,971.9Allen Twp 1,467 0 20 4 114 7 1 6 121 0 1 7 8 0 0 1 434 0 6 0 159 0 2 2 561 7 7 8 4,342 0 60 2 7,207 4Bangor 364 7 37 7 33 5 3 5 26 7 2 8 14 6 1 5 149 8 15 5 32 8 3 4 70 4 7 3 276 1 28 5 968 6Bath 241 1 41 9 19 6 3 4 25 3 4 4 11 5 2 0 76 6 13 3 51 5 8 9 35 4 6 1 115 0 20 0 576 0Bethlehem (part) 2,698 8 28 1 362 0 3 8 1,330 7 13 9 40 4 0 4 1,674 6 17 4 1,939 4 20 2 525 7 5 5 1,026 3 10 7 9,597 9Bethlehem Twp 2,999 2 31 9 391 4 4 2 293 9 3 1 212 3 2 3 1,556 3 16 5 743 5 7 9 701 3 7 4 2,517 9 26 7 9,415 8Bushkill Twp 5,226 9 31 7 107 1 0 7 55 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 718 6 4 4 69 5 0 4 2,735 7 16 6 7,563 0 45 9 16,476 7Chapman 64 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 12 9 5 6 1 3 0 6 23 2 10 1 110 5 48 3 228 7East Allen Twp 1,735 2 18 6 94 5 1 0 938 0 10 1 30 3 0 3 415 3 4 5 127 8 1 4 142 5 1 5 5,835 2 62 6 9,318 8East Bangor 219 6 40 2 86 4 15 8 16 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 48 7 8 9 3 1 0 6 112 1 20 5 59 4 10 9 546 2Easton 741 7 26 6 149 3 5 4 117 2 4 2 4 1 0 1 626 4 22 5 339 1 12 2 257 4 9 2 554 1 19 9 2,789 3Forks Twp 2,313 1 29 4 207 5 2 6 388 7 4 9 15 0 0 2 884 9 11 2 168 8 2 1 685 3 8 7 3,212 6 40 8 7,875 9Freemansburg 147 4 30 5 12 8 2 6 7 1 1 5 1 0 0 2 85 2 17 6 24 3 5 0 35 1 7 3 170 7 35 3 483 6Glendon 91 9 18 2 2 7 0 5 61 7 12 3 15 0 3 0 142 5 28 3 0 5 0 1 54 7 10 9 134 6 26 7 503 6Hanover Twp 1,475 3 34 7 461 5 10 8 226 6 5 3 54 6 1 3 643 7 15 1 195 1 4 6 226 6 5 3 970 2 22 8 4,253 6Hellertown 346 7 40 6 45 2 5 3 19 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 170 1 19 9 70 5 8 2 182 2 21 3 20 9 2 4 854 6Lehigh Twp 6,246 9 32 8 204 3 1 1 100 1 0 5 5 7 0 0 793 4 4 2 201 3 1 1 2,775 8 14 6 8,746 5 45 9 19,074 0Lower Mt Bethel Twp 1,987 8 12 6 33 2 0 2 832 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 997 1 6 3 23 1 0 1 246 3 1 6 11,639 5 73 9 15,759 8Lower Nazareth Twp 1,845 6 21 3 374 4 4 3 462 3 5 3 275 3 3 2 604 6 7 0 162 0 1 9 192 7 2 2 4,764 5 54 9 8,681 4Lower Saucon Twp 5,974 4 38 1 94 4 0 6 12 8 0 1 1 7 0 0 1,618 1 10 3 630 8 4 0 1,169 0 7 5 6,167 6 39 4 15,668 8Moore Twp 6,722 1 27 9 179 0 0 7 95 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 817 3 3 4 147 2 0 6 2,804 5 11 6 13,345 4 55 3 24,111 0Nazareth 330 8 30 5 37 1 3 4 263 4 24 3 0 2 0 0 169 0 15 6 71 8 6 6 60 5 5 6 151 6 14 0 1,084 4North Catasauqua 170 9 35 6 16 8 3 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 84 1 17 5 67 6 14 1 93 6 19 5 45 3 9 4 480 5Northampton 564 8 33 6 99 9 5 9 138 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 305 4 18 2 121 0 7 2 125 3 7 5 324 3 19 3 1,679 2Palmer Twp 2,353 4 35 2 337 8 5 1 348 6 5 2 14 7 0 2 1,081 8 16 2 224 4 3 4 490 0 7 3 1,827 3 27 4 6,678 0Pen Argyl 237 1 26 5 11 8 1 3 257 4 28 8 0 0 0 0 144 8 16 2 41 6 4 7 32 8 3 7 168 8 18 9 894 3Plainfield Twp 3,477 4 22 2 184 7 1 2 313 2 2 0 26 7 0 2 1,145 1 7 3 162 1 1 0 602 3 3 8 9,783 2 62 3 15,694 7Portland 94 4 25 5 6 2 1 7 38 5 10 4 0 0 0 0 74 4 20 1 6 2 1 7 14 1 3 8 136 8 36 9 370 6Roseto 186 8 45 8 12 8 3 1 10 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 58 7 14 4 21 8 5 3 7 1 1 7 110 3 27 0 408 3Stockertown 163 2 25 6 37 7 5 9 102 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 117 1 18 4 12 9 2 0 35 7 5 6 167 4 26 3 636 5Tatamy 123 1 33 9 1 8 0 5 9 7 2 7 0 0 0 0 44 0 12 1 11 5 3 2 12 3 3 4 161 1 44 3 363 5Upper Mt Bethel Twp 5,330 4 18 9 273 1 1 0 413 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1,021 5 3 6 193 7 0 7 2,621 2 9 3 18,312 9 65 0 28,165 9Upper Nazareth Twp 1,058 7 22 1 55 9 1 2 844 4 17 7 0 0 0 0 349 2 7 3 117 2 2 5 61 1 1 3 2,297 0 48 0 4,783 5Walnutport 224 6 44 8 38 5 7 7 13 8 2 8 0 0 0 0 96 7 19 3 2 3 0 5 40 1 8 0 85 8 17 1 501 8Washington Twp 3,154 1 27 4 170 7 1 5 118 4 1 0 3 4 0 0 392 3 3 4 114 2 1 0 123 4 1 1 7,424 5 64 6 11,501 0West Easton 67 1 31 6 22 2 10 5 13 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 58 1 27 4 3 2 1 5 2 6 1 2 45 8 21 6 212 1Williams Twp 4,001 0 33 6 49 6 0 4 57 6 0 5 4 3 0 0 951 6 8 0 68 3 0 6 620 4 5 2 6,169 9 51 7 11,922 7Wilson 216 1 27 4 65 9 8 3 96 8 12 3 24 7 3 1 179 9 22 8 90 2 11 4 75 2 9 5 41 0 5 2 789 8Wind Gap 308 2 35 1 61 5 7 0 102 5 11 7 2 3 0 3 123 3 14 0 10 1 1 1 38 3 4 4 232 9 26 5 879 1NORTHAMPTON CO. 64,971.6 26.9 4,457.5 1.8 8,293.4 3.4 765.8 0.3 18,867.1 7.8 6,430.7 2.7 18,593.6 7.7 119,057.9 49.3 241,437.6LEHIGH VALLEY 123,245.9 26.5 10,108.6 2.2 14,943.8 3.2 2,373.4 0.5 38,700.4 8.3 12,596.0 2.7 37,658.1 8.1 224,783.3 48.4 464,409.5Note 1: Rural residential lots > 10 acres, assigned 5 acres residential and the remainder agriculture/vacant.
& Utilities Total
Sources: Lehigh and Northampton Counties GIS Tax Assessment databases and LVPC GIS databases.
Wholesale &
Municipality
Parks &
Recreation
Agriculture &
Vacant
Public &
Note 2: River features included in agriculture/vacant land use category.
Quasi-Public
TABLE 33ESTIMATED EXISTING LAND USE — 2010
Residential Commercial Industrial Warehousing
Trans., Comm.
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Number %Alburtis 910 799 111 13.9Allentown 46,921 45,960 961 2.1Bethlehem (part) 8,927 8,542 385 4.5Catasauqua 2,792 2,747 45 1.6Coopersburg 985 1,050 -65 -6.2Coplay 1,501 1,484 17 1.1Emmaus 5,192 5,186 6 0.1Fountain Hill 1,998 2,029 -31 -1.5Hanover Twp. 751 937 -186 -19.9Heidelberg Twp. 1,327 1,234 93 7.5Lower Macungie Twp. 11,910 7,405 4,505 60.8Lower Milford Twp. 1,417 1,308 109 8.3Lowhill Twp. 836 703 133 18.9Lynn Twp. 1,692 1,453 239 16.4Macungie 1,493 1,418 75 5.3North Whitehall Twp. 6,000 5,473 527 9.6Salisbury Twp. 5,595 5,281 314 5.9Slatington 1,931 1,867 64 3.4South Whitehall Twp. 8,180 7,154 1,026 14.3Upper Macungie Twp. 7,843 5,335 2,508 47.0Upper Milford Twp. 2,931 2,576 355 13.8Upper Saucon Twp. 5,262 4,117 1,145 27.8Washington Twp. 2,755 2,594 161 6.2Weisenberg Twp. 1,841 1,514 327 21.6Whitehall Twp. 11,623 10,744 879 8.2LEHIGH COUNTY 142,613 128,910 13,703 10.6Allen Twp. 1,744 1,030 714 69.3Bangor 2,262 2,249 13 0.6Bath 1,138 1,126 12 1.1Bethlehem (part) 22,294 21,089 1,205 5.7Bethlehem Twp. 9,031 7,831 1,200 15.3Bushkill Twp. 2,927 2,406 521 21.7Chapman 89 91 -2 -2.2East Allen Twp. 2,017 1,907 110 5.8East Bangor 450 417 33 7.9Easton 10,356 10,545 -189 -1.8Forks Twp. 5,595 3,159 2,436 77.1Freemansburg 1,017 721 296 41.1Glendon 152 150 2 1.3Hanover Twp. 4,405 3,729 676 18.1Hellertown 2,774 2,570 204 7.9Lehigh Twp. 4,362 3,816 546 14.3Lower Mt. Bethel Twp 1,379 1,347 32 2.4Lower Nazareth Twp. 2,079 1,821 258 14.2Lower Saucon Twp. 4,340 3,915 425 10.9Moore Twp. 3,752 3,464 288 8.3Nazareth 2,948 2,658 290 10.9Northampton 4,438 4,023 415 10.3North Catasauqua 1,242 1,186 56 4.7Palmer Twp. 8,366 6,865 1,501 21.9Pen Argyl 1,490 1,506 -16 -1.1Plainfield Twp. 2,482 2,191 291 13.3Portland 244 247 -3 -1.2Roseto 670 670 0 0.0Stockertown 362 293 69 23.5Tatamy 446 356 90 25.3Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 2,878 2,574 304 11.8Upper Nazareth Twp. 2,025 1,364 661 48.5Walnutport 888 865 23 2.7Washington Twp. 2,016 1,670 346 20.7West Easton 516 482 34 7.1Williams Twp. 2,537 1,738 799 46.0Wilson 3,339 3,345 -6 -0.2Wind Gap 1,313 1,294 19 1.5NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 120,363 106,710 13,653 12.8LEHIGH VALLEY 262,976 235,620 27,356 11.6PENNSYLVANIA 5,567,315 5,249,750 317,565 6.0
HOUSING STOCK TRENDS: 2000-2010TABLE 34
Municipality
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Change 2000-201020002010
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# Owner # Renter # Owner # Renter # % # %Alburtis 735 146 655 119 80 12.2% 27 22.7%Allentown 20,730 22,074 22,284 19,748 -1,554 -7.0% 2,326 11.8%Bethlehem (part) 4,903 3,583 4,964 3,224 -61 -1.2% 359 11.1%Catasauqua 1,728 907 1,767 849 -39 -2.2% 58 6.8%Coopersburg 637 317 696 287 -59 -8.5% 30 10.5%Coplay 1,026 396 1,080 351 -54 -5.0% 45 12.8%Emmaus 3,109 1,822 3,180 1,805 -71 -2.2% 17 0.9%Fountain Hill 1,199 695 1,275 636 -76 -6.0% 59 9.3%Hanover Twp. 368 347 489 403 -121 -24.7% -56 -13 9%Heidelberg Twp. 1,104 170 1,046 141 58 5.5% 29 20.6%Lower Macungie Twp. 10,133 1,361 6,270 888 3,863 61.6% 473 53.3%Lower Milford Twp. 1,241 123 1,161 116 80 6.9% 7 6.0%Lowhill Twp. 729 79 609 68 120 19.7% 11 16.2%Lynn Twp. 1,347 253 1,183 214 164 13.9% 39 18.2%Macungie 813 580 798 568 15 1.9% 12 2.1%North Whitehall Twp. 5,016 750 4,577 673 439 9.6% 77 11.4%Salisbury Twp. 4,517 816 4,487 651 30 0.7% 165 25.3%Slatington 1,034 732 1,065 678 -31 -2.9% 54 8.0%South Whitehall Twp. 6,351 1,463 5,725 1,218 626 10.9% 245 20.1%Upper Macungie Twp. 6,013 1,355 4,313 815 1,700 39.4% 540 66.3%Upper Milford Twp. 2,528 265 2,253 261 275 12.2% 4 1.5%Upper Saucon Twp. 4,509 530 3,652 318 857 23.5% 212 66.7%Washington Twp. 2,391 259 2,244 268 147 6.6% -9 -3.4%Weisenberg Twp. 1,629 131 1,331 127 298 22.4% 4 3.1%Whitehall Twp. 7,056 3,983 6,745 3,631 311 4.6% 352 9.7%LEHIGH COUNTY 90,846 43,137 83,849 38,057 6,997 8 3% 5,080 13.3%Allen Twp. 1,585 101 935 66 650 69.5% 35 53.0%Bangor 1,230 844 1,248 857 -18 -1.4% -13 -1 5%Bath 594 454 602 459 -8 -1.3% -5 -1 1%Bethlehem (part) 10,824 10,055 11,363 8,565 -539 -4.7% 1,490 17.4%Bethlehem Twp. 7,575 1,202 6,611 1,008 964 14.6% 194 19.2%Bushkill Twp. 2,633 192 2,172 161 461 21.2% 31 19.3%Chapman 57 27 64 25 -7 -10.9% 2 8.0%East Allen Twp. 1,799 144 1,749 115 50 2.9% 29 25.2%East Bangor 273 151 279 108 -6 -2.2% 43 39.8%Easton 4,325 4,982 4,632 4,912 -307 -6.6% 70 1.4%Forks Twp. 4,845 554 2,721 314 2,124 78.1% 240 76.4%Freemansburg 650 306 506 181 144 28.5% 125 69.1%Glendon 114 22 120 19 -6 -5.0% 3 15.8%Hanover Twp. 3,522 723 3,084 549 438 14.2% 174 31.7%Hellertown 1,778 826 1,816 632 -38 -2.1% 194 30.7%Lehigh Twp. 3,824 335 3,400 280 424 12.5% 55 19.6%Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 1,030 224 998 225 32 3.2% -1 -0.4%Lower Nazareth Twp. 1,845 179 1,613 175 232 14.4% 4 2.3%Lower Saucon Twp. 3,712 408 3,310 425 402 12.1% -17 -4.0%Moore Twp. 3,299 319 3,007 296 292 9.7% 23 7.8%Nazareth 1,311 1,418 1,414 1,146 -103 -7.3% 272 23.7%Northampton 2,991 1,212 2,864 1,005 127 4.4% 207 20.6%North Catasauqua 886 295 910 226 -24 -2.6% 69 30.5%Palmer Twp. 7,006 1,080 5,788 928 1,218 21.0% 152 16.4%Pen Argyl 917 476 953 474 -36 -3.8% 2 0.4%Plainfield Twp. 1,969 384 1,823 307 146 8.0% 77 25.1%Portland 143 80 144 92 -1 -0.7% -12 -13.0%Roseto 465 170 475 165 -10 -2.1% 5 3.0%Stockertown 251 96 197 82 54 27.4% 14 17.1%Tatamy 358 74 289 63 69 23.9% 11 17.5%Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 2,134 447 1,912 451 222 11.6% -4 -0 9%Upper Nazareth Twp. 1,713 231 1,132 195 581 51.3% 36 18.5%Walnutport 626 179 638 171 -12 -1.9% 8 4.7%Washington Twp. 1,607 312 1,297 304 310 23.9% 8 2.6%West Easton 340 148 341 111 -1 -0.3% 37 33.3%Williams Twp. 2,018 345 1,450 207 568 39.2% 138 66.7%Wilson 1,871 1,220 1,926 1,238 -55 -2.9% -18 -1 5%Wind Gap 599 631 681 540 -82 -12.0% 91 16.9%NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 82,719 30,846 74,464 27,077 8,255 11 1% 3,769 13.9%LEHIGH VALLEY 173,565 73,983 158,313 65,134 15,252 9.6% 8,849 13.6%Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
TABLE 35HOUSING TENURE: 2000-2010
2010 2000 Change in Housing Units 2000-2010Owner Occupied Renter Occupied
Municipality
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TABLE 36SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY — 2012
Sketch Preliminary FinalResub-division Total
TotalDifferentProjects
Numberof Lots
Proposed
Numberof Lots
ApprovedAlburtis Borough 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1Allentown City 0 14 4 1 19 16 11 6Bethlehem City (LC) 0 7 3 0 10 7 2 2Catasauqua Borough 0 4 2 1 7 4 8 7Coopersburg Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Coplay Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Emmaus Borough 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 2Fountain Hill Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hanover Township (LC) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0Heidelberg Township 0 5 3 0 8 5 7 4Lower Macungie Township 0 5 4 0 9 8 4 3Lower Milford Township 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0Lowhill Township 0 3 2 1 6 4 4 3Lynn Township 0 3 2 0 5 5 6 4Macungie Borough 0 3 2 0 5 3 3 1North Whitehall Township 0 1 4 1 6 6 1 3Salisbury Township 0 6 0 3 9 6 14 3Slatington Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Whitehall Township 0 8 6 1 15 13 5 8Upper Macungie Township 3 7 3 2 15 14 204 209Upper Milford Township 0 8 2 1 11 9 20 3Upper Saucon Township 1 6 1 3 11 7 137 6Washington Township (LC) 0 7 1 2 10 8 24 3Weisenberg Township 0 2 2 0 4 2 4 4Whitehall Township 0 6 6 0 12 10 75 5LEHIGH COUNTY 4 98 50 17 169 133 531 277Allen Township 0 1 2 0 3 3 1 2Bangor Borough 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1Bath Borough 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0Bethlehem City (NC) 0 13 4 3 20 14 201 11Bethlehem Township 0 8 6 1 15 11 51 2Bushkill Township 0 8 9 4 21 15 15 38Chapman Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0East Allen Township 0 2 2 1 5 3 2 3East Bangor Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Easton City 0 5 6 0 11 7 52 17Forks Township 0 2 0 0 2 2 301 0Freemansburg Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Glendon Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hanover Township (NC) 0 6 3 0 9 9 4 8Hellertown Borough 0 2 2 0 4 4 5 2Lehigh Township 0 5 2 0 7 6 6 3Lower Mt. Bethel Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lower Nazareth Township 0 8 4 0 12 10 59 1Lower Saucon Township 0 2 2 1 5 4 2 2Moore Township 0 5 3 1 9 7 4 9Nazareth Borough 0 4 2 1 7 5 8 9North Catasauqua Borough 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2Northampton Borough 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0Palmer Township 0 3 1 3 7 5 308 3Pen Argyl Borough 0 3 2 0 5 3 3 3Plainfield Township 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 2Portland Borough 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0Roseto Borough 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0Stockertown Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tatamy Borough 0 2 0 2 4 2 7 7Upper Mt. Bethel Township 0 5 6 0 11 8 5 5Upper Nazareth Township 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 0Walnutport Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Washington Township (NC) 0 2 1 0 3 2 2 1West Easton Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams Township 0 3 3 3 9 6 3 8Wilson Borough 0 3 0 0 3 3 1 0Wind Gap Borough 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0Bethlehem (Total L & N) 0 20 7 3 30 21 203 13NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 0 103 62 22 187 141 1,056 139LEHIGH VALLEY 4 201 112 39 356 274 1,587 416Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
Municipality
Number of Plans Processed
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FIGURE 12NUMBER OF LOTS APPROVED: 2003-2012LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES
Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
4,163
4,564
3,236 3,246
3,767
1,685
700674
416442
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500
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Municipality 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Alburtis 12 2 2 0 0 0 0Allentown 53 106 17 34 59 31 3Catasauqua 12 0 0 0 0 4 0Coopersburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Coplay 2 0 0 0 0 1 3Emmaus 1 2 6 2 4 0 3Fountain Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hanover Twp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Heidelberg Twp. 10 5 6 2 2 2 1Lower Macungie Twp. 446 233 140 139 53 52 46Lower Milford Twp. 6 2 7 5 0 2 4Lowhill Twp. 11 4 6 0 2 3 4Lynn Twp. 13 8 6 6 3 6 0Macungie 3 2 1 0 1 0 0North Whitehall Twp. 55 36 23 9 6 22 20Salisbury Twp. 35 18 5 3 2 1 3Slatington 0 1 0 0 0 0 0South Whitehall Twp. 107 84 54 0 31 18 12Upper Macungie Twp. 248 331 331 302 303 104 139Upper Milford Twp. 24 34 18 4 20 10 9Upper Saucon Twp. 106 97 45 77 52 114 47Washington Twp. 28 15 11 6 10 6 1Weisenberg Twp. 28 30 23 3 10 8 3Whitehall Twp. 91 32 30 21 24 25 4LEHIGH COUNTY 1,291 1,042 731 613 582 409 302Allen Twp. 141 55 18 14 15 40 69Bangor 6 4 1 0 1 2 2Bath 0 0 0 3 0 0 0Bethlehem (both counties) 36 10 5 21 34 20 46Bethlehem Twp. 80 29 4 1 9 20 12Bushkill Twp. 47 63 20 17 34 15 13Chapman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0East Allen Twp. 16 5 3 1 7 2 2East Bangor 19 7 6 0 0 0 0Easton 14 19 13 0 59 58 6Forks Twp. 210 115 81 155 74 27 42Freemansburg 16 7 9 5 0 0 0Glendon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hanover Twp. 117 69 42 7 59 32 47Hellertown 31 4 1 1 0 0 0Lehigh Twp. 56 42 30 21 2 0 0Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 3 3 1 10 1 1 0Lower Nazareth Twp. 60 16 3 9 6 6 30Lower Saucon Twp. 57 44 22 0 12 6 5Moore Twp. 29 24 26 24 12 14 15Nazareth 15 0 0 0 0 1 2Northampton 62 20 8 6 3 16 4North Catasauqua 3 3 2 0 5 0 5Palmer Twp. 274 223 142 0 30 49 42Pen Argyl 3 2 1 0 0 0 0Plainfield Twp. 30 35 11 12 5 7 6Portland 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Roseto 0 0 1 4 2 0 0Stockertown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Tatamy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 118 78 50 0 29 36 11Upper Nazareth Twp. 95 58 35 25 22 23 41Walnutport 12 16 3 0 1 0 0Washington Twp. 26 26 8 13 10 5 6West Easton 1 4 0 0 0 0 0Williams Twp. 105 37 23 0 11 10 23Wilson 0 0 4 4 0 0 0Wind Gap 0 0 0 0 2 4 0NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 1,687 1,018 573 353 445 396 429LEHIGH VALLEY 2,978 2,060 1,304 966 1,027 805 731
TABLE 37
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistical Administration, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Note: The data excludes hotels, motels, and group residential structures such as nursing homes and college dormitories. Also excluded are "HUD-code" manufactured (mobile) home units.
TOTAL NEW HOUSING UNIT PERMITS ISSUED BY MUNICIPALITY
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2010 Total Persons Per Total Housing % OwnerPop. Households Household Units Occupied
Alburtis 2,361 881 2 68 910 83 4Allentown 118,032 42,804 2 64 46,921 48 4Bethlehem (part) 19,343 8,486 2 18 8,927 57 8Catasauqua 6,436 2,635 2 44 2,792 65 6Coopersburg 2,386 954 2 32 985 66 8Coplay 3,192 1,422 2 24 1,501 72 2Emmaus 11,211 4,931 2 27 5,192 63 1Fountain Hill 4,597 1,894 2 31 1,998 63 3Hanover Twp 1,571 715 2 20 751 51 5Heidelberg Twp 3,416 1,274 2 68 1,327 86 7Lower Macungie Twp 30,633 11,494 2 65 11,910 88 2Lower Milford Twp 3,775 1,364 2 77 1,417 91 0Lowhill Twp 2,173 808 2 69 836 90 2Lynn Twp 4,229 1,600 2 63 1,692 84 2Macungie 3,074 1,393 2 21 1,493 58 4North Whitehall Twp 15,703 5,766 2 68 6,000 87 0Salisbury Twp 13,505 5,333 2 47 5,595 84 7Slatington 4,232 1,766 2 40 1,931 58 6South Whitehall Twp 19,180 7,814 2 38 8,180 81 3Upper Macungie Twp 20,063 7,368 2 71 7,843 81 6Upper Milford Twp 7,292 2,793 2 61 2,931 90 5Upper Saucon Twp 14,808 5,039 2 74 5,262 89 5Washington Twp 6,624 2,650 2 50 2,755 90 2Weisenberg Twp 4,923 1,760 2 78 1,841 92 6Whitehall Twp 26,738 11,039 2 40 11,623 63 9LEHIGH COUNTY 349,497 133,983 2.54 142,613 67.8Allen Twp 4,269 1,686 2 53 1,744 94 0Bangor 5,273 2,074 2 54 2,262 59 3Bath 2,693 1,048 2 51 1,138 56 7Bethlehem (part) 55,639 20,879 2 40 22,294 51 8Bethlehem Twp 23,730 8,777 2 64 9,031 86 3Bushkill Twp 8,178 2,825 2 89 2,927 93 2Chapman 199 84 2 37 89 67 9East Allen Twp 4,903 1,943 2 52 2,017 92 6East Bangor 1,172 424 2 76 450 64 4Easton 26,800 9,307 2 55 10,356 46 5Forks Twp 14,721 5,399 2 72 5,595 89 7Freemansburg 2,636 956 2 72 1,017 68 0Glendon 440 136 2 72 152 83 8Hanover Twp 10,866 4,245 2 56 4,405 83 0Hellertown 5,898 2,604 2 26 2,774 68 3Lehigh Twp 10,526 4,159 2 53 4,362 91 9Lower Mt Bethel Twp 3,101 1,254 2 47 1,379 82 1Lower Nazareth Twp 5,674 2,024 2 80 2,079 91 2Lower Saucon Twp 10,772 4,120 2 60 4,340 90 1Moore Twp 9,198 3,618 2 54 3,752 91 2Nazareth 5,746 2,729 2 08 2,948 48 0Northampton 9,926 4,203 2 36 4,438 71 2North Catasauqua 2,849 1,181 2 41 1,242 75 0Palmer Twp 20,691 8,086 2 53 8,366 86 6Pen Argyl 3,595 1,393 2 56 1,490 65 8Plainfield Twp 6,138 2,353 2 61 2,482 83 7Portland 519 223 2 33 244 64 1Roseto 1,567 635 2 46 670 73 2Stockertown 927 347 2 67 362 72 3Tatamy 1,203 432 2 78 446 82 9Upper Mt Bethel Twp 6,706 2,581 2 60 2,878 82 7Upper Nazareth Twp 6,231 1,944 2 87 2,025 88 1Walnutport 2,070 805 2 50 888 77 8Washington Twp 5,122 1,919 2 61 2,016 83 7West Easton 1,257 488 2 57 516 69 7Williams Twp 5,884 2,363 2 49 2,537 85 4Wilson 7,896 3,091 2 53 3,339 60 5Wind Gap 2,720 1,230 2 21 1,313 48 7NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 297,735 113,565 2.53 120,363 72.8LEHIGH VALLEY 647,232 247,548 2.54 262,976 70.1
TABLE 39SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS — 2010
Municipality
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040Lehigh County 121,906 133,983 152,695 169,579 185,573 2.48 2.54 2.45 2.44 2.45Northampton County 101,541 113,565 128,435 142,796 156,688 2.53 2.53 2.46 2.45 2.46LEHIGH VALLEY 223,447 247,548 281,130 312,375 342,261 2.50 2.54 2.45 2.44 2.45
data forecasted by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
Total Households Persons per Household
TABLE 38HOUSEHOLD HISTORY AND FORECASTS BY COUNTY
2000-2040
Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census for 1990, 2000 and 2010 data; all other
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2000 2010 2020 2030 2040Municipality Households Households Households Households Households
Alburtis 774 881 999 1,104 1,208Allentown 42,032 42,804 46,009 49,085 52,349Bethlehem (part) 8,188 8,486 9,002 9,611 10,223Catasauqua 2,616 2,635 2,864 3,043 3,226Coopersburg 983 954 1,058 1,141 1,220Coplay 1,431 1,422 1,522 1,600 1,690Emmaus 4,985 4,931 5,280 5,521 5,764Fountain Hill 1,911 1,894 2,015 2,090 2,161Hanover Twp. 892 715 781 871 985Heidelberg Twp. 1,187 1,274 1,606 1,797 1,914Lower Macungie Twp. 7,158 11,494 13,097 14,421 15,749Lower Milford Twp. 1,277 1,364 1,589 1,704 1,815Lowhill Twp. 677 808 995 1,176 1,346Lynn Twp. 1,397 1,600 1,969 2,203 2,415Macungie 1,366 1,393 1,505 1,583 1,657North Whitehall Twp. 5,250 5,766 7,559 9,170 9,994Salisbury Twp. 5,138 5,333 6,175 6,929 7,574Slatington 1,743 1,766 1,899 1,989 2,070South Whitehall Twp. 6,943 7,814 9,065 10,204 11,213Upper Macungie Twp. 5,128 7,368 9,493 11,530 13,759Upper Milford Twp. 2,514 2,793 3,320 3,585 3,818Upper Saucon Twp. 3,970 5,039 6,645 8,328 10,088Washington Twp. 2,512 2,650 3,521 4,099 4,507Weisenberg Twp. 1,458 1,760 2,238 2,727 3,119Whitehall Twp. 10,376 11,039 12,488 14,069 15,709LEHIGH COUNTY 121,906 133,983 152,695 169,579 185,573Allen Twp. 1,001 1,686 2,194 2,760 3,296Bangor 2,105 2,074 2,313 2,543 2,798Bath 1,061 1,048 1,105 1,139 1,176Bethlehem (part) 19,928 20,879 22,239 23,874 25,608Bethlehem Twp. 7,619 8,777 9,875 11,113 12,399Bushkill Twp. 2,333 2,825 3,554 3,936 4,206Chapman 89 84 67 71 76East Allen Twp. 1,864 1,943 2,405 2,591 2,769East Bangor 387 424 503 582 670Easton 9,548 9,307 10,045 10,960 11,975Forks Twp. 3,035 5,399 6,265 7,256 8,286Freemansburg 687 956 982 991 1,003Glendon 135 136 125 137 149Hanover Twp. 3,633 4,245 4,843 5,467 6,145Hellertown 2,448 2,604 2,711 2,791 2,891Lehigh Twp. 3,680 4,159 4,663 5,027 5,372Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 1,223 1,254 1,590 1,944 2,329Lower Nazareth Twp. 1,788 2,024 2,678 3,419 3,994Lower Saucon Twp. 3,735 4,120 4,823 5,424 6,033Moore Twp. 3,303 3,618 4,613 5,459 6,057Nazareth 2,560 2,729 2,905 3,063 3,235Northampton 3,869 4,203 4,387 4,519 4,670North Catasauqua 1,136 1,181 1,309 1,421 1,547Palmer Twp. 6,716 8,086 8,969 9,837 10,783Pen Argyl 1,427 1,393 1,560 1,718 1,900Plainfield Twp. 2,130 2,353 2,964 3,582 3,987Portland 236 223 282 349 427Roseto 640 635 745 857 987Stockertown 279 347 436 536 651Tatamy 352 432 516 606 710Upper Mount Bethel Twp. 2,363 2,581 3,181 3,790 4,442Upper Nazareth Twp. 1,327 1,944 2,183 2,429 2,696Walnutport 809 805 866 910 958Washington Twp. 1,601 1,919 2,593 3,132 3,347West Easton 452 488 541 589 642Williams Twp. 1,657 2,363 2,769 3,094 3,306Wilson 3,164 3,091 3,208 3,265 3,333Wind Gap 1,221 1,230 1,425 1,618 1,837Bethlehem (Total L&N) 28,116 29,365 31,241 33,485 35,831NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 101,541 113,565 128,435 142,796 156,688LEHIGH VALLEY 223,447 247,548 281,130 312,375 342,261
forecasts by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for 2020 and 2030.
TABLE 40
Source: 2000 and 2010 households — U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census;
2000-2040HOUSEHOLD HISTORY AND FORECASTS BY MUNICIPALITY
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Map No. Number of(see Figure 15) Name Units Municipality
1 Allen Gardens 240 Allentown2 Allendale 240 Hanover Twp. (LC)3 Arbor Village 294 Allentown4 Autumn Park 326 Upper Macungie Twp.5 Bethlehem Fields 216 Bethlehem (NC)6 Brandywine Village (formerly Addison) 448 Allentown7 Colonial Crest 329 Emmaus8 Colonial Springs 246 Wind Gap9 Congress 548 Allentown
10 Devonshire Park Apartments 232 Salisbury Twp.11 Helfrich Springs 306 Whitehall Twp.12 Hidden Village 264 Allentown13 Lehigh Crossing 210 Bethlehem (NC)/Freemansburg14 Meadows at Indian Creek 232 Emmaus15 Mickley Run 211 Whitehall Twp.16 Oak Hollow Apartments 224 Bethlehem (LC)17 Olympic Gardens 413 Whitehall Twp.18 Orchard Drive Estates 264 Whitehall Twp.19 Palmer View* 306 Palmer Twp.20 Parkland View 378 Upper Macungie Twp.21 Riverbend 230 Allentown22 Sand Spring 288 North Whitehall Twp.23 South Mountain Apartments 237 Allentown24 Spring Creek 240 Lower Macungie Twp.25 Spring Garden Townhouses 270 Bethlehem (NC)26 Spring Ridge Apartments 308 Whitehall Twp.27 Summit Ridge (formerly Hillside Valley) 200 Allentown28 The Lakes 235 Allentown29 The Landings (formerly Valley Park South) 384 Bethlehem (LC)30 Trexler Park 465 Allentown31 Valley Park East & West 276 Bethlehem (LC)32 Whispering Hills 220 Allentown33 Woodmont Mews 204 Bethlehem (LC)34 Woodmont Place at Palmer 216 Palmer Twp.35 Wynnewood Gardens 206 Allentown
Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
TABLE 42
(as of May 2013)
1This table does not list income restricted rental housing developments (see Table 43). * = proposed
MAJOR APARTMENT COMPLEXES (200 UNITS OR MORE)1
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Map No. Predominant (see Figure 16) Name Total Units Housing Type Municipality
1 700 Building 129 Elderly Allentown2 Allentown Townhouse Apartments 160 Elderly Allentown3 B'nai-Brith I and II 271 Elderly Allentown4 Bangor Elderly Highrise 101 Elderly Bangor5 Bartholomew 75 Elderly Bethlehem (NC)6 Bethlehem Townhouse Apartments 238 Family/General Bethlehem (NC)7 Bodder House 75 Elderly Bethlehem (LC)8 Catasauqua Towers 75 Elderly Catasauqua9 Cedar View 200 Elderly South Whitehall Twp.
10 Cumberland Gardens 200 Family/General Allentown11 East Penn Place 87 Elderly Emmaus12 Easton Senior Citizens Housing 98 Elderly Easton13 Episcopal House 210 Elderly Allentown14 Episcopal Apartments of the Slate Belt 93 Elderly Washington Twp. (NC)15 Fairmont Village 120 Family/General Bethlehem (NC)16 Fountain Hill Towers 75 Elderly Fountain Hill17 Fred Rooney Building 150 Elderly Bethlehem (NC)18 Hampton House 100 Elderly Northampton19 Harlan House 100 Elderly Easton20 John Gross Towers 146 Elderly Allentown21 Lancaster Park Apartments 110 Family/General Allentown22 Little Lehigh 110 Family/General Allentown23 Litzenberger House 101 Elderly Bethlehem (NC)24 Lutheran Manor 196 Elderly Bethlehem (LC)25 Lynfield 197 Family/General Bethlehem (NC)26 Marvine Village 389 Family/General Bethlehem (NC)27 Monocacy Towers 148 Elderly Bethlehem (NC)28 Moravian Housing - II 106 Elderly Bethlehem (NC)29 Moravian Manor 162 Elderly Bethlehem (NC)30 Neston Heights 144 Family/General Easton31 Oliver Border House 75 Elderly Nazareth32 Overlook Park 79 Family/General Allentown33 Park View at Bethlehem 115 Elderly Bethlehem (LC)34 Parkridge 100 Family/General Bethlehem (LC)35 Pembroke Village 196 Family/General Bethlehem (NC)36 Phoebe Apartments 131 Elderly Allentown37 Ridge Manor 75 Elderly Emmaus38 Towers East 129 Elderly Allentown39 Trout Creek Manor 75 Elderly Slatington40 Victoria Village 85 Family/General Allentown41 Walnut Manor 150 Elderly Allentown42 Westminster Village 80 Elderly Allentown
1For elderly or low-income residents.Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
TABLE 43MAJOR INCOME RESTRICTED RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
(as of May 2013)(75 UNITS OR MORE)1
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Map No. Number(see Figure 17) Name of Units Acreage Municipality
1 Briarwood Commons 63 27 Whitehall Twp.
2 Country Classics at Morgan Hill 126 64 Williams Twp.
3 Enclave at Knob Hill 40 22 Palmer Twp.
4 Four Seasons at Farmington 258 104 Lower Macungie Twp.
5 Hanover Glen 50 9 Hanover Twp. (NC)
6 Highlands at Glenmoor North 251 63 Palmer Twp.
7 Jacob's Farm 269 70 Forks Twp.
8 Legacy Oaks at Lehigh Valley 112 31 Lower Macungie Twp.
9 Moravian Village of Bethlehem 152 5 Bethlehem (NC)
10 Riverview Estates 221 100 Forks Twp.
12 The Village at Upstream Farm 124 24 Forks Twp.
12 Traditions at Wild Cherry Knoll 205 54 Lower Macungie Twp.
13 Traditions of America at Bridle Path 204 68 Hanover Twp. (NC)
14 Traditions of America at Hanover 241 64 Hanover Twp. (NC)
15 Traditions of Glenmoor 182 44 Palmer Twp.
16 Trio Farms* 440 57 Lower Nazareth Twp.
17 Willow Green 180 35 Allen Twp.
Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
TABLE 44
(as of May 2013)
Note: AAC's are defined as a residential development that is age qualified in accordance with the Federal FairHousing Act, with the majority of total units occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age orolder and with no occupants under the age of 18. It consists of a unified development with private on-siterecreational facilities. This list does not include senior apartments or assisted living facilities.
* = proposed.
ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITIES
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EstimatedTotal Gross
Map No. Tract Leasable(see Name of Date Size Area
Figure 18) Shopping Center Opened Municipality (Acres) (Sq. Ft.) Name of Tenant Sq. Ft.1 Airport Center 2009 Hanover Twp (LC) 70 507,522 Target
Sam's ClubChristmas Tree Shops
132,643134,72345,142
2 Airport Plaza 1961 Allentown 19 115,000 Redner's Market 84,6003 Allen Towne Center 1972 South Whitehall Twp 18 163,619 K-Mart 100,7004 BJ's Warehouse Club 1991 Hanover Twp (LC) 12 104,710 BJ's Warehouse Club 104,7105 Crest Plaza 1960 (rebuilt 2003) South Whitehall Twp 26 235,000 Weis Market
Target44,948
143,1306 Dorneyville Shopping Center 1967 South Whitehall Twp 9 106,843 Bottom Dollar Food N/A7 Downtown Allentown Not known Allentown N/A N/A None N/A8 Fairmont Village 1989 Upper Saucon Twp 16 101,430 King's Supermarket 44,7889 Fogelsville Shopping Center 2013 Upper Macungie Twp 17 80,276 Weis 66,08610 Giant Food Stores 1973 Coopersburg 8 89,514 Giant Food Stores 85,01411 Home Depot 2000 Allentown 15 214,523 Home Depot 135,54912 Home Depot 1994 Whitehall Twp 12 102,400 Home Depot 102,40013 Lehigh Shopping Center 1961 Bethlehem (LC) 35 372,610 Giant Food Stores
StaplesMarshall's
57,69548,00053,000
14 Lehigh Street Shopping Center Not known Allentown 8 102,761 Redner's Market 86,00115 Lehigh Valley Mall 1976 (Lifestyle
Center added 2007)Whitehall Twp 84 1,170,000 JC Penney
Macy'sBoscov's
184,800251,600170,000
16 Lowe's/Price Rite 2006 Bethlehem (LC) 20 172,965 Lowe's Price Rite
137,53035,435
17 Lowe's 2007 Whitehall Twp 14 166,609 Lowe's 166,60918 MacArthur Towne Center 1994 Whitehall Twp 26 258,836 K-Mart
American Signature Furniture
107,73148,800
19 Mountainville Shopping Center/K-Mart 1958/1983 Allentown 25 118,847 Price Rite Rite AidK-Mart
33,80015,80884,200
20 Parkway Shopping Center 1959 Allentown 10 133,000 Ameila's 21,00021 Route 100 Shopping Center 2000 Lower Macungie Twp 7 97,783 Weis 50,52122 South Mall 1972 Salisbury Twp 39 308,400 Bon Ton
Stein MartBlack Rose Antiques
101,80064,00049,100
23 The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley 2006 Upper Saucon Twp 55 443,100 Rave Theater Barnes & NobleFresh Market
83,33829,98025,006
24 The Shoppes at Trexler 1973 Lower Macungie Twp 29 339,279 Kohl's Marshall'sBon-Ton
88,24856,75362,000
25 The Shops at Cedar Point 1996 Allentown 16 133,688 Weis 64,29726 Tilghman Square 1989 South Whitehall Twp 34 230,264 Staples 57,73327 Trexlertown Plaza 1990 (redeveloped
2011)Upper Macungie Twp 66 313,929 Giant Food Stores
Redner's Market74,10547,960
28 Valley Plaza 1981 Hanover Twp (LC) 19 148,267 Ollie's Outlet Bottom Dollar Food
50,00030,445
29 Village West 1982 South Whitehall Twp 18 140,361 Giant Food Stores 45,69130 Wegman's Food Market 1998 Allentown 17 123,000 Wegman's Food Market 108,00031 Weis Shopping Center 1995 North Whitehall Twp 15 75,197 Weis 51,02232 West Valley Market Place 2001 Lower Macungie Twp 42 259,227 Wal-Mart 192,54433 Westgate Shopping Center 1965 Bethlehem (LC) 23 269,000 Bon-Ton
Weis101,85028,925
34 Whitehall Mall 1966 (rebuilt 1999) Whitehall Twp 48 601,583 Kohl's Sears
81,577162,080
35 Whitehall Shopping Center 1960 (remodeled 1985)
Super Wal-mart2012
Whitehall Twp 44 553,137 Super Wal-mart GiantBurlington Coat Factory
186,000N/A
97,200
36 Whitehall Square 1986 Whitehall Twp 30 315,985 Sports Authority Mealy's FurnitureRedner's Market
49,36053,93752,962
Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
TABLE 45MAJOR SHOPPING AREAS (75,000 Square Feet or More) —
(as of May 2013)
N/A = not available.
Major Tenants
LEHIGH COUNTY
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EstimatedTotal Gross
Map No. Leasable (see Name of Date Tract Size Area
Figure 19) Shopping Center Opened Municipality (Acres) (Sq. Ft.) Name of Tenant Sq. Ft.1 25th St. Shopping Center 1958 Palmer Twp. 16 131,477 Petco 22,5002 Ashley Furniture 1972 Bushkill Twp. 24 114,316 Ashley Furniture N/A3 Bethlehem Plaza 1972 Bethlehem Twp. 17 191,148 K-Mart 100,7004 Bethlehem Square 1987 Bethlehem Twp. 42 381,669 Home Depot
Giant Food StoresWal-MartT.J. Maxx
130,92556,70085,99255,350
5 Creekside Marketplace 2002 Lower Saucon Twp. 17 90,804 Giant Food Stores 58,1006 Downtown Bethlehem Not known Bethlehem (NC) N/A N/A None N/A7 Downtown Easton Not known Easton N/A N/A None N/A8 Forks Towne Center 1958, 2002 Forks Twp. 35 199,251 Giant Food Stores 54,0009 Giant Food Stores/Petco 1966 Bethlehem Twp. 23 166,295 Giant Food Stores
Petco75,24733,050
10 K-Mart 1995 Lehigh Twp. 17 121,175 K-Mart 121,17511 K-Mart 1979 Wilson 10 97,350 K-Mart LA
Fitness68,35029,000
12 Lower Nazareth Commons 2009 Lower Nazareth Twp. 32 271,823 Target Sports Authority
133,05541,809
13 Nazareth Plaza 1990 Lower Nazareth Twp. 29 190,000 Giant Food Stores 110,76014 Northampton Crossings 1995 Lower Nazareth Twp. 81 621,860 Staples
Sam's ClubKohl'sHobby LobbyWal-Mart
51,223111,813
86,00054,988
207,53315 Palmer Park Mall 1973 Palmer Twp. 46 411,176 Boscov's
Bon-Ton142,477120,000
16 Palmer Super Center 1964 Palmer Twp. 8 102,863 Redner's Market 98,01617 Palmer Town Centre 2005 Palmer Twp. 33 251,295 Home Depot
Giant Food Stores97,89565,264
18 Park Plaza at Sullivan Trail 1986 (remodeled
2012)
Forks Twp. 10 109,200 Easton Hospital Health/Wellness CenerDollar Tree
16,000N/A
19 Saucon Valley Square 1998 Lower Saucon Twp. 19 80,695 Revolutions 40,00020 Southmont Center 2004 Bethlehem Twp. 46 377,986 Lowe's
Dick's Sporting Goods Best Buy
161,68650,00033,998
21 Stefko Center 1958 Bethlehem (NC) 10 133,284 Aaron's Valley Farm Market
17,00064,700
22 The Outlets at Sands Bethlehem 2011 Bethlehem (NC) N/A 129,126 Tommy Hilfiger Dress BarnCharming Charlie
N/AN/AN/A
23 Walnut Plaza 1978 Walnutport 11 104,918 Rite Aid Pathmark
21,00055,550
24 Wegman's Food Market 2001 Hanover Twp. (NC) 22 115,000 Wegman's Food Market 115,00025 Wegman's Food Market 2002 Lower Nazareth Twp. 15 110,000 Wegman's Food Market 110,00026 Wind Gap Plaza 1994 Wind Gap 21 179,971 K-Mart
Giant Food Stores94,84137,500
N/A = not available.Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
TABLE 46
(as of May 2013)
MAJOR SHOPPING AREAS (75,000 Square Feet or More) —
Major Tenants
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
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21) Name (Acres) Sites Municipality1 512 Industrial Park 77 N East Allen Twp.2 Allentown Commerce Park 96 Y Allentown3 Arcadia East Industrial Park 129 N East Allen Twp.4 Arcadia West Industrial Park 210 N Weisenberg Twp.5 Bethlehem Business Park 125 N Hanover Twp. (NC)6 Bethlehem Commerce Center 1,573 Y Bethlehem (NC)7 Charles Chrin Properties (Hollow Road IP)* 125 N Lower Nazareth Twp.8 Chrin Commerce Center 170 N Palmer Twp.9 Forks Industrial Park 397 Y Forks Twp.
10 Fort James III 120 Y Forks Twp.11 Greenfield Industrial Park* 84 N Lower Nazareth Twp.12 Greentree Industrial Park 80 Y Lower Macungie Twp.13 Hecktown Road Business Park 121 N Lower Nazareth Twp.14 Iron Run Corporate Center 533 Y Upper Macungie Twp.15 LVIP I 259 N Bethlehem (LC)16 LVIP II 138 N Hanover Twp. (LC)17 LVIP III 378 N Hanover Twp. (LC)18 LVIP IV 378 N Hanover Twp. (NC)19 LVIP V 177 N Bethlehem Twp.20 LVIP VI 195 N Bethlehem Twp.21 LVIP VII 958 Y Bethlehem (NC)22 Lehigh Valley Corporate Center 105 N Hanover Twp. (NC)23 Lehigh Valley South Industrial Park 116 N Lower Macungie Twp.24 Lehigh Valley West II Industrial Park 254 N Upper Macungie Twp.25 Lehigh Valley West Industrial Park 337 N Upper Macungie Twp.26 Liberty Business Center 575 N Upper Macungie Twp.27 Macungie Crossings (Opus East) 89 N Lower Macungie Twp.28 Majestic Bethlehem Center* 527 Y Bethlehem (NC)29 Mill Run Industrial Park 157 Y Upper Macungie Twp.30 North Whitehall Industrial Park 77 N North Whitehall Twp.31 Northampton Development Center 199 Y Northampton32 Palmer Industrial Park 103 N Palmer Twp.33 Portland Industrial Park LP 96 Y Portland34 Prologis Park 33 173 N Lower Nazareth Twp.35 Slatebelt Industrial Park 120 N Plainfield Twp.36 Stabler Corporate Center 545 N Upper Saucon Twp.37 Tek Park 137 N Upper Macungie Twp.38 The Crossings (Haaf Tercha Industrial Park) 201 N Upper Macungie Twp.39 West Hills Business Center 240 N Weisenberg Twp.40 West Park Business Center 92 Y Upper Macungie Twp.41 William Penn Business Center 135 Y Upper Macungie Twp.
1These may include offices (see Table 50 for office buildings).Sources: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation.
TABLE 48INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PARKS1
(as of May 2013)
*=proposed
(50 ACRES OR MORE)
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Map No.(see
Figure 22) Establishment Name Products Employees
1 Air Products Industrial gases and chemicals 3,500*
2 B. Braun Disposable surgical and medical supplies 1,942*
3 Mack Trucks Heavy-duty trucks and related components 1,900*
4 Crayola Crayons, markers, etc. 1,100*
5 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Lighting control devices 1,100*
6 Victaulic Co. Pipe couplings, fittings and castings 1,000**
7 LSI (formerly Agere) Electronic components 900**
8 Bosch Rexroth Industrial hydraulic components and systems 600**
9 Just Born Candy 500**
10 C.F. Martin and Company Musical instruments 486**
11 Kraft Foods, Inc. Food production 350**
TABLE 49LARGEST MANUFACTURERS
**Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal 2011 Book of Lists
Note: Employee figures reflect all facilities, divisions and subsidiaries of listed company within Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Sources: *The Morning Call, Inc., copyright February 3, 2013
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Map No. Total(see Figure 23) Establishment Name Sq. Ft. Municipality
1 Air Products and Chemicals Inc. 1,142,700 Upper Macungie Twp.2 Allentown Medical Center 77,000 Allentown3 Alpha Building 78,800 Easton4 Bethworks Now 450,000 Bethlehem (NC)5 Butz Corporate Center 77,450 Allentown6 Cedar Crest Professional Park 583,000 Salisbury Twp.7 Crayola Headquarters 268,300 Forks Twp.8 D & B Corporate Offices 179,800 Upper Saucon Twp.9 FL Smidth 216,200 Bethlehem (LC)
10 GSE Realty 275,200 Bethlehem Twp.11 Guardian Life Insurance Company 183,100 Hanover Twp. (NC)12 Hanover Office Plaza 104,000 Hanover Twp. (LC)13 Hartford 213,500 Upper Macungie Twp.14 Integrated Health Campus 225,100 Upper Macungie Twp.15 James River/Dixie-Northern, Inc. 312,437 Forks Twp.16 Lehigh Valley Health Network 239,300 Allentown17 LSI Corporation 516,300 Hanover Twp. (LC)18 Martin Tower Complex (vacant) 631,023 Bethlehem (LC)19 Olympus America 338,449 Upper Saucon Twp.20 One Imperial Plaza 123,000 Upper Macungie Twp.21 One Windsor Plaza 130,000 Upper Macungie Twp.22 PPL Corporation 138,200 Allentown23 Paragon Centre 80,000 South Whitehall Twp.24 RMS Service Center 80,216 Bethlehem (NC)25 Roma Corporate Center 263,000 South Whitehall Twp.26 Saucon Valley Plaza 87,000 Upper Saucon Twp.27 Sovereign Bank 104,000 Bethlehem (NC)28 Sovereign Building 80,000 Allentown29 The Morning Call 243,800 Allentown30 Two Windsor Plaza 165,000 Upper Macungie Twp.31 Verizon 116,200 Allentown32 Victaulic Company of America Headquarters 93,800 Forks Twp.33 Winchester Corporate Center 83,100 South Whitehall Twp.34 Winchester Plaza Corporate Center 155,000 South Whitehall Twp.
*For government buildings, see Table 51.Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
TABLE 50MAJOR OFFICE BUILDINGS
(as of May 2013)(75,000 SQUARE FEET OR MORE)*
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Map No.(see Figure 24) Facility Name Municipality
1 Allentown City Hall Allentown 2 Bangor Area High School Upper Mt. Bethel Twp.3 Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School Bethlehem Twp.4 Bethlehem Catholic High School Bethlehem (NC)5 Bethlehem City Hall Bethlehem (NC)6 Braden Airpark Forks Twp.7 Career Institute of Technology Forks Twp.8 Catasauqua High School Allen Twp.9 Cedar Crest College Allentown
10 Cedarbrook County Home/Cedarview Apartments South Whitehall Twp.11 Central Catholic High School Allentown12 DeSales University Upper Saucon Twp.13 Easton Area High School Palmer Twp.14 Easton Hospital Wilson 15 Emmaus High School Emmaus16 Flying "M" Aerodrome Heidelberg Twp.17 Freedom High School Bethlehem Twp.18 Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Allentown19 Gracedale County Home Upper Nazareth Twp.20 KidsPeace Hospital North Whitehall Twp.21 Lafayette College Easton 22 Lehigh Carbon Community College North Whitehall Twp.23 Lehigh Career and Technical Institute North Whitehall Twp.24 Lehigh County Courthouse Allentown25 Lehigh County Government Center Allentown26 Lehigh University Bethlehem (NC)27 Lehigh Valley Hospital Center - 17th and Chew Streets Allentown28 Lehigh Valley Hospital Center - Cedar Crest and I-78 Salisbury Twp.29 Lehigh Valley Hospital Center - Muhlenberg Bethlehem (LC)30 Lehigh Valley International Airport Hanover Twp. (LC)31 Liberty High School Bethlehem (NC)32 Louis E. Dieruff High School Allentown33 Moravian College Bethlehem (NC)34 Muhlenberg College Allentown35 Nazareth Area High School Upper Nazareth Twp.36 Northampton Area High School Northampton37 Northampton Community College Bethlehem Twp.38 Northampton County Government Center Easton 39 Northern Lehigh High School Slatington 40 Northwestern Lehigh High School Heidelberg Twp.41 Notre Dame High School Bethlehem Twp.42 Parkland High School South Whitehall Twp.43 Pen Argyl High School Pen Argyl44 Penn State University, Lehigh Valley Campus Upper Saucon Twp.45 Pius X High School Roseto46 Queen City Airport Allentown47 Sacred Heart Hospital Allentown48 Salisbury High School Salisbury Twp.49 Saucon Valley High School Lower Saucon Twp.50 Slate Belt Medical Center Washington Twp. (NC)51 Slatington Airport Slatington 52 Southern Lehigh High School Upper Saucon Twp.53 St. Luke's University Health Network Fountain Hill54 St. Luke's University Health Network - Allentown Campus Allentown55 St. Luke's University Health Network - Riverside Campus Bethlehem Twp.56 U.S. Federal Building and Court House Allentown57 Whitehall-Coplay Educational Campus Whitehall Twp.58 William Allen High School Allentown59 Wilson Area High School Wilson
TABLE 51
(as of May 2013)
Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
MAJOR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AIRPORTS
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Map No.(see Figure 25)
1 Bear Swamp Archery Complex 244 3 Archery Complex, Bear Swamp elevated boardwalk, hunting
2 Bob Rodale Cycling & Fitness Park 104 5 Valley Preferred Cycling Center (Velodrome), field sports, nature trails, playground, picnicking, biking
3 Cedar Creek Parkway 105 7 Swimming, picnicking, active recreation, Lake Muhlenberg, rose garden,tennis, basketball, special events (Mayfair)
4 Cedar Creek Parkway East 37 1 Passive recreation, fishing, museum, little league soccer, memorial trees
5 Cedar Creek Parkway West 154 0 Field sports, playground, picnicking, soccer complex
6 Coca-Cola Park 26 1 IronPigs AAA minor league baseball, Philadelphia Phillies affiliate
7 Delaware Canal State Park 75 4 Delaware Canal, hiking, picnicking, passive recreation
8 Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 1,171 9 Slateford Living Farm, ski and hiking trails, scenic overlooks, nature study
9 Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom 187 5 Amusement park - rides, games of chance, water rides
10 Dutch Springs 95 4 Scuba diving
11 Earl F Hunsicker Bicentennial Park 5 8 Field sports, special events, Elite Championship Tournament Baseball (ECTB)
12 Hackett's Park 96 1 Walking, tot lot, picnicking, baseball
13 Hugh Moore Park 232 9 Historic area, hiking, biking, canal boat rides, canoeing, fishing, picnicking
14 Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center 1,130 7 Historic area, fishing, hiking, picnicking, nature study, equestrian and crosscountry ski trails, biking
15 Jordan Creek Parkway 298 5 Fishing, nature study, tennis, walking, biking, field sports, picnicking, fitnesstrail
16 Leaser Lake 303 9 Hunting, hiking, nature study, boating, fishing, picnicking
17 Lehigh Canal Park (various parks) 396 8 Hiking, fishing, ice skating, canoeing, biking, picnicking, nature study
18 Lehigh Gap Nature Center 750 0Hiking, walking, biking, nature study and photography; fishing, canoeing,kayaking in the Lehigh River Approximately 10 acres are in Lehigh County and the remainder are in Carbon County
19 Lehigh Uplands Preserve 445 2 Hiking, nature study
20 Lehigh Valley Zoo 31 4 Animal exhibits, special events, educational programs, parties, day camps, parkrental
21 Little Lehigh Parkway 472 6 Trout fishing, picnicking, passive recreation, horseback riding, biking, joggingand walking
22 Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum 54 9 Historic site, museum, picnicking, walking, bike trail, fishing
23 Louise W Moore Park 109 7 Picnic and play areas, tennis, field sports, ice skating, walkways, BMX track, horseback riding
24 Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary 197 7 Hiking, nature study, wildlife viewing, nature center with natural historycollection
25 Minsi Lake 287 1 Fishing, boating, nature trails, picnicking, hunting
26 Monocacy Complex 294 4 Swimming, active recreation, ice skating, 18-hole and 9-hole municipal golfcourses, tennis, fishing
27 Pool Wildlife Sanctuary 70 5 Headquarters of Wildlands Conservancy - nature study, nature trails
28 PPL Martins Creek Environmental Preserve and Public Boat Access Area
225 5 Hiking, nature study, bird watching, boat launch for Delaware River, picnicking, fishing
29 Robert Rodale Reserve 449 0 Nature study, hiking
30 Saucon Park 125 4 Fishing, field sports, swimming, walking
31 State Game Lands 11,082 6 Hunting
32 Trexler Memorial Park 134 7 Jogging, walking, biking, passive recreation
33 Trexler Nature Preserve 1,093 2 Lehigh Valley Zoo, picnicking, scenic drive, hiking
34 Trout Creek Parkway 74 3 Swimming, picnicking, intensive recreation, field sports, bike and walkingpaths
35 Wayne A Grube Memorial Park 202 5 Walking, biking, picknicking, sand volleyball, playgrounds, baseball
Site Name Acres Facilities/Activities
TABLE 52MAJOR PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION SITES*
(as of May 2013)
Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
* The sites include facilities that are open to the public and have a heavy usage and a regional or broader user group. For more information on recreation facilities in Lehigh and Northampton counties, please consult the following LVPC reports: (1) Lehigh County Parks Guide ; (2) Bike Rides The Lehigh Valley; (3) Lehigh Valley Trails Inventory - 2009; (4) Parks, Open Space
and Outdoor Recreation - 2008; (5) Lehigh Valley Greenways Plan .
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Map No. No. of Open to
(see Figure 26) Name Holes Acreage Public1 AMGC Benner Fairways 18 147.5 Yes
2 Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course 27 236.4 Yes
3 Brookside Country Club 18 200.2 No
4 The Club at Morgan Hill 18 167.9 Yes
5 Green Pond Country Club 18 128.3 Yes
6 Indian Creek Golf Club 9 85.0 Yes
7 Iron Lakes Country Club 18 126.7 Yes
8 Lehigh Country Club 18 251.3 No
9 Locust Valley Country Club 18 100.7 Yes
10 Northampton Country Club 18 174.3 No
11 Olde Homestead Golf Club 27 233.0 Yes
12 Riverview Country Club 18 148.6 Yes
13 Saucon Valley Country Club 60 637.9 No
14 Sawmill Golf Course 18 74.4 Yes
15 Shepherd Hills Country Club 18 114.3 Yes
16 Silver Creek Country Club 27 270.1 No
17 Southmoore Golf Course 18 174.9 Yes
18 Tumblebrook Golf Course 9 71.4 No
19 Wedgewood Golf Course 18 167.0 Yes
20 Whitetail Golf Club 18 140.3 Yes
21 Willow Brook Golf Course 18 89.8 Yes
22 Woodland Hills Country Club 18 161.0 Yes
23 Woodstone Golf Club 18 202.0 No
TABLE 53GOLF COURSES
Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
(as of May 2013)
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Map No. Sleeping(See Figure 28) Hotel/Motel Municipality Rooms
1 Best Western Hanover Twp. (NC) 1922 Best Western Allentown Inn & Suites Upper Macungie Twp. 743 Bethlehem Sands Casino Bethlehem (NC) 3004 Comfort Inn Bethlehem Twp. 1125 Comfort Inn Palmer Twp. 796 Comfort Inn Upper Macungie Twp. 1277 Comfort Suites Bethlehem (NC) 1248 Comfort Suites South Whitehall Twp. 1219 Courtyard by Marriott Bethlehem (LC) 107
10 Courtyard by Marriott Bethlehem Twp. 13811 Extended Stay America Hanover Twp. (NC) 10412 Fairfield Inn Bethlehem (LC) 10413 Hampton Inn Hanover Twp. (NC) 11014 Hampton Inn Lower Nazareth Twp. 9715 Hampton Inn Upper Macungie Twp. 12416 Hawthorn Suites Upper Macungie Twp. 6417 Hilton Garden Inn Hanover Twp. (LC) 10718 Hilton Garden Inn West Upper Macungie Twp. 11119 Hilton Homewood Suites Bethlehem (LC) 11320 Hilton Homewood Suites Upper Macungie Twp. 10721 Holiday Inn Allentown 22422 Holiday Inn Upper Macungie Twp. 18323 Holiday Inn Express Bethlehem (NC) 8024 Holiday Inn Express Hanover Twp. (NC) 10025 Holiday Inn Express Palmer Twp. 7726 Holiday Inn Express South Whitehall Twp. 7027 Hotel Bethlehem Bethlehem (NC) 12828 Howard Johnson South Whitehall Twp. 5829 Hyatt Place Bethlehem (NC) 12430 Knight's Inn Hanover Twp. (LC) 10531 Quality Inn Easton 8632 Quality Inn South Whitehall Twp. 8033 Ramada Inn Whitehall Twp. 12234 Red Roof Inn Hanover Twp. (LC) 11535 Residence Inn Bethlehem (LC) 12036 Rodeway Inn South Whitehall Twp. 28237 Scottish Inn Hanover Twp. (LC) 10738 Sheraton Inn Hanover Twp. (LC) 14739 Sleep Inn Upper Macungie Twp. 6240 Staybridge Suites Hanover Twp. (LC) 10841 Staybridge Suites Upper Macungie Twp. 8442 TownePlace Suites by Marriott Lower Nazareth Twp. 8643 Value Place Bethlehem Twp. 12444 Wingate by Wyndham Lower Macungie Twp. 105
5,192Source: Lehigh Valley Planning CommissionTOTAL ROOMS
TABLE 55MAJOR HOTELS/MOTELS
(50 UNITS OR MORE)(as of May 2013)
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Number Total Acres Average Total PercentMap No. of in Price Municipal in Ag.
(see Figure 29) Farms Ag. Easements Per Acre Total Cost Acres EasementsLehigh County 222,972 9.17%Heidelberg Twp. 36 3,015.40 $2,948 8,889,315$ 15,823 19.06%Lower Macungie Twp. 6 446.35 $3,800 1,696,130$ 14,376 3.10%Lower Milford Twp. 38 2,848.13 $3,361 9,572,340$ 12,620 22.57%Lowhill Twp. 5 479.68 $3,383 1,622,566$ 9,037 5.31%Lynn Twp. 86 7,101.23 $3,467 24,621,698$ 26,700 26.60%North Whitehall Twp. 2 242.70 $4,350 1,055,745$ 18,260 1.33%South Whitehall Twp. 1 71.14 $3,000 213,420$ 11,040 0.64%Upper Macungie Twp. 8 795.18 $3,200 2,544,576$ 16,797 4.73%Upper Milford Twp. 12 714.49 $3,150 2,250,644$ 11,526 6.20%Upper Saucon Twp. 7 343.22 $4,657 1,598,425$ 15,784 2.17%Washington Twp. 4 442.00 $3,963 1,751,425$ 15,178 2.91%Weisenberg Twp. 46 3,944.83 $3,459 13,643,881$ 17,167 22.98%Total 251 20,444.35 $3,404 69,460,164$ 184,306 11.09%Northampton County 241,438 5.32%Allen Twp. 5 706.61 $3,992 2,820,646$ 7,207 9.80%Bushkill Twp. 5 339.57 $5,960 2,023,701$ 16,477 2.06%East Allen Twp. 6 326.42 $4,868 1,589,121$ 9,319 3.50%Forks Twp. 3 206.07 $9,103 1,875,924$ 7,876 2.62%Lehigh Twp. 5 660.76 $3,354 2,216,321$ 19,074 3.46%Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 28 3,591.68 $3,095 11,116,378$ 15,760 22.79%Lower Nazareth Twp. 7 670.98 $5,940 3,985,909$ 8,681 7.73%Moore Twp. 16 1,371.87 $5,854 8,030,584$ 24,111 5.69%Plainfield Twp. 29 2,472.50 $5,091 12,586,645$ 15,695 15.75%Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 9 1,132.80 $3,749 4,246,993$ 28,166 4.02%Upper Nazareth Twp. 2 329.27 $5,200 1,712,204$ 4,783 6.88%Washington Twp. 2 394.25 $3,680 1,450,840$ 11,501 3.43%Williams Twp. 7 633.20 $8,584 5,435,479$ 11,923 5.31%Total 124 12,835.98 $4,872 59,090,746$ 180,572 7.11%Lehigh Valley 375 33,280.33 $4,138 128,550,910$ 464,410 7.17%
TABLE 56AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PURCHASES
(as of April 2013)
Sources: Agricultural Land Preservation Boards of Lehigh and Northampton counties.
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