Macungie, Pennsylvania
Borough
Macungie in April 2011
Macungie in April 2011
Official seal of Macungie, Pennsylvania
Seal
Location of Macungie in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Macungie in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania (right)
Macungie is located in Pennsylvania
Macungie
Macungie
Location of Macungie in Pennsylvania
Macungie is located in the United States
Macungie
Macungie
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′50″N 75°33′09″W / 40.51389°N 75.55250°W / 40.51389; -75.55250
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Area
[1]
 • Borough0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
 • Land0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
400 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Borough3,257
 • Density3,293.23/sq mi (1,271.17/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18062
Area codes610
FIPS code42-46392
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtEast Penn
Websitewww.macungie.pa.us

Macungie /məˈkʌndʒiː/ is the second oldest borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.[3] As of the 2020 census, Macungie had a population of 3,257.[4]

Macungie is a suburb of Allentown, 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.

History

Macungie is derived from "Maguntsche", a place name used as early as 1730[5] to describe the region that is present-day Macungie and Emmaus, Pennsylvania. "Maguntsche" is a Lenape word, meaning either "bear swamp"[3] or "feeding place of the bears".[5] The borough's current seal depicts a bear coming to drink at water near some cattails.[6] The Valentine Weaver House in Macungie was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[7]

Macungie was founded as Millerstown in 1776 by Peter Miller.[3] On November 15, 1857, the village of Millerstown was incorporated as a borough.

During Fries's Rebellion in 1800, the United States Marshals Service began arresting people for tax resistance, and arrests were made without much incident until the marshal reached Millerstown, where a crowd formed to protect a man from arrest. Failing to make that arrest, the marshal arrested a few others and returned to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his prisoners. Two separate groups of rebels independently vowed to liberate the prisoners and marched on Bethlehem. The militia prevailed, and John Fries, leader of the rebellion, and others were arrested. In 1875, the borough was renamed Macungie to avoid confusion with another town by the same name: Millerstown in Perry County, Pennsylvania.[3]

Geography

Macungie is located at 40°30′50″N 75°33′9″W / 40.51389°N 75.55250°W / 40.51389; -75.55250 (40.513945, -75.552491).[8] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land. Macungie is almost completely surrounded by Lower Macungie Township, except for a very small area in the southeast that neighbors Upper Milford Township. Swabia Creek flows from the west through the borough, receives Mountain Creek, and flows out of the borough to the northeast before draining into the Little Lehigh Creek.

Macungie has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zone 6b. Average monthly temperatures range from 29.2 °F (−1.6 °C) in January to 73.8 °F (23.2 °C) in July.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880701—
1890644−8.1%
19006927.5%
191077211.6%
1920768−0.5%
19308429.6%
19408561.7%
195098314.8%
19601,26628.8%
19701,41411.7%
19801,89934.3%
19902,59736.8%
20003,03917.0%
20103,0741.2%
20203,2576.0%
Sources:[9][10][11][2]

As of the 2000 census,[10] there were 3,039 people, 1,366 households, and 835 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,057.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,180.3/km2). There were 1,418 housing units at an average density of 1,426.4 per square mile (550.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.87% White, 1.35% African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 1,366 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $51,721, and the median income for a family was $56,848. Males had a median income of $44,821 versus $34,722 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,965. About 1.7% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Industry

Macungie is the headquarters for the Allen Organ Company, a global manufacturer and distributor of organs. The primary manufacturing facility of Mack Trucks is located in neighboring Lower Macungie Township.

Education

Macungie is served by the East Penn School District. Emmaus High School in Emmaus serves grades nine through twelve. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight. Students in kindergarten through grade five attend either Macungie Elementary School, Shoemaker Elementary School, or Willow Lane Elementary School. Salem Christian School, a private Christian school serving preschool through high school, is located in Macungie.

Transportation

PA Route 100 northbound in Macungie

As of 2022, there were 9.75 miles (15.69 km) of public roads in Macungie, of which 2.03 miles (3.27 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 7.72 miles (12.42 km) were maintained by the borough.[12]

Pennsylvania Route 100 crosses Macungie southeast–northwest as Main Street. Other outlet streets include Church Street to the southwest, Chestnut Street to the southwest and east, Walnut and Lehigh streets east to Brookside Road, and Willow Lane to the north. LANta provides bus service to Macungie with LANtaFlex Route 501, which provides bus service through advance reservations and offers connections to fixed-route buses in Trexlertown, Emmaus, and at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest on Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown.[13]

Norfolk Southern's Reading Line passes through the town; a picnic pavilion known as the Macungie Train Watching Platform is located trackside on Main Street. [14] The site was once the location of the Macungie station.

Recreation and local events

  • Bear Creek Mountain Resort, a locally popular ski resort, is located just west of Macungie in Longswamp Township
  • Das Awkscht Fescht, an antique car festival held annually the beginning of August in Macungie's Memorial Park
  • Macungie Flower Park, located on Main Street next to the Macungie train station, contains over 10,000 flower
  • The Macungie Farmer's Market, held every Thursday evening between May and October in Macungie's Memorial Park
  • Wheels of Time, a hot rod and custom car show, is held annually in Macungie's Memorial Park the weekend prior to Labor Day weekend

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Rev. John Baer Stoudt; Rev. Thomas H. Krick; William J. Dietrich (1914). History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Records of its Families. Vol. 1. Lehigh Valley Publishing Company. p. 659.
  4. ↑ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Macungie borough, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Emmaus Historical Society: History". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Macungie Anniversary Logo". Retrieved June 21, 2008.
  7. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Macungie Borough map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ System Map (Map). LANTA. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  14. ↑ WFMZ-TV (April 10, 2023). "2 hurt after chain-reaction crash involving train, tractor-trailer, pick-up truck in Macungie". WFMZ.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Eagles sign former Emmaus standout Kyzir White to one-year deal," WFMZ, March 26, 2022
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