Hanover Township | |
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.JPG) Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township in March 2014 | |
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 Location of Hanover Township inLehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates:40°38′30″N75°27′29″W / 40.64167°N 75.45806°W /40.64167; -75.45806 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Area | |
• Township | 4.24 sq mi (10.97 km2) |
| • Land | 4.20 sq mi (10.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Population | |
• Township | 1,571 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 1,588 |
| • Density | 377.6/sq mi (145.78/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US:68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18109 |
| Area code | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-077-32400 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Catasauqua Area |
| Website | www |
Hanover Township is atownship inLehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the2010 census, the township had a population of 1,571.[2] It is a suburb ofAllentown andBethlehem and part of theLehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populousmetropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Hanover Township is home ofLehigh Valley International Airport, the fourth-largest airport in Pennsylvania, with 851,000 passengers annually as of 2020.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.71%, are water.[1] TheLehigh River drains it and separates it from Whitehall Township.
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As of 2022, there were 17.31 miles (27.86 km) of public roads in Hanover Township, of which 7.33 miles (11.80 km) were maintained by thePennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 9.98 miles (16.06 km) were maintained by the township.[4]
U.S. Route 22 crosses the township east-to-west and interchanges in the township with Airport Road, which extends northeast towardBath asPennsylvania Route 987 and south into Allentown. Other local roads of note include Catasauqua Road, Dauphin Street, Irving Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, Postal Road, Race Street, and Schoenersville Road (pronounced "SHAY-nerz-vil.") The latter two roads intersect Route 987 in the village ofSchoenersville on the border withNorthampton County.
Lehigh Valley International Airport is located in Hanover Township. It is the fourth most heavily trafficked airport inPennsylvania with 851,000 passengers annually as of 2020.
The township has a hot-summerhumid continental climate (Dfa) and thehardiness zone is 7a.
Climate data forAllentown, Pennsylvania atLehigh Valley International Airport, 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1922–present[b] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) | 81 (27) | 87 (31) | 93 (34) | 97 (36) | 100 (38) | 105 (41) | 100 (38) | 99 (37) | 93 (34) | 81 (27) | 72 (22) | 105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 60.2 (15.7) | 60.6 (15.9) | 70.6 (21.4) | 83.2 (28.4) | 89.3 (31.8) | 92.6 (33.7) | 94.8 (34.9) | 92.8 (33.8) | 89.2 (31.8) | 80.4 (26.9) | 70.9 (21.6) | 61.7 (16.5) | 95.9 (35.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.4 (3.6) | 41.6 (5.3) | 50.8 (10.4) | 63.4 (17.4) | 73.5 (23.1) | 81.9 (27.7) | 86.4 (30.2) | 84.3 (29.1) | 77.4 (25.2) | 65.5 (18.6) | 53.8 (12.1) | 43.1 (6.2) | 63.3 (17.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.1 (−1.1) | 32.4 (0.2) | 40.7 (4.8) | 51.8 (11.0) | 62.0 (16.7) | 70.9 (21.6) | 75.6 (24.2) | 73.6 (23.1) | 66.3 (19.1) | 54.6 (12.6) | 43.9 (6.6) | 35.0 (1.7) | 53.1 (11.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.8 (−5.7) | 23.2 (−4.9) | 30.5 (−0.8) | 40.3 (4.6) | 50.6 (10.3) | 59.9 (15.5) | 64.7 (18.2) | 62.8 (17.1) | 55.2 (12.9) | 43.8 (6.6) | 34.1 (1.2) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 42.8 (6.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 4.2 (−15.4) | 5.9 (−14.5) | 14.1 (−9.9) | 25.9 (−3.4) | 35.3 (1.8) | 46.5 (8.1) | 53.7 (12.1) | 51.1 (10.6) | 39.9 (4.4) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 19.1 (−7.2) | 11.7 (−11.3) | 1.8 (−16.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −15 (−26) | −12 (−24) | −5 (−21) | 12 (−11) | 28 (−2) | 39 (4) | 46 (8) | 41 (5) | 30 (−1) | 21 (−6) | 3 (−16) | −8 (−22) | −15 (−26) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.30 (84) | 2.77 (70) | 3.63 (92) | 3.67 (93) | 3.65 (93) | 4.40 (112) | 5.30 (135) | 4.56 (116) | 4.84 (123) | 4.14 (105) | 3.24 (82) | 3.86 (98) | 47.36 (1,203) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 9.8 (25) | 10.8 (27) | 6.3 (16) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.9 (2.3) | 4.6 (12) | 33.1 (84) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 6.4 (16) | 7.9 (20) | 4.9 (12) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.6 (1.5) | 2.9 (7.4) | 12.4 (31) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 129.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 5.1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 15.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 69 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 43 | 48 | 53 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 42 | 51 |
| Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1981–2010)[5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
As of thecensus[9] of 2000, there were 1,913 people, 892 households, and 498 families residing in the township. The population density was 454.6 inhabitants per square mile (175.5/km2). There were 937 housing units at an average density of 222.7 per square mile (86.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 86.15%White, 5.54%African American, 0.05%Native American, 4.70%Asian, 1.99% fromother races, and 1.57% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 6.12% of the population.
There were 892 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% weremarried couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.1% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,061, and the median income for a family was $41,680. Males had a median income of $31,848 versus $27,014 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $20,265. About 4.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 346 | 48.46% | 361 | 50.56% | 7 | 0.98% |
| 2020 | 303 | 42.08% | 407 | 56.53% | 10 | 1.39% |
| 2016 | 295 | 45.67% | 323 | 50.00% | 28 | 4.33% |
| 2012 | 253 | 42.45% | 337 | 56.54% | 6 | 1.01% |
| 2008 | 227 | 36.38% | 388 | 62.18% | 9 | 1.44% |
| 2004 | 284 | 45.59% | 334 | 53.61% | 5 | 0.80% |
The township is served by theCatasauqua Area School District. High school students in grades nine through 12 attendCatasauqua High School inNorthampton.
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