History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 73

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1158


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TROLLEY LINES.


The establishment and successful operation of a street-railway system in the county-seat of Le- high county quite naturally led to its extension into the several sections of the county for the ac- commodation of the people. Accordingly, all the outlying towns in every direction can now be conveniently reached at all times during the day from early morning to midnight. The sev- eral railways are as follows :


North, to Siegfried, by way of 6th street and 6th Ward through Fullerton and Catasauqua. East, to Bethlehem and Easton, by way of Ritters- ville.


South-east, to South Bethlehem and Hellertown, by way of South Allentown.


South-cast, to Norristown and Philadelphia, by way of Mountainville and Coopersburg.


South, to Macungie, by way of Mountainville, Wald- heim Park and Emaus.


North-west, to Slatington, by way of Fairground, Clifford Park, Schnecksville, and Neffsville.


The following are extensions :


North-east, from Bethlehem to Nazareth.


North-west, from North Catasauqua to Hok- endauqua, Coplay and Egypt.


West, from Egypt to Slatington line near Schnecksville, by way of Ormrod.


IN'est, from Slatington to Emerald and Slate- dale.


The extensive and increasing travel on the trolley lines in the city of Allentown and rad- iating from this great industrial and social cen- tre is shown by the published annual reports of the Lehigh Valley Transit Co. for the last three years :


I9II


1912


1913


Passenger Receipts, . $1,141,138 $1,242,007 $1,431,395


Sale of Electric


Power, etc., . ..


199,641


280,243


333,602


$1.340,779 $1,522,250 $1,764,997


Operating Expenses,


592,458


650,079


740,280


Interest Taxes, etc.,


453,645


497,844


578,144


$1,046,103 $1,147,923 $1,318,424


Surplus, ....


294,676


374,327


446,573


Deductions :


Discount on Bonds,


9,362


12,678


14,132


Dividend, Pref. St.


49,782


99,566


99,566


Deprec'n Reserve, .


106,149


117,360


141,660


165293


229,604


255,358


Net Surplus,


$129,383


$144,723


$191,215


The Allentown and Kutztown Traction Co. was organized in 1895, and merged in the Al- lentown and Reading Traction Co. in 1902; and since then the latter company has conducted passenger traffic between the two county seats. Dorney Park was established along the line in South Whitehall township, two miles southwest of Allentown.


COUNTY BRIDGES.


The following bridges have been erected and maintained across the Lehigh river at points above Allentown as far north as the Gap, those at Allentown being described in the narrative relating to the city :


Biery Bridge .- On March 5, 1824, an Act of Assembly was passed by the Legislature of Pennsylvania to establish and maintain a toll bridge across the Lehigh river at Biery's-Port and in this behalf the following Commissioners were appointed to carry its provisions into effect by securing subscriptions of stock at $25 a share, viz. :


Owen Rice, of Bethlehem.


Jacob Blumer, of Northampton Borough. George Yundt, of South Whitehall.


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Peter Ruch, of North Whitehall.


Frederick Biery and John Sterner, of Han- over.


The response in subscriptions was sufficient to encourage this necessary improvement, and in this behalf an election was held on July 24, 1824, for a president, four managers, and treas- urer of the Company, which resulted as follows: President-Owen Rice of Bethlehem.


Managers-Frederick Biery, Philip Faust, Charles D. Bishop, and George Helfridge.


Treasurer-Joseph Biery.


On the 26th of July, Jacob Blumer was ap- pointed secretary of the Board.


Peter Miller agreed to grant as much land on the western or "Pennsylvania" shore of the river as the Board might deem necessary for the consideration of $10 and "free passage over the bridge for himself and his wife during their natural life-time"; and Frederick Biery agreed to grant sufficient land on the eastern or "Jersey" shore in consideration "that he, his family and sons, as well as those in his employ, should cross free for the term of 20 years."


The Board accepted these offers, and decided that the bridge should be built with two chains, and the passage-way should be 13 feet wide in the clear.


Peter Rumbel agreed to supply all the lumber at the following rates :


White Oak at $13 per 1,000 feet; Pine at $10; Hemlock at $9; Shingles at $7.50; Half-price boards at $5.


Jacob Blumer, the secretary, was also ap- pointed to superintend the construction of the bridge.


The rates of toll were as follows:


For every Coach, Landau, Phaeton, or other pleas- ure carriage with 4 wheels; or every sleigh or sled drawn by 4 horses, .25 cents For carriage with two horses, 183/4 cents


For every 4-horse wagon loaded, 25 cents


For single horse and rider, 614 cents


For every horse or mule, 4 cents


For every head of horned cattle,


2


cents


For foot passengers, . I cent


For all carriages drawn wholly or in part by oxen, two oxen shall be estimated as one horse.


For carriage and 6 horses, 371/2 cents; 5 horses, 311/4 cents ; 3 horses, 20 cents.


The practice of granting passage by the year was common, the rates paid ranging from $1 to $4.50.


The shares of stock were regarded as of great value. The dividends were declared semi-an- nually, being from 75 cents to $1 per share.


When the Crane Iron Works started opera- tions, the rate of toll was fixed at $3 for a weight not exceeding 15,000 tons.


The great freshet of 1841 swept away the


bridge; but a similar chain bridge was im- mediately put up in its place.


The chains were anchored in stone founda- tions on both sides of the river; the ends, and the middle where the chains rested, were topped with a frame cover to protect them from the weather; and these tops at a distance looked like a fortress. The sides of the bridge were open. In the Lehigh Water Gap, there still remains a chain bridge which resembles the con- struction of the old Biery Bridge.


About 1850, this bridge was regarded as un- safe because it swung to and fro while a team passed over it. Therefore, steps were taken to erect another bridge in its place and the follow- ing notice was advertised in the newspapers and posted in the vicinity for the purpose of securing subscriptions of stock :


Notice is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of Assembly, incorporating a company to build a bridge over the river Lehigh under the name of "The President, Managers and Company of the Le- high County Bridge at or near Biery's Mills", books for subscription of stock for said purpose will be opened on Monday, the 26th day of July, at the public house of Nathan Frederick in Biery's Port, to be kept open for three successive days, for 6 hours each day :


Joseph Laubach. Peter Troxell.


George Breinig. Joshua Miller.


Daniel Newhard. David Troxell.


Henry Kurtz. James Gangewere.


David Eberhard. Charles S. Bush.


June 24, 1852. Commissioners.


The bridge was removed in 1852 and a cov- ered wooden bridge was erected in its place with trusses in the centre for support, and a double drive-way. The total cost was $14,954. It was destroyed by the great flood of 1862, but immediately rebuilt in the same style. The trusses however were at the ends, and there was only one drive-way. The total cost was $5, 161. The dividends were about 12 per cent. per an- num.


This bridge was maintained by the company until 1892, when it was purchased by the county authorities; then a new iron bridge was sub- stituted at the joint cost of the county, the Le- high Valley R. R. Co. and the A. & B. Rapid Transit Co., amounting to $19,000, which was paid as follows: County, $10,500; L. V. R. R. Co., $8,000; Rapid Transit Co., $500.


The trolley line from Allentown to the west end of the bridge, and from the east end to Sieg- fried, was built in 1891, and for thirteen months the passengers traveling to and fro walked across a temporary structure.


Crane Iron Co. Bridge .- About 1845, the Crane Iron Co. felt the necessity of a separate bridge for its use, because iron ore beds were dis-


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covered at different places in Whitehall and South Whitehall townships, and the hauling of the ore around by way of the Biery Bridge came to be considered as a serious item, and they therefore determined to erect a public bridge up the river half a mile above the Biery Bridge. But they found a statute of Pennsylvania in the way which interfered with their project, be- cause it was too near the bridge mentioned, and . the Legislature would not grant another charter which would disturb vested rights. To avoid this objection, they purchased land on both sides of the river where the bridge was desired, and erected a private bridge for themselves. But the traveling public soon discovered that this bridge could be used free from any charges of toll, and it came to be used therefore as a gen- eral highway; indeed, at times the teams be- came so numerous that they extended in a con- tinuous row from the entrance of the Fairview Cemetery across the bridge to the Company's office.


A statute provided that as soon as the Crane Iron Co. acquired the majority of the stock of the Biery Bridge Co., they could then charge toll for passing over their private bridge.


When the Catasauqua & Fogelsville R. R. was constructed in 1857, this bridge was streng- thened so that the company could lay a railroad track on it, and haul cars loaded with iron ore over it, drawn by a small locomotive, to their works. This engine was named "Hercules." The bridge was swept away by the flood of 1862, and a covered wooden bridge was im- mediately erected in its place. Later an iron bridge was substituted by the company.


Pine St. Bridge .- In 1906-07, the county authorities erected a superior iron bridge across the river, a short distance above the Crane Iron Co. Bridge, at Pine street, to facilitate inter- communication between Catasauqua and West Catasauqua. This bridge had been agitated for many years, but it was realized at last. It is now much appreciated for its great utility. The abutment at the eastern end was constructed at the cost of the borough of Catasauqua, and that at the western end by the township of White- hall.


Hokendauqua Bridge .- This is an iron struc- ture, spanning the Lehigh river and connecting Hokendauqua with North Catasauqua, which was placed there at the joint expense of Lehigh and Northampton counties. The papers relat- ing to its establishment could not be found in the Quarter Sessions' office.


Coplay Bridge .- At the outlet of the Hoken- dauqua creek in the Lehigh river, a covered


wooden two-span bridge, 490 feet long, was erceted across the river in 1855, pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Assembly passed April 5, 1855. Upon its completion a charter was issued to the Hokendauqua Bridge Co., dated April I, 1856, which included the names of the stock- holders, and the number of shares taken by each, as follows :


Solomon Baer, .20


Stephen Balliet, 8


Adam Laubach, 10


Charles Ritter, 4


Edward Schreiber, .. 20


J. B. Clement, 4


John Laubach, .10


R. S. Levan, 8


David Fretz, 4


Aaron Bailliet, 8


Jacob Schreiber, 10


Lewis A. Buckley, 4


Samuel Laubach, .20


Adam Johnson,


7


Jacob Beil, .10


O. L. Schreiber, 1


Peter Beil,


0


Joseph Brown,


8


John Engler, 6


Caroline Hemphill,


4


Joseph Laubach, 5


Elizabeth Schwartz, 4


George Kemmerer, 4 David Young, 4


Jacob Mickley, 4


George Schrader, 8


Reuben Young, 2 Daniel Rudolph, 4


Reuben Dewalt, 2


John Kleppinger, 2


Leslie Miller,


4


David Bliem, 2


Edward Stadler, 4


The name of the creek was naturally given to this bridge for identification.


The toll charged was similar to the rates for the other bridges across this river. It was in use until the flood of 1862 swept it away. But it was immediately rebuilt by the stockholders, who signed an agreement dated June 27, 1862, agreeing to contribute $20 a share. This re- built bridge has been maintained until the pres- ent time, and it was conducted as a toll bridge until it was declared free by the joint action of the two counties, Northampton and Lehigh, in 1892. The total cost to the county was $10,525.


It connects the two boroughs, Coplay and Northampton. It is one of the two covered wooden bridges still remaining across the river along the boundary line of Lehigh county.


Siegfried's Bridge (See Whitehall township).


Cherry-Ford Bridge .- In 1826, a company was formed for building a bridge across the Le- high at Cherry-Ford, then called "Kuntz's Ford, (a mile and a half north of Laury's), but the project failed. A second effort was made in 1882 to secure a bridge at this point, which resulted shortly after in the erection of the present iron bridge.


Slatington Bridge .- The bridge across the river, connecting Slatington and Walnutport, was erected in 1854 by a stock-company, called the Slatington Bridge Co., at a cost of $12,000. It was a covered wooden structure, and toll was charged until 1893, when it was purchased joint- ly by Lehigh and Northampton counties. In 19II, it was torn down, and a substantial iron bridge was put up in its stead. It was swept


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away by the flood of 1862 and immediately re- built.


Lehigh Gap Bridge .- A company was in- corporated for the building of a bridge across the river at the Lehigh-gap on Feb. 14, 1825, by John D. Bauman (who owned a grist-mill on the eastern bank of the river), John Rice, Chris- topher Kern, and Dr. James Jameson. On Mar. 18, 1826, the name adopted was the Lehigh Water-Gap Bridge Co. Thirty-five citizens subscribed for stock amounting to $7,500. A chain bridge was erected in that year, a portion of the iron having been manufactured at Little- Gap, and another at the Maria Furnace near Weissport. It has continued as a toll-bridge from that time until now, nearly 90 years. It was never swept away by any of the floods pass- ing down the river, but it was damaged by the floods of 1841, 1857, and 1862.


In Gordon's "Gazetteer of Penna" (1832) mention is made of an unfinished bridge at this point which was begun in 1818, and washed away by high-water in April, 1819.


Railroad Bridges .- A number of bridges have been placed across the river by railroad com- panies for the accommodation of their traffic:


A superior and attractive, elevated iron struc- ture at the gap by the Lehigh and New England R. R. Co.


An iron structure at Slatington to form a con- nection with the L. V. R. R., by the L. & N. E. R. R.


An iron structure at Catasauqua by the Crane Iron Co., to connect the furnace with the L. V. R. R. and the C. & F. R. R.


Two iron structures by the C. R. R. of N. J., one at the upper end of Allentown, and one at the lower end to connect that railroad directly with the city.


POST OFFICES.


The following post-offices have been established in Lehigh county. The table shows the time when established; also the changes and discon- tinuances:


Name.


Time.


Changed to


Discontinued, Etc.


Allentown,


Jan. 1, 1803.


Emaus,


Mar. 5, 1806.


Fogelsville,


Jan. 28, 1820.


Lynnville,


Feb. 2, 1820.


Jacksonville,


Feb. 4 ,1820.


Trexlertown,


July 26, 1821.


Stahler's,


Dec. 10, 1825,


Aug. 28, 1849.


North Whitehall,


Apr. 4, 1826,


Ballietsville, Mar. 7, 1876.


Macungie,


Sept. 19, 1827.


Fryburgh,


Nov. 27, 1827,


Coopersburg, June 25, 1832.


Rittersville,


Mar. 8, 1828,


Lowhill,


Nov. 28, 1828,


Germansville, Nov. 4, 1846,


South Whitehall,


Apr. 26, 1830,


Walbert's, Oct. 24, 1895.


Weissenberg,


Re-establd. Mar. 20, 1850.


Lowhill Port,


Jan. 7, 1831,


Hynemansville, Apr. 17, 1848, Claussville, Feb. 6, 1834.


Re-estbd. Feb. 8, 1850. Nov. 17, 1836; re-estd. Feb. 3, 1837.


Claussville,


Feb. 6, 1834.


Breinigsville,


Mar. 29, 1839.


Seiberlingsville,


Feb. 2, 1841.


Saucon Valley, Friedensville,


Feb. 16, 1843,


Craneville,


Catasauqua, Aug. 10, 1846.


Wescosville, Ruchsvílle,


July 16, 1846,


Re-estd. June 21, 1853.


Catasauqua,


Aug. 10, 1846.


Saegersville, July 20, 1849,


Re-estd. 1852-62; Re-estd. 1884.


Hynemansville,


April 17, 1848,


From Weissenberg.


Centre Valley,


June 9, 1849,


From Coopersburg.


Hosensack,


Aug. 29, 1849.


Eisenhart,


Dec. 19, 1849,


From Kern's Mill, Changed to Orefield.


Orefield,


Jan. 8, 1850,


Dillingersville,


Aug. 28, 1851,


Slatington,


Sept. 23, 1851.


Shimersville,


Jan. 30, 1854,


Shoenersville,


May 29, 1854,


Schnecksville,


July 11, 1855.


Slatedale,


Mar. 4, 1856,


Laury's Station,


July 17, 1856.


Whitehall Station,


July 23, 1856,


Hensingersville,


May 13, 1858,


Steinsville,


May 21, 1858.


Lyon Valley,


May 28, 1858.


Ruppsville,


June 10, 1858,


Lehigh Valley,


July 17, 1858,


Neffs,


June 25, 1860.


Litzenberg, May 10, 1862. Rockdale, Mar. 22, 1871.


June 30, 1899. Sept. 29, 1906. Re-established.


New Tripoli,


Jan. 7, 1831.


Coopersburg,


June 25, 1832,


Centre Valley, June 9, 1849,


Kern's Mill, Somerville,


Feb. 8, 1833,


Eisenhart, Dec. 19, 1849, Kern's Mill, Feb. 3, 1837.


Heidelberg,


July 2, 1836,


July 11, 1837.


Aug. 25, 1841,


July 16, 1861. Mar. 15, 1910.


July 24, 1844, Dec. 3, 1845.


Mechanicsboro, Sept. 4, 1849, From Craneville.


Germansville,


Nov. 4, 1846,


From Eisenhart.


Aug. 15, 1906.


From Zionsville.


Dec. 31, 1907.


Mar. 27, 1857; Re-estd. June 8, 1883.


Re-estd. as Cementon, Feb. 27, 1891.


Siegfried's Bridge (Northampton Co.), March 16, 1860, Alburtis, Feb. 27, 1868.


Saegersville,


Dec. 18, 1828,


June 28, 1830,


Feb. 8, 1833,


INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.


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HISTORY OF LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.


Name.


Time.


Changed to


Discontinued, Etc.


Vera Cruz,


Feb. 8, 1861.


Litzenberg,


May 10, 1362.


Hokendauqua,


July 3, 1862.


Weidasville,


July 12, 1862,


Apr. 15, 1907. July 31, 1905.


Hynemansville,


July 22, 1862,


Lanark,


July 25, 1862.


Dec. 15, 1869.


Wennersville,


Nov. 12, 1862,


Guth's Station, May 23, 1871.


Seipstown,


Nov. 14, 1862,


Locust Valley,


Feb. 4, 1863,


Lehigh Furnace,


Oct. 10, 1864,


Limeport,


Apr. 17, 1867.


Alburtis,


Feb. 27, 1968,


From Hensingersville.


Oswaldsville,


Mar. 7, 1870,


Mosserville, Dec. 7, 1871.


Lynnport,


Mar. 8, 1870.


Coplay,


Mar. 8, 1870,


5, 1870,


Mountainville,


July 25, 1870,


Egypt, Dec. 15, 1870.


Rockdale, Mar. 22, 1871,


From Lehigh Valley.


Guth's Station,


Mar. 23, 1871,


From Wennersville,


Mosserville,


Dec. 7, 1871,


From Oswaldsville,


East Texas,


Mar. 12, 1872.


Jordan,


Aug. 2, 1872.


Ferndale, Feb. 19, :873.


Stine's Corner,


Aug. 21, 1874.


Best, Tune 3, 1875.


Ballietsville,


Mar. 7, 1876,


From N. Whitehall.


Zionsville (Station),


Oct. 18, 1877.


Sigmund,


May 2.1, 7r$1,


Mar. 15, 1908.


Corning,


Tune 4, 1883.


Stetlersville,


Tan. II, 1884.


Deibertsville,


Feb. 5. 1885,


Newside, Apr. 20, 1901.


Old Zionsville,


Jan. 28, 1886.


Werley's Corner,


Sept. 22, 1887,


June 15, 1904. Oct. 27, 1892.


Cetronia,


Jan. 30, 1888,


May 31, 1907.


Wanamaker,


Apr. 10, 1888.


Newhard,


July 17, 1889,


Jan. 14, 1906.


Powder Valley,


Oct. 19, 1889.


Dillinger,


Dec. 28, 1889,


Apr. 14, 1904.


Plover,


Mar. 6, 1890,


Feb. 28, 1905.


Minnich,


June 21, 1890,


Nov. 30, 1904.


Schadt's,


Aug. 27, 1890,


Nov. 30, 1901.


Cementon,


Feb. 27, 1891.


Switzer,


Apr. 29, 1891.


Rising Sun,


May II, 1891,


Feb. 28, 1906. Apr. 30, 1908.


Emerald,


Tune 5, 1891.


Hoffman,


Tune 18, 1891.


Mickleys,


Feb. 2, 1892,


Sept. 29, 1900.


Haafsville,


Tune 28, 1892,


June 30, 1905.


Minesite,


June 16, 1893,


June 30, 1903.


Ringer's,


June 26, 1893,


Nov. 30, 1904.


Jordan Valley,


Tuly 3, 1893,


Aug. 31, 1906.


Lehigh Furnace,


July 3, 1893,


Tune 30, 1906.


Standard,


Aug. 21, 1893,


June 5, 1904.


Fullerton,


Nov. 9, 1894,


From Ferndale, From South Whitehall,


Apr. 15, 19II.


Eckert,


Nov. 5, 1897,


Mar. 31, 19II.


Saucona,


Nov. 3, 1898.


Newside,


Apr. 20, 1901,


From Deibertsville.


Stiles,


May 16, 1901.


Leather-Corner Post,


Apr. 14, 1902,


Apr. 15, 1907. Aug. 31, 1906.


LIST OF RURAL ROUTES.


Office.


Number.


Date Established.


Fogelsville,


I


June 15, 1905


Fullerton,


I


November 15, 1904


Alburtis,


I


November 15, 1904


Alburtis,


2


January 2, 1906


Allentown,


I


July 5, 1899


Allentown,


2


September 1, 1900


New Tripoli,


I


August I, 1905


Allentown,


3


September 1, 1900


Allentown,


4


July 1, 1903


Allentown,


5


July 1, 1903


Allentown,


6


October 16, 1905


Breinigsville,


I


December 15, 1903


Breinigsville,


2


August I, 1905


Coopersburg,


I


July 1, 1903


Coopersburg,


2


July 1, 1903


Coplay,


I


August 1, 1905


Emaus,


I


February I, 1906


Jordan,


I


October 1, 1906


Macungie,


I


July 1, 1903


Macungie,


2


December 15, 1903


Orefield, I August 15, 1906


I Saegersville, September 1, 1906


Schnecksville, I


February 16, 1907


Slatington, I


January 15, 1906


Slatington,


2 June 15, 1906


I Wescosville, July 15, 1904


I Zionsville, June I, 1904


Zionsville,


2 February 15, 1905


The first rural carrier in the county was J. B. F. Schantz, of Route No. I. Allentown.


Allentown Iron Works, Ironton,


July 28, 1862,


Oct. 8, 1862.


July 31, 1905. June 30, 1903. June 30, 1906.


Laubach, Northampton, Co., Apr


Re-estd. Oct. 5, 1870. Jan. 30, 1872; Re-est. Feb. 7, 1876. Re-disctd. Sept. 15, 1900.


Aug. 31, 1907.


Seiple's,


Dec. 19, 1887,


From Ruchsville,


Scheidy,


May 23, 1891,


Walbert's,


Oct. 24, 1895,


German's Corner,


Mav 17, 1902.


Fullerton, Nov. 9, 1894.


CHAPTER XVIII.


CENSUS OF THE COUNTY.


At the time of the erection of Northampton county in 1752, the population was about 5,900. The population of Upper Saucon at that time was about 650; Milford township about 700; and Macungie township about 650. The population of the territory later embraced in the townships of Whitehall, Salisbury, Weisenberg, Lowhill, Lynn, and Heidelberg, was about 800; and that of Allen township, out of which Hanover town- ship was erected in 1798, about 300. From these figures, the population of the territory now in- cluded in Lehigh county in 1752 can be safely es- timated at about 2,900.


In 1790, when the first census was taken, the population of this section of Northampton county, now Lehigh county, was about 8,900. The following table gives the population in de- tail with the exception of Hanover township, then included in Allen township.


The one slave was owned by Rev. Jacob Van Buskirk, of Macungie.


The following table gives the population of the townships now constituting Lehigh county in 1800:


Males.


Under 10.


10 to 16.


16 to 26.


26 to 45.


Above 45.


Total.


Hanover,


147


4I


67


83


31


369


230


96


III


116


73


626


Lowhill,


113


36


38


51


32


270


Lynn,


203


80


134


88


78


592


U. Milford,


295


I 28


119


153


107


802


Macungie,


279


139


177


195


106


896


Salisbury,


118


38


54


65


45


320


U. Saucon,


148


93


118


93


77


529


Weisenberg,


154


50


76


82


38


400


Whitehall,


366


I67


195


176


130


1034


Allentown,


78


46


76


46


40


286


2131


923


1165


1148


757


6124


Females.


Under 10.


10 to 16.


16 to 26.


26 to 45.


Above 45.


Total.


Colored.


Slaves.


Total.


Hanover,


160


37


65


77


25


364


2


I


736


233


84


I13


II2


70


612


1238


Lowhill,


75


97


II3


206


I


417


Lynn,


169


225


308


486


1019


210


335


330


596


A


I


1263


Macungie,


356


138


146


188


115


943


5


1844


Salisbury,


114


40


54


63


45


316


2


638


U. Saucon,


I57


64


III


90


70


492


3


1024


146


37


62


72


38


355


755


Weisenberg,


IOI


I33


185


296


I


615


374


I20


204


177


123


998


2032


Allentown, .


85


48


57


48


46


284


3


573


1441


2033


2370


4128


3


I


8535


2265


797


1081


1126


751


6020


21


I


12166


CENSUS OF LEHIGH


COUNTY, 1790-1910.


Formed


1790


1800


1810


1820


1830


1840


1850


1860


1870


1880


1890


1900


1910


Allentown,


. 1762


486


573


710


1,132


1,757


2,493


3,703


8,025


13,884


18,063


25,228


35,416


51,913


Boroughs.


Catasauqua,


1,653


3,853


3,065


3,704


3,963


5,250


Coopersburg,


1879


392


454


556


683


Coplay,


1869


728


774


880


1,581


2,670


Emaus,


1859


277


477


847


883


1,468


3,501


Fountain Hill,


1892


Macungie, .


1857


410


486


701


644


692


772


Slatington,


1864


1,634


2,716


3,773


4,454


S. Allentown,


1000


....


1,814


W. Bethlehem, .


1880


1,414


2,759


3,465


4,472


. .


...


2,340


6,052


8,827


12,040


16,712


25,004


256


465


965


120


36


32


50


36


274


545


Lynn,


230


75


IIO


85


72


572


1164


U. Milford,


290


118


127


164


810


5


1617


Macungie, Salisbury,


170


257


248


502


1007


U. Milford, U. Saucon,


202


275


279


597


115I


145


201


257


387


845


Whitehall,


203


266


394


593


1253


of families.


Other free persons.


Slaves.


Total.


Heidelberg,


No. of heads of families.


Free white males of 16 yrs.


up, inc. heads of fam.


Free white males under 16


years.


Free white fem. inc. heads]


Townships.


166


244


Heidelberg, Lowhill,


. .


T


. .


.


Weisenberg, Whitehall,


...


1,214


1,388


. .


....


....


385


City.


.


1852


Heidelberg,


.


1,508


386


HISTORY OF LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.


Formed


1790


1800


1810


1820


1830


1840


1850


1860


1870


1880


1890


1900


1910


Townships.


Hanover,


1798


736


850


866


1,102


1,478 2,308


1,762


2,380 1,369


2,804 1,441 997


3,813 1,567 914


2,863 1,437 763


3,324 1,4II


3,907 1,238


Heidelberg,


1752


965


1,238


1,433


1,900


632


703


1,664


1,747


1,895


2,321


2,375


2,678


2,635


2,366


2,178


Macungie, L., .


1743


1,263


1,844


2,420


2,802


3,323


2,829


3,081


1,236 11,748


1,936


2,015


2,475


2,394


2,712


1,923


Saucon, U. ...


1742


845


1,024


1,456


1,642


1,342 1,905


1,488 2,072


2,372 1,862 1,726


2,047 1,823


1,627


1,514


1,366


1,222


Whitehall,


1753


1,253


2,032


2,55I


...


1,807


2,008


2,234


2,946


3,575 4,085


4,170 2,748


2,884


2,204


2,472


2,497


Whitehall, S., .


1810


11,593


14,851


17,763


20,499


23,294


28,776


33,388


36,860


39,079


39,363


41,765


41,915


Lehigh County, 1812


8,535


12,166


15,561


18,895


22,256


25,787


32,479


43,753


56,796


65,969


76,631


93,893


118,832


Estimated area of county in 1840, by U. S. census :


Districts.


Length in miles.


Breadth in miles.


Estimated acres.


9,600


Heidelberg,


5 8


4 8


30,080


Lowhill,


41/2


7,040


Lynn,




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