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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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