Lynn Township, Pennsylvania

Lynn Township
A Lynn Township farm in February 2008
A Lynn Township farm in February 2008
Official seal of Lynn Township
Location of Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Location of Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Lynn Township is located in Pennsylvania
Lynn Township
Lynn Township
Location of Lynn Township in Pennsylvania
Lynn Township is located in the United States
Lynn Township
Lynn Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°40′06″N 75°52′35″W / 40.66833°N 75.87639°W / 40.66833; -75.87639
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Incorporated1753
Area
 • Township41.54 sq mi (107.60 km2)
 • Land41.24 sq mi (106.81 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 • Township4,229
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
4,348
 • Density105.43/sq mi (40.71/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes610 and 484
FIPS code42-077-45656
GNIS feature ID1216692
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtNorthwestern Lehigh
Websitewww.lynntwp.org

Lynn Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the largest township by area in Lehigh County and also the most rural and least densely populated township in the county. The population of Lynn Township was 4,229 at the 2010 census.[2]

Lynn Township is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lynn township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.