Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania | |
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 A trail in Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, a Pennsylvania state park in the township | |
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 Location of Bushkill Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania | |
  Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania Location of Bushkill Township in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′59″N 75°20′29″W / 40.74972°N 75.34139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Founded | 1813 |
| Area | |
• Township | 25.25 sq mi (65.40 km2) |
| • Land | 24.93 sq mi (64.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Township | 8,178 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 8,450 |
| • Density | 338.99/sq mi (130.89/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-095-10400 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Nazareth Area |
| Website | www |
Bushkill Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 8,178 at the 2010 census. It is 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.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.