Forks Township | |
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 Forks Township's welcome sign in November 2020 | |
 Seal | |
 Location of Forks Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania | |
.svg) Location of Forks Township in Pennsylvania in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′06″N 75°13′59″W / 40.75167°N 75.23306°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Area | |
• City | 12.27 sq mi (31.79 km2) |
| • Land | 12.11 sq mi (31.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• City | 14,721 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 15,417 |
| • Density | 1,273.61/sq mi (491.75/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-095-26728 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Easton Area |
| Website | www |
Forks Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Forks Township was 14,721 as of 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. The township is home to the global headquarters of Crayola, founded in 1885, a global arts supply company and the world's leading manufacturer of crayons.
Forks Township is located 20.8 miles (33.5 km) northeast of Allentown, 80.5 miles (129.6 km) north of Philadelphia, and 74.6 miles (120.1 km) west of New York City.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
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