Macungie is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the second oldest borough in the county[1] and a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
The population of Macungie was 3,039 at the 2000 census.
History
Macungie was founded as Millerstown in 1776 by Peter Miller.[1] On November 15, 1857, the village of Millerstown was incorporated as a borough. In 1875, the borough was renamed Macungie to avoid confusion with another town by the same name, that of Millerstown in Perry County.[1]
Macungie is derived from "Maguntsche," a place name used as early as 1730[2] to describe the region that is now present-day Macungie and Emmaus. "Maguntsche" is a Lenape word, meaning either "bear swamp"[1] or "feeding place of the Bears."[2] The borough's current seal depicts a bear coming to drink at water near some cattails.[3]
Other names (and alternate spellings) for Macungie have included Kunshi, Kunski, Maccongy, Machk-unschi, Machts, Machts Kunski, Macongy, Macungy, Macunjy and Mauck-Kuntshy.
Geography
Macungie is located at 40°30′50″N 75°33′9″W / 40.51389°N 75.5525°W / 40.51389; -75.5525 (40.513945, -75.552491)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land. It is surrounded mostly by Lower Macungie Township except on the south side where it borders Upper Milford Township. The Swabia Creek flows through the borough and drains it into the Little Lehigh Creek.
Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,039 people, 1,366 households, and 835 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,057.0 people per square mile (1,185.2/km²). There were 1,418 housing units at an average density of 1,426.4/sq mi (553.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.87% White, 1.35% African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 1,366 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $51,721, and the median income for a family was $56,848. Males had a median income of $44,821 versus $34,722 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,965. About 1.7% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Borough government
Mayor:
Borough council:
- Joseph F. Sikorski, President
- Guy Ramsey, Vice-President
- Lucy Ackerman
- Robert Bogert
- David Boyko
- Dorothy Kociuba
- Jean Nagle
Industry
Macungie is the global headquarters for Allen Organ, a global manufacturer and distributor of organs, and the manufacturing facility of Mack Trucks, a leading truck manufacturer.
Public education
The Borough is served by the East Penn School District. Emmaus High School serves grades nine through 12. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School serve grades six through eight.
Recreation
Notable people from Macungie
References
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