Macungie, Pennsylvania

Macungie is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the second oldest borough in the county and a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

History

Macungie was founded as Millerstown in 1776 by Peter Miller. to describe the region that is now present-day Macungie and Emmaus. "Maguntsche" is a Lenape word, meaning either "bear swamp"

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 (40.513945, -75.552491) .

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 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:

John Horner

Borough council:

Joseph F. Sikorski, President

Guy Ramsey, Vice-President

Lucy Ackerman

Robert Bogert

David Boyko

Dorothy Kociuba

Jean Nagle

Industry

Macungie is the headquarters for the Allen Organ Company – 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

Bear Creek Ski and Recreation Area, a locally popular ski resort, is located just west of Macungie in Longswamp Township.

Notable people from Macungie

Keith Dorney, former professional football player, Detroit Lions.

Michelle Marciniak, co-founder of SHEEX, Inc.; former women's basketball coach, University of South Carolina; and former professional basketball player, WNBA's Portland Fire and Seattle Storm.

Nicole Reinhart, former professional cyclist.

Christine Taylor, actress and wife of Ben Stiller.

References

External links

Borough of Macungie

Bear Creek Ski and Recreation Area Official Web Site.

Category:Boroughs in Pennsylvania Category:Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Category:Populated places established in 1857