APRIL 30, 2020 |
FFFACTS ABOUT THE COUNTY xCountry --- United States State --- Pennsylvania Founded --- March 11, 1752 Named for --Northamptonshire Seat --Easton Largest borough --Bethlehem Area ---• Total 377 sq mi (980 km2) • Land --370 sq mi (1,000 km2) • Water --- .7 sq mi (20 km2) 2.0%% Population --- • Estimate (2019) 305,285 • Density ---813/sq mi (314/km2) Time zone --UTC−5 (Eastern) • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district ---7th |
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NORTHAMPTON COUNTY EXECUTIVE |
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY ELECTED ROW OFFICES |
Northampton County Northampton County is a county located in the northeastern section of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 297,735. Its county seat is Easton. The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Its namesake was Northamptonshire, England. The county seat of Easton was named for the country house Easton Neston in that shire. Northampton County is included in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its northern edge borders The Poconos, and its eastern section borders the Delaware River, which divides Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Northampton County also borders the Delaware Valley and is included in Philadelphia's Media Market. The county is industrially oriented, producing cement, and other industrial products. It was a center of cement production, with the world's largest company, Atlas Portland Cement Company, operating here for nearly 100 years, from 1895 until 1982. Bethlehem Steel, once one of the world's largest manufacturers of steel, was located in this county prior to its closing in 2003. Cities Bethlehem (partly in Lehigh County) Easton (county seat) Boroughs Bangor Bath Chapman East Bangor Freemansburg Glendon Hellertown Nazareth North Catasauqua Northampton Pen Argyl Portland Roseto Stockertown Tatamy Walnutport West Easton Wilson Wind Gap Townships Allen Bethlehem Bushkill East Allen Forks Hanover Lehigh Lower Mount Bethel Lower Nazareth Lower Saucon Moore Palmer Plainfield Upper Mount Bethel Upper Nazareth Washington Williams |
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY COUNCIL |
IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY THE CORONER, CLERK OF COURTS, PROTHONOTARY, REGISTER OF WILLS, RECORDER OF DEEDS AND TREASURER ARE APPOINTED |