Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
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Wind Gap is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Wind Gap is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It, along with Bangor, East Bangor, Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Pen Argyl, Plainfield Township, Portland, Roseto, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, and Washington Township, is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt. [1]
The population of Wind Gap was 2,812 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Wind Gap is located at (40.846429, -75.291631)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.73% is water.
Wind Gap is located 19 miles north of Bethlehem and 20 miles northwest of Easton at the southern base of the Blue Mountain.
Wind Gap's elevation is 700 feet above sea level.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,812 people, 1,221 households, and 765 families residing in the borough. The population density was 798.3/km² (2,061.8/mi²). There were 1,294 housing units at an average density of 367.4/km² (948.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.62% White, 0.46% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.
There were 1,221 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $35,030, and the median income for a family was $46,681. Males had a median income of $36,735 versus $22,700 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,239. About 7.2% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Local government
Wind Gap Borough is governed by a Borough Council and Mayor. As of January 1, 2006 the local governing body consists of:
Mayor: Mitchell Mogilski
Borough Council:
Kerry Gassler (President), Nate Hinton, Todd Beil, Anthony Curcio, Jon Faust, George Hinton, Scott Parsons
Chief of Police: Craig Armitage
2006 Fire Officers:
Chief: Jeff Thomas, 1st Assistant Chief: Sean Shoemaker, 2nd Assistant Chief: Jon Faust, Captain: Shaun Marsh,
2006 EMS Officers: Captain: Nick Potochnick, President: Ron Minnich, 1st Lieutenant: 2nd Lieutenant:
Emergency Management: Jeffrey Yob
[edit] Education
The borough is served by the Pen Argyl Area School District.
[edit] External links
- Wind Gap Borough
- Wind Gap Fire Company
- Wind Gap EMS
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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Municipalities and Communities of Northampton County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Easton) |
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| Cities | Bethlehem | Easton |
| 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 |
| Communities and CDPs | Belfast | Eastlawn Gardens | Middletown | Old Orchard | Palmer Heights |
