Macungie, Pennsylvania

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Macungie is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the second oldest borough in the countycite book |last= Roberts |first= Charles Rhoads |coauthors= Rev. John Baer Stoudt, Rev. Thomas H. Krick, William J. Dietrich |title= History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Records of its Families |publisher= Lehigh Valley Publishing Company |year= 1914 |volume = 1 |pages=659] 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. 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.

Macungie is derived from "Maguntsche," a place name used as early as 1730cite web | url = http://www.emmaus-historic.org/history.html | title = Emmaus Historical Society: History | accessdate = 2008-06-21] to describe the region that is now present-day Macungie and Emmaus. "Maguntsche" is a Lenape word, meaning either "bear swamp" or "feeding place of the Bears." The borough's current seal depicts a bear coming to drink at water near some cattails.cite web | url = http://www.macungie.pa.us/images2-computer%20images/Macungie%20Anniv%20logo%20paint.jpg| title = Macungie Anniversary Logo | accessdate = 2008-06-21 ]

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 coor dms|40|30|50|N|75|33|9|W|city (40.513945, -75.552491)GR|1.

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.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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.

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.

Recreation

Bear Creek Ski and Recreation Area, a locally popular ski resort, is located just outside Macungie.

Notable people from Macungie

*Keith Dorney, former professional football player, Detroit Lions.
*Michelle Marciniak, women's basketball coach, University of South Carolina; 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

* [http://www.macungie.pa.us/ Borough of Macungie]
* [http://www.skibearcreek.com/ Bear Creek Ski and Recreation Area Official Web Site] .