Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, and part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area. It was founded in 1740 by ethnically German Moravian immigrants, on land linked to the Barony of Nazareth, a 5,000 acre tract on which Whitefield planned a school for African-American children and where he invited the Brethren to build it. The borough has a total area of about 4.4 square kilometres, and the 2020 census counted 6,053 residents, close to the 6,023 recorded in 2000. Its climate is hot-summer humid continental with four distinct seasons, and its hilly topography sits atop one of the richest veins of limestone.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Nazareth, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Lead, 2020 census
The borough's population was 6,053 at the 2020 census.
Geography, total area
has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2)
History, founding
Nazareth was founded in 1740 by ethnically German Moravian immigrants.
Climate
This climate is hot-summer humid continental (Dfa)
Lead, census year
The borough's population was 6,053 at the 2020 census.
On Continent: North America, Lead sentence
Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Part Of: United States, Lead sentence, country
Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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