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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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(Lancaster County)

Bethlehem Junction
(Lehigh County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Bethlehem had a population of 71,329 people ^<1>. This represents 0.58% of the total population of Pennsylvania, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	72,241	+1.28%
2007	72,266	+1.31%	-0.27% since 2006
2006	72,463	+1.59%	+0.1% since 2005
2005	72,390	+1.49%
2004	72,452	+1.57%	+0.45% since 2003
2003	72,130	+1.12%	+0.43% since 2002
2002	71,819	+0.69%	+1% since 2001
2001	71,108	-0.31%	-0.31% since 2000
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2000	71,329	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
4	Erie	NW	264 mi [424.9 km]	103,817	0.1% increase
5	Reading	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	80,506	0.86% decrease
6	Scranton	N	56 mi [90.1 km]	72,233	5.47% decrease
-7-	Bethlehem			72,241	1.28% increase
8	Lancaster	SW	63 mi [101.4 km]	54,626	3.06% decrease
9	Altoona	W	159 mi [255.9 km]	46,144	6.82% decrease
10	Harrisburg	W	82 mi [132 km]	47,148	3.68% decrease

Bethlehem had 29,631 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bethlehem has an area ^<4> of 19.26 square miles [49.87 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bethlehem had a 2000 population density of 3,704 people per square mile [1,430 people/km²], making it the state's 33rd most densely populated area.

Northampton County

The city of Bethlehem is primarily located in Northampton County. A portion of Bethlehem extends into Lehigh County and Clearfield County.

The county had a population of 267,440 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 71,329 people, Bethlehem contained 26.67% of the Northampton County total.

In addition, where the community of Bethlehem has a population density of 3,704 people per square mile [1,430 people/km²], Northampton County averages 715 people per square mile [276.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Northampton County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bethlehem and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bethlehem. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	179,491	0.86% increase
15 mi [24 km]	4	220,099	0.32% increase
20 mi [32 km]	5	222,734	0.26% increase
25 mi [40 km]	6	225,278	0.22% increase
30 mi [48 km]	7	229,019	0.16% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Bethlehem. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Bethlehem, it also contains a comparison between Bethlehem and the state of Pennsylvania.

Click here for the Bethlehem QuickFact (QF-4206088).

A Census Quickfact is available for Northampton County (QF-42095).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Northampton County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Monroe	QF-42089	N	165,058	18.1% increase
Bucks	QF-42017	SE	621,643	3.71% increase
Lehigh	QF-42077	SW	339,989	8.74% increase
Carbon	QF-42025	NW	63,558	8.03% increase
Warren (NJ)	QF-34041	NE	109,876	6.73% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bethlehem:

	State Code:	42 (Pennsylvania)
	County Code:	095 (Northampton County)
	Place Code:	06088 (Bethlehem)

	State & County Code:	42095 (Pennsylvania/Northampton County)

	State & Place Code:	4206088 (Pennsylvania/Bethlehem)

Bethlehem is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bethlehem.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania ^<6>

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Bethlehem? Please visit the Map Page for Bethlehem.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Bethlehem and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bethlehem. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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