Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania

Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania
Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania
Township
	A trail in Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, a Pennsylvania state park in the township
	Seal
	Location of Bushkill Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
	Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania Location of Bushkill Township in Pennsylvania
	Coordinates: 40°44′59″N 75°20′29″W / 40.74972°N 75.34139°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northampton
Founded	1813
Area
• Township	25.25 sq mi (65.40 km2)
• Land	24.93 sq mi (64.56 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2)
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
• Township	8,178
• Estimate (2016)	8,450
• Density	338.99/sq mi (130.89/km2)
• Metro	865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	610
FIPS code	42-095-10400
Primary airport	Lehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospital	Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School district	Nazareth Area
Website	www.bushkilltownship.org

Bushkill Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 8,178 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

[USCensusEst2016-2] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

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