Dorneyville, Pennsylvania
Dorneyville, Pennsylvania | ||
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FIPS code 42-19584 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1173397[3] | |
Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport | |
Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest | |
School district | Parkland |
Dorneyville is a census-designated place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850. Dorneyville is located just west of Allentown in South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township.
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Dorneyville is home to the Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom amusement park. The historic King George Inn, founded in 1756, also is located in Dorneyville.
Geography
Dorneyville is located in south-central Lehigh County in the southern corner of South Whitehall Township and the west end of Salisbury Township. It is bordered to the northeast and east by the Allentown city limits, and to the northwest by the unincorporated community of Cetronia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dorneyville has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.46%, are water.[5] Cedar Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of Little Lehigh Creek, runs through the northwest side of the Dorneyville, where Dorney Park is located. Dorneyville, through the Little Lehigh River, is part of the Lehigh River and Delaware River watersheds.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 4,850 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
As of the 2010 census,[7] there were 4,406 people and 1,705 total housing units. The 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates[8] determined that the current population of Dorneyville is approximately 4,262. About 46.9% is male and 53.1% is female. The median age is 48.2. The racial makeup is about 85.6% White, 9.5% African American, 3.0% Asian, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino 0.5% of some other race, and 1.3% of two or more races. 96.2% of people have graduated high school. The median household income is $88,968. Only 2.2% of civilians lie below the poverty line.
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Dorneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "18104 ZIP Code Map Allentown Pennsylvania Free - HipCodes.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2019.