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| − | |nickname = "The Queen City",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Whelan | first=Frank | title='Cement City' Moniker Is A Mystery American Heritage Says Label Was Allentown's. | newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Morning Call|The Morning Call]] | pages=B.03 | date=May 7, 1991 |postscript= | + | |nickname = "The Queen City",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Whelan | first=Frank | title='Cement City' Moniker Is A Mystery American Heritage Says Label Was Allentown's. | newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Morning Call|The Morning Call]] | pages=B.03 | date=May 7, 1991 |postscript=}}. "Queen City's origins as an Allentown nickname are obscure. It is believed to come from a turn-of-the-century competition hosted by the Allentown Chamber of Commerce. The winning entry was said to be Queen City."</ref> "A-Town",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wholberg | first=Julie | title=The New Main Street? A-Town's 19th Street Experience | newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Morning Call|The Morning Call]] |postscript=}}</ref> "Band City USA",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salter | first=Rosa | title=Two in tune with the times ** At 175, Allentown Band, America's oldest, preserves best of tradition. | newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Morning Call|The Morning Call]] | pages=E.01 | date=April 20, 2003 |postscript=}}. "1967: Allentown named Band City-U.S.A"</ref> "Peanut City",<ref name="peanut city">{{Cite news |last=Whelan | first=Frank | title=Hamilton Street used to be thick with peanut shells ** And Allentown's Army Camp Crane once had a popular commander. | newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Morning Call|The Morning Call]] | pages=B.04 | date=March 13, 2002 |postscript=}}. "Allentown's title as the Peanut City goes back to the late 19th and early 20th century when large amounts of them were eaten in the Lehigh Valley. From the 1880s to the 1920s, vendors lined Hamilton Street, singing jingles in Pennsylvania Dutch about the superior quality of their peanuts. Former ''Call-Chronicle'' Sunday editor John Y. Kohl recalled in 1967 that the peanuts were eaten mostly by young men and boys who would walk Hamilton Street on Saturday nights flirting with girls and 'throwing the shells about with complete abandon.' Sunday morning sidewalks were 'not quite ankle deep' in shells. Merchants would get up early to sweep them into the gutter so churchgoers would not have to wade through them.'"</ref> "Silk City".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Whelan | first=Frank | title=Cement City' Moniker Is A Mystery American Heritage Says Label Was Allentown's. | newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Morning Call|The Morning Call]] | pages=B.03 | date=May 7, 1991 |postscript=}}. "Silk City for example, is a throwback to the late 19th and early 20th century, when Allentown was known for its many silk mills. Although the last mill closed a few years ago, the name hangs on in the minds of older residents."</ref> |
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== Municipality Details == | == Municipality Details == | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 13 April 2014
| Allentown | |||
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| Home Rule Municipality | |||
| City of Allentown | |||
 Center City Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2010 | |||
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| Nickname(s): "The Queen City",[1] "A-Town",[2] "Band City USA",[3] "Peanut City",[4] "Silk City".[5] | |||
| Motto: "Sic Semper Tyrannis" | |||
 Location in Lehigh County | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Commonwealth | Pennsylvania | ||
| County | Lehigh | ||
| Settled | 1751 | ||
| Founded | 1762 | ||
| Incorporated | March 12, 1867 | ||
| Founded by | William Allen | ||
| Named for | William Allen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-Council | ||
| • Mayor | Ed Pawlowski (D) | ||
| • City Attorney | Jerry Snyder | ||
| • City Controller | Mary Ellen Koval | ||
| • City Council |
Council Members
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| • Senate | Pat Browne (R) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Home Rule Municipality | 18.0 sq mi (46.5 km2) | ||
| • Land | 17.8 sq mi (45.9 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) | ||
| • Urban | 289.50 sq mi (749.79 km2) | ||
| • Metro | 730.0 sq mi (1,174.82 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) | ||
| Highest elevation | 440 ft (130 m) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 255 ft (78 m) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Home Rule Municipality | 118,974 (US: 222th) | ||
| • Density | 6,631.0/sq mi (2,571.5/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 664,651 (US: 61st) | ||
| • Urban density | 1,991.0/sq mi (768.7/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 827,171 (US: 68th) | ||
| • Metro density | 1,117.8/sq mi (431.6/km2) | ||
| • Demonym | Allentonian | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP codes | 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109, 18175, 18195 | ||
| Area code(s) | 610, 484, 835 | ||
| FIPS code | 42-02000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID |
1202899[6] | ||
| Primary Airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport- ABE (Major/International) | ||
| Secondary Airport | Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport- XLL (Minor) | ||
| Website | http://www.allentownpa.gov/ | ||
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- ↑ Whelan, Frank (May 7, 1991). "'Cement City' Moniker Is A Mystery American Heritage Says Label Was Allentown's.". The Morning Call. pp. B.03.. "Queen City's origins as an Allentown nickname are obscure. It is believed to come from a turn-of-the-century competition hosted by the Allentown Chamber of Commerce. The winning entry was said to be Queen City."
- ↑ Wholberg, Julie. "The New Main Street? A-Town's 19th Street Experience". The Morning Call.
- ↑ Salter, Rosa (April 20, 2003). "Two in tune with the times ** At 175, Allentown Band, America's oldest, preserves best of tradition.". The Morning Call. pp. E.01.. "1967: Allentown named Band City-U.S.A"
- ↑ Whelan, Frank (March 13, 2002). "Hamilton Street used to be thick with peanut shells ** And Allentown's Army Camp Crane once had a popular commander.". The Morning Call. pp. B.04.. "Allentown's title as the Peanut City goes back to the late 19th and early 20th century when large amounts of them were eaten in the Lehigh Valley. From the 1880s to the 1920s, vendors lined Hamilton Street, singing jingles in Pennsylvania Dutch about the superior quality of their peanuts. Former Call-Chronicle Sunday editor John Y. Kohl recalled in 1967 that the peanuts were eaten mostly by young men and boys who would walk Hamilton Street on Saturday nights flirting with girls and 'throwing the shells about with complete abandon.' Sunday morning sidewalks were 'not quite ankle deep' in shells. Merchants would get up early to sweep them into the gutter so churchgoers would not have to wade through them.'"
- ↑ Whelan, Frank (May 7, 1991). "Cement City' Moniker Is A Mystery American Heritage Says Label Was Allentown's.". The Morning Call. pp. B.03.. "Silk City for example, is a throwback to the late 19th and early 20th century, when Allentown was known for its many silk mills. Although the last mill closed a few years ago, the name hangs on in the minds of older residents."
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.