Nazareth

Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The borough is named for the Biblical town of Nazareth in Israel, where Jesus spent his youth. Nazareth 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 2020. It was one of the four leading Moravian communities in the Northeastern United States (Beth Bethlehem, Emmaus, Egypt, and Lititz, each in Pennsylvania, were the three others) Nazareth was originally planned as a central English-speaking church village. It later attained wide fame as a "classical academy." This led to the founding of Morvian College and Theological Seminary, now located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1807. The Nazareth Tract was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is now a large part of a large Dutch settlement of the mid-19th century, and was a part of Bethlehem until mid-1900s. The town's population was 6,053 at the 2020 census, and is expected to grow to 8,000 by the end of the 20th century.Nazareth was founded in 1740 by Moravia immigrants from Germany. The property was purchased from George Whitefield after the construction of the Whitefield House. The Whitefield house and adjacent Gray Cottage now belong to the Moravians' Historical Society. In 1754, Nazareth Hall was built in hopes that Count Zinzendorf would return from Europe and settle in Nazareth.

History

Nazareth was founded in 1740 by Moravian immigrants from Germany. The property was purchased from George Whitefield after the construction of the Whitefield House. Nazareth was originally planned as a central English-speaking church village. A large part of Nazareth's population was Dutch, better known as the Dutch "Dutch" "Deutsch" is a corruption of the word "German", which is German for "German" Nazareth Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It later led to the founding, in 1807, of Morvian College, now located in Bethlehem. The name Nazareth is named for the Biblical town ofNazareth in Israel, where Jesus spent his youth. In addition to the modern nation of Germany, many people from Germany, Switzerland and Alace also came to the region in the 1800s and early 1900s. The town is located in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, near Bethlehem, Emmaus, Egypt, and Allentown's Jordan Creek. It was one of the four leading MoravIAN communities in the Northeastern United States (Beth Bethlehem,Emmaus, and Lititz, each in Pennsylvania, were the three others). In 1735, a small group of the Moravians had begun work in the newly settled community of Savannah, Georgia. Their intent was to evangelize the Native American tribes and minister to the settlers. In 1739, they were evicted from Georgia and moved to Philadelphia.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 6,023 people, 2,560 households, and 1,515 families residing in the borough. Nazareth's population is spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28. 7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median income for a household in the Borough was $39,038, and the median income. for a family was $50,298. The per capita income for the borough was $21,292. About 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4 percent of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. The borough's population grew from 2,304 people in 1900 to 5,721 people in 1940. In 1910, 3,978 inhabitants existed; 5, 721 people lived in Nazareth in 1940, and 6,000 people in 2000. The population of Nazareth is expected to grow to 7,000 by the end of the 20th century. It is the largest borough in New Jersey, with a population of about 6,500 people. It has a population density of 3,603.8 people per square mile (1,392.5/km²) and a population growth rate of 1.8% from 2000 to 2010.

Geography

Nazareth is located at 40°4424N 75°1840W (40.739993, -75.311214). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) Nazareth's climate is similar to the rest of the Lehigh Valley with four distinct seasons, humid summers, cold winters, and very short and mild springs and falls. Average monthly temperatures range from 28.1 °F (2.2 °C) in January to 73.4 °C (23.0 °F) in July.Nazareth's topography can best be described as hilly, as the town itself sits atop a local outcropping underground of one of the richest veins of limestone in the United States. Much of the farmland surrounding Nazareth is being converted into close sitting lots of suburban housing, for predominantly commuter households. The hardiness zone is 6b. The town has a population of 2,000, with the majority of the population living in the borough of Nazareth. The borough is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New York City. The turnpike runs through the town of Bethlehem, which is located in the eastern part of the state. It is the only exit from the Turnpikes into New Jersey, and the only way to get to the city from the east coast of New Jersey. The city is located near the Pennsylvania-Pennsylvania border.

Public education

Nazareth Borough is served by the Nazareth Area School District, which also comprises the Townships of Bushkill, Upper Nazareth and Lower Nazareth, and the boroughs of Tatamy, and Stockertown. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Nazareth area high school. The district's schools include:Lower Nazareth Elementary.Floyd R. Shafer Elementary.Kenneth N. Butz Jr Elementary School.Nazareth Area Intermediate School andNazareth area middle and high schools. The school district also includes the Borough of Nazareth in Somerset County, New Jersey, which is home to the New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office and the state Department of Health and Human Services. It also includes parts of the Boroughs of Tannersville, Milltown, Mill Township, Millville, and Millville-on-the-Bay, as well as parts of Milltown and Milltown Township. It is the only school district in the borough. The borough has a population of about 2,000. It has one of the highest school enrollment rates in the state, with students in grades 9 through 12 attending the district's high school for nine out of 12 years. The area has a high school graduation rate of 80 per cent, the highest of any borough in New Jersey. It was the state's second-highest high school in 2009, after Milltown-On-The-Bay. In 2010, the district had 1,816 students in nine grades and 12th grade. It had the highest graduation rate in the nation.

Nazareth Speedway

Nazareth was home to the Nazareth Speedway, a one-mile tri-oval automobile racing course. The track opened in 1910 and closed in 2004, and the site has remained vacant ever since. Nazareth is also home to racing champions Mario Andretti and Michael Andretti, and third-generation driver Marco Andretti. The site has been vacant since 2004 and is now a private residence and a public park. It is located on the outskirts of the town of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. The town is home to a number of famous people, including Mario and Michael and their son Marco, and former president Ronald Reagan.

Industry

Nazareth is the global headquarters for C.F. Martin & Company, which manufactures Martin guitars. Kraemer Textiles Inc. started out as a silk hosiery maker in 1887. The company spun the Merino wool yarn that was used in creating the end-to-end American-made sweaters produced by the Ralph Lauren Corporation for the athletes of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Nazareth was once home to three large cement companies, Essroc (formally Coplay Cement), Hercules Cement, and Penn-Dixie Cement Companies. Since the 1980s, the automation of the plants and eventual reselling of them to foreign firms has brought about the loss of most of the high-paying union cement jobs. The impact on the local economy of these lost cement jobs was intensified by the ultimate closing of neighboring Bethlehem Steel in 2003. In the case of Bethlehem Steel, it was not automation and modernization that downsized the workforce, but failure to modernize the mills, overloaded management, and a laissez-faire management attitude about foreign competition and cheap foreign steel production.Nazareth was home to the United Gypsum, Lime and Cement Unions from the early 1900s to the mid-1980s. Hundreds of union laborers worked in each plant around the town from the late 1800s to early 1950s. The town is now home to a number of high-tech companies, such as Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania's Drexler College of Engineering.

In popular culture

"The Weight" is a popular 1968 song by The Band. The Scottish band Nazareth later took their name from the song. Mark Knopfler wrote a 2000 song about a season of racing at Nazareth Speedway titled "Speedway At Nazareth"Nazareth native Mario Andretti is mentioned in several popular songs, including "Uneasy Rider" by Charlie Daniels (1973) and "Crash" by Gwen Stefani (2004). "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" by Alan Jackson (2002), and "Good for Me" by Amy Grant (1992) are also references to Nazareth. "Shadrach" by the Beastie Boys (1989) is a reference to the Nazareth of the song "The Weight", written by Paul McCartney. The song is about a traveler who arrives in a "Nazareth" and the people he encounters there, including the Devil. It is one of many Nazareth references in pop culture, such as in "The Beatles'" "It's Only a Game of Rock and Roll" and "The Rolling Stones' "Rolling in the Deep" by The Rolling Stones, among others. The Nazareth name is also used in the film "The Godfather of Nazareth", which was based on a Nazareth-based film of the same name. The film was directed by Robert De Niro, who was born in Nazareth and grew up in the town. The movie is based on the book The Godfather Of Nazareth, which was written by Michael Douglas and directed by Stephen Spielberg.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania = 8.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 52. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Nazareth = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,946 individuals with a median age of 42.8 age the population grows by 1.10% in Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,818.93 residents per square mile of area (1,474.26/km²). There are average 2.17 people per household in the 2,646 households with an average household income of $45,474 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.10% of the available work force and has dropped -4.50% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.90%. The number of physicians in Nazareth per 100,000 population = 214.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Nazareth = 46.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 25.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 108. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 202. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania which are owned by the occupant = 53.72%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 15.4 years with median home cost = $170,970 and home appreciation of -4.14%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $17.86 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,179 per student. There are 15.7 students for each teacher in the school, 1578 students for each Librarian and 395 students for each Counselor. 6.27% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 13.06% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.53% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).