Borough of Alburtis
Borough
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Area	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
- land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	40°30′36″N 75°36′07″W / 40.51, -75.60194Coordinates: 40°30′36″N 75°36′07″W / 40.51, -75.60194
- elevation	472 ft (143.9 m)
Population	2,117 (2000)
Density	2,993.2 /sq mi (1,155.7 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Alburtis in Lehigh County
Location of Alburtis in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website : http://www.alburtis.org

Alburtis is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

The population of Alburtis was 2,117 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Alburtis is located at 40°30′36″N, 75°36′7″W (40.509888, -75.601912).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,117 people, 774 households, and 593 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,993.2 people per square mile (1,151.2/km²). There were 799 housing units at an average density of 1,129.7/sq mi (434.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.21% White, 0.33% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 774 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the borough the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $52,361, and the median income for a family was $57,863. Males had a median income of $36,915 versus $27,094 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,611. About 2.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

The Borough is served by the East Penn School District.

Recreation

Lock Ridge Park is the predominant park in Alburtis.

References

External links

• Borough of Alburtis

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