Schnecksville
Census-designated place
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Township	North Whitehall
Area	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
- land	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	40°40′33″N 75°36′59″W / 40.67583, -75.61639Coordinates: 40°40′33″N 75°36′59″W / 40.67583, -75.61639
- elevation	663 ft (202.1 m)
Population	1,989 (2000)
Density	1,572.5 /sq mi (607.1 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Schnecksville in Lehigh County
Location of Schnecksville in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Schnecksville is a census-designated place (CDP) in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Schnecksville is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

The population of Schnecksville was 1,989 at the 2000 census. Its U.S. postal code (zip code) is 18078.

Geography

Schnecksville is located at 40°40′33″N, 75°36′59″W (40.675741, -75.616260).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), all of it land. The elevation of Schnecksville is 663 feet above sea level.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,989 people, 715 households, and 592 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,572.5 people per square mile (609.5/km²). There were 738 housing units at an average density of 583.5/sq mi (226.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.89% White, 0.35% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

The ancestry of its residents is as follows: German (47.0%), Irish (10.0%), Italian (9.8%), English (9.2%), Welsh (7.1%), Slovak (6.1%).

There were 715 households out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $74,808, and the median income for a family was $78,519. Males had a median income of $51,716 versus $35,714 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,533. About 1.2% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Schools

The community is served by the Parkland School District. In addition, it is home to:

• Schnecksville Elementary School serving Kindergarten through 5th grade (440 total students).
• Lehigh Carbon Community College, also known LCCC, or "L-tri-C", a public community college (2,145 full-time students).

Schnecksville Community Fair

Every summer since 1981, a country fair is held in Schnecksville. In recent years, it has been held at the Schnecksville Fire Company on Pennsylvania Route 309, near the community's southern entrance.

History

Schnecksville was first settled in 1756 by Adam Schneck. Adam Schneck was the father of Johann Peter Schneck (born 16 March 1755), who was the father of Johannes Schneck, who was the father of 15 Schneck children. Descendants of the Schneck family still live in Schnecksville to this very day.

Adam Schneck had land in the area of Schnecksville in 1756. His log home is still standing at the time of this writing, although relocated across the street. In 1840 Schnecksville was laid out by Daniel Schneck. He and his son Moses Schneck owned a hotel and other buildings. A George Rau opened a store. There was a post office here in 1846 with Peter Gross as postmaster. In 1880 the population was 160 persons. There were two hotels, a store, twenty two dwellings, a school and a church. Actually, there is reference made to two churches, an Evangelical church dated from 1871, and a frame church owned by the United Brethren, the date not given.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Lehigh Carbon Community College Official Web Site.
• Schnecksville Community Fair Official Web Site.

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