Bethlehem
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Bethlehem is a city of Pennsylvania in the United States. It was established in 1741 and covers 50.4 square miles[1] at an elevation of 109 feet.
Its head of government is J. William Reynolds[2]. According to the 2020 census, the population is 76,000[3].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lehigh County[3], Northampton County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lehigh River[6]
- Head of government: J. William Reynolds[7]
- Instance of: optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania[8]
- Shares border with: Hanover Township[9]
- Named after: Bethlehem[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Schwäbisch Gmünd[11], Murska Sobota[12]
- Postal code: 18015[13], 18016[14], 18017[15], 18018[16], 18020[17]
- Part of: Moravian Church Settlements[18]
- Commons category: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[19]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[20]
- Local dialing code: 610[21]
- Inception: 1741[22]
- Official website: https://www.bethlehem-pa.gov/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[24]
- Population: 74,982[25], 75,781[26], 19,343[27]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[28]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[31], New International Encyclopedia[32]
- Partially coincident with: Lehigh County[33], Northampton County[34]
- Official name: Bethlehem[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[37]
- Number of households: 8413[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania[39]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 50.380248 km²[40] and 50.380265 km²[41]. Bethlehem sits at an elevation of 109 m[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem Steel[43], a business[44], in United States[45], founded in 1857[46].
Why It Matters
Bethlehem has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Bethlehem is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem Steel[43], a business[44], in United States[45], founded in 1857[46].