Easton
city in and the county seat of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Summary
Easton is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Easton draws 1,829 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #32 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Northampton County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lehigh River[5], Delaware River[6]
- Head of government: Salvatore J. Panto, Jr.[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8], home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[9]
- Shares border with: Wilson[10]
- Flag: Easton Flag[11]
- Postal code: 18040[12], 18042[13], 18043[14], 18044[15], 18045[16]
- Commons category: Easton, Pennsylvania[17]
- Local dialing code: 610[18]
- Inception: 1752[19]
- Coordinate location: 40.688333333333, -75.216388888889[20]
- Official website: http://www.easton-pa.com[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Easton, Pennsylvania[22]
- Population: 26,800[23], 26,978[24], 28,127[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], The New Student's Reference Work[28]
- Capital of: Northampton County[29]
- Official name: Easton[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Easton, Pennsylvania[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Easton, Pennsylvania[32]
- Number of households: 9577[33]
- Native label: Easton[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Easton, Pennsylvania[35]
- Different from: Easton[36]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 12.57921[37] and 12.14149[38]. Easton sits at an elevation of 64[39].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Easton include eastonite[40], a mineral species[41].
Why It Matters
Easton has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Easton is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Easton include eastonite[40], a mineral species[41].