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| Name | Northampton |
| Alt names | Northampton | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 40.867°N 75.25°W |
| Located in | Pennsylvania, United States (1752 - ) |
| See also | Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 297,735. Its county seat is Easton. The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Its namesake was Northamptonshire and the county seat of Easton is named for the country house Easton Neston.
Northampton County is included in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Its northern edge borders The Poconos, and its eastern section borders the Delaware River, which divides Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The county is industrially-oriented, producing anthracite coal, cement, and other industrial products. Bethlehem Steel, once one of the world's largest manufacturers of steel, was located there prior to its closing in 2003.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 24,250
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| 1800 | 30,062
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| 1810 | 38,145
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| 1820 | 31,765
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| 1830 | 39,482
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| 1840 | 40,996
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| 1850 | 40,235
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| 1860 | 47,904
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| 1870 | 61,432
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| 1880 | 70,312
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| 1890 | 84,220
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| 1900 | 99,687
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| 1910 | 127,667
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| 1920 | 153,506
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| 1930 | 169,304
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| 1940 | 168,959
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| 1950 | 185,243
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| 1960 | 201,412
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| 1970 | 214,368
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| 1980 | 225,418
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| 1990 | 247,105
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Northampton County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.northamptoncounty.org/
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