Macungie, Pennsylvania Borough of Macungie Macungie, Pennsylvania (5655 - 491374).jpg Location of Macungie in Lehigh County Macungie, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Macungie, Pennsylvania Location of Macungie in Pennsylvania Macungie (pronounced ma-CUN-gee) is the second earliest borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States and a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region.
Macungie is encompassed in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also encompassed in the New York City-Newark, New Jersey, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Macungie was established as Millerstown in 1776 by Peter Miller. On November 15, 1857, the village of Millerstown was incorporated as a borough.
In 1875, the borough was retitled Macungie to avoid confusion with another town by the same name: Millerstown in Perry County, Pennsylvania. Macungie lies in the easterly part of the historic Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Macungie is derived from "Maguntsche", a place name used as early as 1730 to describe the region that is now present-day Macungie and Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Other names (and alternate spellings) for Macungie have encompassed Kunshi, Kunski, Maccongy, Machk-unschi, Machts, Machts Kunski, Macongy, Macungy, Macunjy, and Mauck-Kuntshy. Macungie is positioned at 40 30 50 N 75 33 9 W (40.513945, -75.552491). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
Macungie is almost completely surrounded by Lower Macungie Township except for a very small region in the SE that neighbors Upper Milford Township.
Swabia Creek flows from the west through the borough, receives Mountain Creek, and flows out of the borough to the northeast before draining into the Little Lehigh Creek.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the borough was $51,721, and the median income for a family was $56,848.
Macungie is the command posts for the Allen Organ Company, a global manufacturer and distributor of organs.
The major manufacturing facility of Mack Trucks is positioned in neighboring Lower Macungie Township.
Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School serve grades six through eight.
Students in kindergarten through undertaking five attend either Macungie Elementary School, Shoemaker Elementary School, or Willow Lane Elementary School.
Salem Christian School, a private Christian school serving preschool through high school, is based in Macungie.
Bear Creek Ski and Recreation Area, a locally prominent ski resort, is positioned just west of Macungie in Longswamp Township.
Das Awkscht Fescht is an antique car festival that is held annually the beginning of August in Macungie's Memorial Park.
Wheels of Time, a hot rod and custom car show, is held annually on the weekend before Labor Day weekend in Macungie's Memorial Park.
The Macungie Farmer's Market is held every Thursday evening from May-October in Macungie's Memorial Park.
Macungie Flower Park is positioned on Main Street in the center of the borough.
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