Bushkill Wedding

Bushkill Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bushkill Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

The population of Bushkill Township was 6,982 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 65.6 km (25.3 mi). 65.5 km (25.3 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.1 mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,982 people, 2,333 households, and 2,011 families residing in the township. The population density was 106.6/km (276.1/mi). There were 2,406 housing units at an average density of 36.7/km (95.2/mi). The racial makeup of the township was 98.27% White, 0.19% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 2,333 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.8% were non-families. 11.1% 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 2.99 and the average family size was 3.22.