Center City
Central Business District | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
 The skyline of Center City Allentown at Christmas in 2017 | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 75°29′26″W / 40.608671°N 75.49043°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh County |
| City | Allentown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.271 sq mi (16.24 km2) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 53,548 |
| • Density | 8,500/sq mi (3,300/km2) |
Center City Allentown is the downtown and central business district of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the third largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It has a dense population and is currently undergoing an urban revitalization process.
Boundaries
Allentown's Center City is generally defined as the area centered around Hamilton and 7th Streets, bordered by the Little Lehigh Creek to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the south, the city line with Whitehall Township to the north, and 15th Street to the west.
Demographics
Center City's population based on a 2007 estimate was 53,548. Center City is defined as 6.271 sq. mi., making the population density 8539/square miles.
Neighborhood features
Center City's tallest building is the PPL Building at 322 ft (98 m). The Allentown Art Museum, Miller Symphony Hall, the former site of Hess's Department Stores' original and flagship store, Baum School of Art, Lehigh County Historical Society and Heritage Museum are Center City landmarks.
An 8,500-capacity indoor arena, PPL Center, opened in August 2014, and is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the primary development team of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.
Neighborhoods
Center City Allentown includes four residential neighborhoods: Seventh Street, Downtown, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds District, and North of Tilghman Street (NOTI).
Economy
Center City is home to the corporate headquarters of PPL Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange-traded company with over 6,500 employees and $7.9 billion in annual revenue as of 2022.
Education
Center City Allentown is part of the Allentown School District, one of the largest public school districts in Pennsylvania that manages the district'ss two large public high schools, four middle schools, 17 elementary schools, and one charter school.
High schools
Middle schools
- Francis D. Raub Middle School
- Harrison-Morton Middle School
- South Mountain Middle School
- Trexler Middle School
Elementary schools
- Central Elementary School
- Cleveland Elementary School
- Hiram Dodd Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Lehigh Parkway Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Luis A. Ramos Elementary School
- McKinley Elementary School
- Mosser Elementary School
- Midway Manor Elementary School
- Muhlenberg Elementary School
- Ritter Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Sheridan Elementary School
- Union Terrace Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
Charter schools
Private schools
- Allentown Central Catholic High School
- Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena School
- Holy Spirit School
- Mercy Special Learning Center
- Sacred Heart School
- St. Francis of Assisi School
See also
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