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== Bethlehem ==
== Bethlehem ==
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Main Street, downtown Bethlehem, 2007South Bethlehem in 1935, looking north to houses and Bethlehem SteelBethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329 (2007 estimate 72,531), making it the sixth largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, and Reading.Bethlehem lies in the center of the Lehigh Valley, a region of 731 square miles (1,893 km) that is home to more than 800,000 people. The Valley embraces a trio of cities (Bethlehem, Allentown and Easton) within two counties (Lehigh and Northampton), making it Pennsylvania's third-largest metropolitan area. Smaller than Allentown but larger than Easton, Bethlehem is the Lehigh Valley's second most populous city.There are three general sections of the city, North Bethlehem, South Bethlehem and West Bethlehem. Each of these sections blossomed at different times in the city's development and each contains areas recognized under the National Register of Historic Places.In July 2006, Money magazine included Bethlehem as one of its "Top 100 Best Places to Live." It placed number 88.<ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania Bethlehem, Pennsylvania] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2009.</ref>
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Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329 (2007 estimate 72,531), making it the sixth largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, and Reading.Bethlehem lies in the center of the Lehigh Valley, a region of 731 square miles (1,893 km) that is home to more than 800,000 people. The Valley embraces a trio of cities (Bethlehem, Allentown and Easton) within two counties (Lehigh and Northampton), making it Pennsylvania's third-largest metropolitan area. Smaller than Allentown but larger than Easton, Bethlehem is the Lehigh Valley's second most populous city.There are three general sections of the city, North Bethlehem, South Bethlehem and West Bethlehem. Each of these sections blossomed at different times in the city's development and each contains areas recognized under the National Register of Historic Places.In July 2006, Money magazine included Bethlehem as one of its "Top 100 Best Places to Live." It placed number 88.<ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania Bethlehem, Pennsylvania] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2009.</ref>
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Coordinates: 40°37′34″N 75°22′32″W 40.62611, -75.37556

Bethlehem

Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329 (2007 estimate 72,531), making it the sixth largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, and Reading.Bethlehem lies in the center of the Lehigh Valley, a region of 731 square miles (1,893 km) that is home to more than 800,000 people. The Valley embraces a trio of cities (Bethlehem, Allentown and Easton) within two counties (Lehigh and Northampton), making it Pennsylvania's third-largest metropolitan area. Smaller than Allentown but larger than Easton, Bethlehem is the Lehigh Valley's second most populous city.There are three general sections of the city, North Bethlehem, South Bethlehem and West Bethlehem. Each of these sections blossomed at different times in the city's development and each contains areas recognized under the National Register of Historic Places.In July 2006, Money magazine included Bethlehem as one of its "Top 100 Best Places to Live." It placed number 88.[1]

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