Map of South Bethlehem borough

South Bethlehem is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 489 at the 2020 census.

South Bethlehem borough overview:
Name:	South Bethlehem borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Armstrong County
Elevation:	1,080 ft (330 m)
Total Area:	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km²)
Land Area:	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	489
Population Density:	3,217.11/sq mi (1,241.59/km²)
FIPS code:	4271976
Website:	www.lehighvalleyhistory.com/the-borough-of-south-bethlehem/

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History

South Bethlehem appears on the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania. It was founded by William R. Hamilton on land he purchased from Lewis Daubenspecht. The land was part of a tract of 280,990 acres, conveyed to Willem Willink, who was an investor in the Holland Land Company, on warrant 2896 on September 6, 1802.

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Geography

South Bethlehem is located in northern Armstrong County in western Pennsylvania on the south side of Redbank Creek at 40°59′58″N 79°20′21″W / 40.99944°N 79.33917°W / 40.99944; -79.33917 (40.999516, -79.339219). It is bordered to the northeast by the borough of New Bethlehem, which is across Redbank Creek in Clarion County. Neither South Bethlehem nor New Bethlehem are adjacent to the city of Bethlehem, which is in eastern Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Routes 28 and 66 pass through South Bethlehem, leading southwest 19 miles (31 km) to Kittanning. Route 28 leads northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Brookville, and Route 66 leads north 17 miles (27 km) to Clarion, both of which towns are near Interstate 80.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, South Bethlehem has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.4 km), all land.