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Easton is the county seat of Northampton County and the easternmost city of the Lehigh Valley, sitting at the confluence of the Lehigh River and the Delaware River.

Easton was founded in 1752 as a planned city, laid out on a grid around a central square that survives today as Centre Square.

Easton had a population of 28,127 at the 2020 census, and its population has been growing again after decades of decline.

Easton has about 10,350 households, and only about 44.5% of its homes are owner-occupied, reflecting its large stock of rental housing near the college.

Easton was one of the first three places where the Declaration of Independence was publicly read aloud, alongside Philadelphia and Trenton, and the flag flown at its reading is considered one of the first Stars and Stripes.

In June 1779, General John Sullivan led 2,500 Continental Army soldiers out of Easton on his famous expedition against British-allied Iroquois nations on the frontier.

Lafayette College, founded by the citizens of Easton in 1826 and named for the Marquis de Lafayette, sits on College Hill above the downtown and enrolls about 2,400 students.

Easton is the home of Crayola, where crayons have been made since 1903, and the Crayola Experience attraction anchors downtown at 30 Centre Square.

The Easton Farmers' Market, held on Centre Square, is one of the oldest continuously operating open-air farmers' markets in the United States.

The Easton Public Market was voted the number one public market in the United States by USA Today readers in 2023.