Hottlesville, Pennsylvania

Hottlesville was an incorporated village in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and one of the original suburbs of Bethlehem.

19th century
In the 1870 census, the village's population was 200.

During a small-pox outbreak in 1881 to 1882 four residents succumbed to the disease. In 1896, the St Stephen's Lutheran church was constructed in the village, and its population was 1,000.

20th century
The village was annexed to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1905, representing the second municipality to lose its independence during the Bethlehems' consolidation, just after West Bethlehem's annexation the previous year, in 1904.

One of the few enduring signs of Hottlesville is Hottle Street located presently adjacent to Liberty High School.

The municipal government of the village was led by a Chief Burgess, which was common for most Pennsylvania municipalities prior to the 20th century. The municipal government also operated a public elementary school.