  eldred township is a township in monroe county, pennsylvania, united states. the population was 2,665 at the 2000 census. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the township has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and 0.04% is water. it is drained by the aquashicola creek and the buckwha creek westward into the lehigh river. blue mountain forms its natural southern boundary. its villages include fiddletown, kunkletown, and smith gap. ===neighboring municipalities=== *polk township (north) *chestnuthill township (tangent to the northeast) *ross township (east) *moore township, northampton county (south) *lower towamensing township, carbon county (west) *towamensing township, carbon county (west) ==demographics== as of the census{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=united states census bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=american
Populated_places_established_in_1742 Townships_in_Monroe_County,_Pennsylvania Townships_in_Pennsylvania