Blair County

Blair County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Hollidaysburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Blair County Courthouse 423 Allegheny Street Hollidaysburg, PA 16648-2022
Foundation :	February 26, 1846
Made up from:	Huntingdon County Bedford County
Area code :	001 814
Demographics
Residents :	129,144  (2000)
Population density :	94.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1365 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map
Website : www.blairco.org

Blair County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 129,144 residents and a population density of 95 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Hollidaysburg .

history

The county was formed from Huntingdon and Bedford Counties on February 26, 1846 and named after John Blair, a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly who campaigned for the construction of canals and railways.

There is a National Historic Site in the county , the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site . Two locations have National Historic Landmark status , the Horseshoe Curve and the Leap the Dips roller coaster . 30 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).

On December 21, 2012, 4 people were killed and three police officers were injured in a rampage outside the Juniata Valley Gospel Church on Juniata Valley Road in Geeseytown.

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,365 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. Beaver County is bordered by Center County to the north, Huntingdon County to the east, Bedford County to the south, and Cambria County to the west .

Cities and towns

Blair County is divided into 25 parishes, including a city , 9 boroughs and 15 townships . Tunnelhill borough is only a small part of Blair County. The US Census Bureau maintains two census-designated places for statistical purposes . These are part of a township and have no self-administration.

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1910	108,858		-
1920	128,334		17.9%
1930	139,840		9%
1940	140.358		0.4%
1950	139,519		-0.6%
1960	137.270		-1.6%
1970	135,356		-1.4%
1980	136,621		0.9%
1990	130,542		-4.4%
2000	129,144		-1.1%
1900-1990 2000

City

• Altoona

Boroughs

Bellwood Duncansville Hollidaysburg Martinsburg Newry	Roaring Spring Tunnelhill 1 Tyrone Williamsburg

¹ partially in Cambria County

Townships

Allegheny Township Antis Township Blair Township Catharine Township Frankstown Township Freedom Township Greenfield Township Huston Township	Juniata Township Logan Township North Woodbury Township Snyder Township Taylor Township Tyrone Township Woodbury Township

Census-designated places

• Claysburg
• Tipton

Attractions

• Daniel Royer House

Individual evidence

1. ^ Blair County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 25 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
5. ^ Altoona Mirror . DA: 4 dead, 3 troopers hurt in shootings [map], 1: 65,000. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
7. ↑ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml?src=bkmk# Accessed February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Blair County, Pennsylvania  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• http://www.blairchamber.com/

Coordinates: 40 ° 28 ′  N , 78 ° 21 ′  W