Juniata County

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Juniata County Courthouse
Juniata County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Mifflintown
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Courthouse
P.O.Box 68
Mifflintown, PA 17059
Foundation : March 2, 1831
Made up from: Mifflin County
Area code : 001 717
Demographics
Residents : 23,168  (2007)
Population density : 22.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1019 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Juniata County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.co.juniata.pa.us

Juniata County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . In 2007, the county had an official estimate of 23,168 people and a population density of 22.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Mifflintown .

history

The Tuscarora Academy is one of the county's seven entries in the NRHP.

The county was formed on March 2, 1831 and named after the Juniata River .

Seven buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,019 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water.


Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 16,054 -
1910 15,013 -6.5%
1920 14,464 -3.7%
1930 14,325 -1 %
1940 15,373 7.3%
1950 15,243 -0.8%
1960 15,874 4.1%
1970 16,712 5.3%
1980 19,188 14.8%
1990 20,625 7.5%
2000 22,821 10.6%
1900-1990

2000

Cities and towns

Map of Juniata County

Web links

Commons : Juniata County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. Juniata 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. 158 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 40 ° 32 ′  N , 77 ° 24 ′  W