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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|889|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|875|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|15|sqmi}} (1.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 7, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and average monthly temperatures in Huntingdon borough range from 27.8 Β°F in January to 72.3 Β°F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref> Huntingdon County is one of the 423 counties served by the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]],<ref name="ARC">{{cite web |title=About the Appalachian Region |url=https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book ''[[American Nations|American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America]]''.<ref name="NYT_CW">{{cite web |last1=Woodard |first1=Colin |title=The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/urban-rural-united-states-regions-midterms.html |work=New York Times |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref> ===Features=== * [[Raystown Lake]] * [[Tussey Mountain]] * [[Coffee Run]] * [[Sugar Grove Run]] ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] (north) * [[Mifflin County, Pennsylvania|Mifflin County]] (east) * [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania|Juniata County]] (east) * [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]] (southeast) * [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton County]] (south) * [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] (southwest) * [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]] (west)
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