Editing Juniata County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 11080
|1850= 13029
|1860= 16986
|1870= 17390
|1880= 18227
|1890= 16655
|1900= 16054
|1910= 15013
|1920= 14464
|1930= 14325
|1940= 15373
|1950= 15243
|1960= 15874
|1970= 16712
|1980= 19188
|1990= 20625
|2000= 22821
|2010= 24636
|2020= 23509
|estyear=2024
|estimate=23395
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2017<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42067.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606194347/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42067.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> 2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 24,636 people, 9,476 households, and 6,839 families residing in Juniata County.<ref name = "2010census"/> The projected population of the county for 2020 is 26,071.<ref name = "chapter04"/> The [[population density]] was {{convert|63|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> There were 10,978 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]] (0.1% Indian, 0.1% Chinese, and 0.1% Korean), 1.1% from other races, and 1% from two or more races.<ref name = "2010census">{{Citation|author = United States Census|url = http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200212055711/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1|url-status = dead|archive-date = February 12, 2020|title = American FactFinder|year = 2010|access-date = May 13, 2014}}</ref>

There are eight Filipino people, five Vietnamese people, and two Samoans in Juniata County.<ref name = "2010census"/>

2.5% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race. These include 195 [[Puerto Rica]]ns, 77 Mexicans, and 2 Cubans.<ref name = "2010census"/> The highest percentage of Hispanic people in any township or borough in the county is 8.71%, in Mifflintown. Between 1990 and 2000, the Hispanic population in the county increased by 653%.<ref name = "chapter03"/> In 2000, 45.4% of the population of Juniata County were of [[German people|German]], 20.2% [[United States|American]], 5.7% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5.0% [[English people|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 3.95% reported speaking [[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania Dutch]], [[German language|German]], or [[Dutch language|Dutch]] at home; 1.63% speak [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>[http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=42&county_id=67&mode=geographic&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r Language Map Data Center]. Mla.org (April 3, 2013). Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref>

The housing density and population density of Juniata County is considerably below average for a Pennsylvania county.<ref name = "chapter03"/>

The administrative subdivisions of Juniata County with the highest [[population density]] are Mifflintown (with a density of 6,184.9 people per square mile), Mifflin (with a density of 3506.9 people per square mile), and Thompsontown (with a density of 2193.1 people per square mile). The township with the highest population density in the county is Monroe Township, with 104.0 people per square mile. The highest density of housing units in the county is in Mifflintown (2,837.4 per square mile), followed by Mifflin (1,454.2 per square mile) and Thompsontown (1,144.4 per square mile). Greenwood Township has the third lowest population density of any administrative division in Juniata County: 27.9 people per square mile. The second lowest density is in Tuscarora Township (24.5 people per square mile) and the lowest density is in Lack Township (13.2 people per square mile). The lowest density of housing units in the county is in Lack Township (10.0 per square mile), the second-lowest density is in Greenwood Township (11.3 per square mile), and the third-lowest density is in Tuscarora Township (13.7 per square mile).<ref name = "chapter03"/>

Between 1940 and 2005, the population of Juniata County was proportionally the third fastest-growing population of any county in Pennsylvania, with only Snyder County's and Perry County's populations growing faster. In this time period, the county's population has increased by 50.69%, or 7,792 people. In the 1980s, the county's rate of population growth was more than 50 times higher than the rate of population growth in Pennsylvania. The county's rate of population growth in the 1970s was even higher.<ref name = "chapter03">{{Citation|url = http://co.juniata.pa.us/docs/comp_plan/Chapter_03.pdf|title = Juniata County Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 3 - Population and Socioeconomic Analysis|access-date = May 13, 2014}}</ref>

Susquehanna Township's population was the fastest-growing population of any administrative division in Juniata County between 1990 and 2005, with an increase of 35.42%. Other fast-growing populations in the county include those of Milford Township (22.53%) and Thompsontown (20.1%). The populations of Mifflin and Mifflintown are the only administrative divisions in the county whose populations decreased in that time period (at a rate of -7.42% and -3.7%, respectively). However, between 2000 and 2005, eight administrative divisions experienced decreasing populations. Between 1990 and 2000, every borough and township in the county experienced an increase in population.<ref name = "chapter03"/>

At the 2010 census, the average household size in Juniata County was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01. 23.0% of the county's households were inhabited by a single individual.<ref name = "2010census"/>

In 2000, there were 11,353 males and 11,468 females in Juniata County, or 98.99 males per 100 females. The highest percentage of males in any administrative division in the county was 52.07%, in Beale Township. The highest percentage of females in any township or borough in the county was 52.95%, in Fermanagh Township.<ref name = "chapter03"/>

At the 2010 census, the population in Juniata County was spread out, with 6.3% under 5 years of age, 6.8% from 5 to 9 years of age, and the same percentage from 10 to 14 years of age. 6.5% of the county's inhabitants were 15 to 19 years of age, 5.4% were 20 to 24 years old, 5.3% were 25 to 29 years old, and 5.5% were 30 to 34 years old. People of 35 to 39 years of age comprised 6.1% of the population, 40- to 44-year-olds comprised 6.6% of the population, and 7.6% of the population consisted of 50- to 54-year-olds. People of 55 to 59 years of age made up 7.6% of the population, people of 60 to 54 years of age comprised 6.0% of it, and 65- to 69-year-olds made up 4.9% of the population. People of 70 to 74 years of age make up 3.9% of the county's population, people of 75 to 79 years of age make up 3.2% of the population, people of 80 to 84 years old make up 2.5% of the population, and people older than 85 years make up 2.3% of the population.<ref name = "2010census"/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Juniata County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Juniata County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Juniata%20County,%20Pennsylvania&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|21,830
|93%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|115
|0.5%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|19
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|69
|0.3%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|4
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|564
|2.4%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|908
|3.86%
|}