Editing Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|County in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Huntingdon County
 | state                = Pennsylvania
 | ex image             = Jacks Mountain as viewed from Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250px
 | ex image cap         = Jacks Mountain viewed from Shirleysburg
 | flag                 = Flag of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.png
 | seal                 = Huntingdon County PA seal.jpg
 | founded date         = September 20
 | founded year         = 1787
 | named for            = [[Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon]]
 | seat wl              = Huntingdon
 | largest city wl      = Huntingdon
 | city type            = borough
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 889
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 875
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 15
 | area percentage      = 1.6
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 44,092
 | density_sq_mi        = 50
 | web                  = https://www.huntingdoncounty.net
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | district             = 13th
}}

'''Huntingdon County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 44,092.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Huntingdon_County,_Pennsylvania?g=0500000US42061|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ce.naco.org/?county_info=42061 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created on September 20, 1787, mainly from the northern part of [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]], plus an addition of territory on the east (Big Valley, Tuscarora Valley) from Cumberland County. The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.{{efn|Includes Westmoreland, Cambria, Fayette, Blair, Indiana, Somerset, Bedford, Huntingdon, Greene and Fulton Counties}}

Huntingdon County comprises the Huntingdon, PA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==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&nbsp;°F in January to 72.3&nbsp;°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)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 7558
|1800= 13008
|1810= 14778
|1820= 20142
|1830= 27145
|1840= 35484
|1850= 24786
|1860= 28100
|1870= 31251
|1880= 33954
|1890= 35751
|1900= 34650
|1910= 38304
|1920= 39848
|1930= 39021
|1940= 41836
|1950= 40872
|1960= 39457
|1970= 39108
|1980= 42253
|1990= 44164
|2000= 45586
|2010= 45913
|2020= 44092
|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 7, 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 7, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</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 7, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320031117/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|archive-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|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 7, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2017<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42061.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606194014/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42061.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 45,913 people and 17,280 households within the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|52|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 22,365 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 92.50% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 5.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 33.9% were of [[German people|German]], 17.1% [[American ancestry|American]], 11.1% [[Irish people|Irish]], 7.5% [[English people|English]] and 5.7% [[Italian people|Italian]] ancestry.

There were 16,759 households, out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.70% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 109.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.20 males.

Almost everyone that lives in Huntingdon County speaks [[English language|English]] as their first language. The dominant form of speech in Huntingdon County is the [[Central Pennsylvania accent]] of English. In some areas of the county, such as [[Kishacoquillas Valley]], where many [[Amish]] and [[Mennonite]] people live, a dialect of [[German language|German]] known as [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] (from ''Deutsch'', the word for German) is commonly spoken.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Huntingdon 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) – Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Huntingdon%20County,%20Pennsylvania&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|39,420
|89.4%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,267
|5.14%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|49
|0.11%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|210
|0.47%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|9
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,285
|3%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|852
|2%
|}

==Micropolitan Statistical Area==
{{See also|List of micropolitan statistical areas}}

The [[United States Office of Management and Budget]] has designated Huntingdon County as the '''Huntingdon, PA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]] (μSA)'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/econ/census/media/forms/pa.html |title=Businesses that Received Forms in 2012: Pennsylvania - U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=December 7, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010523/http://www.census.gov/econ/census/media/forms/pa.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>  As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]<ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=2010 U.S. Census website |access-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> the micropolitan area ranked 11th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the [[List of micropolitan statistical areas|249th most populous]] in the United States with a population of 45,913.

==Law and government==
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{{PresRow|1992|Republican|7,249|5,153|3,298|Pennsylvania}}
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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|9,606|3,394|216|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|8,276|4,128|984|Pennsylvania}}
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{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,580|4,318|64|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|6,943|3,304|0|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|8,106|4,131|83|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|9,141|5,631|58|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|9,815|7,429|148|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|7,371|3,426|306|Pennsylvania}}
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{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,232|1,784|708|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|3,806|2,181|332|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|903|1,538|3,859|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,503|1,917|368|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,587|1,324|363|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,645|1,989|206|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,969|2,305|248|Pennsylvania}}
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{{PresRow|1888|Republican|4,217|2,789|195|Pennsylvania}}
|}

=== Voter registration ===
{{As of|2024|02|05|post=,|df=US}} there are 27,430 registered voters in the county. There are 18,231 registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], 6,414 registered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,138 voters registered [[Independent (United States)|non-affiliated]] voters, and 647 voters registered to [[Third party (United States)|other parties]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennsylvania Department of State |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Voter registration statistics by county |url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Documents/currentvotestats.xls |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=dos.pa.gov}}</ref>{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Chart of Voter Registration|label1=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|value1=66.46|color1={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|label2=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|value2=23.38|color2={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|label3=[[Independent (United States)|Independent]]|value3=7.80|color3={{party color|Independent (United States)}}|label4=[[Third party (United States)|Other Parties]]|value4=2.36|color4={{party color|Green Party (United States)}}}}

===County commissioners===
*Scott Walls (chair) (R)
*Patrick Reeder (R)
*Jeffrey Thomas (D)

===State Senate===
* [[Judy Ward]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 30|Pennsylvania's 30th Senatorial District]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=Huntingdon|title=Find Your Legislator|website=[[Pennsylvania General Assembly]]|language=en|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>

===State House of Representatives===

Source:<ref name=":0" />

* [[Scott Barger|Scott Barger]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 80|Pennsylvania's 80th Representative District]]
* [[Richard Irvin (Pennsylvania politician)|Rich Irvin]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81|Pennsylvania's 81st Representative District]]

===United States House of Representatives===
* [[John Joyce (American politician)|John Joyce]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], [[Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district]]

===United States Senate===
* [[John Fetterman]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
* [[Dave McCormick]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

==Education==
[[Image:Map of Huntingdon County Pennsylvania School Districts.png|250px|thumb|right|Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania School Districts]]

===Public school districts===
* [[Huntingdon Area School District]]
* [[Juniata Valley School District]]
* [[Mount Union Area School District]] (also in Mifflin County)
* [[Southern Huntingdon County School District]] 
* [[Tussey Mountain School District]] (also in Bedford County)
* [[Tyrone Area School District]] (also in Blair and Centre Counties)

====Related entities====
* [[Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center]]: Mill Creek
* Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11

===Charter schools===
* New Day Charter School (7–12): Huntingdon 
* Stone Valley Community Charter School (K–5): McAlevy's Fort

===Private schools===
* Calvary Christian Academy: Huntingdon
* Class School: Mill Creek
* Grier School: Birmingham
* Huntingdon Christian Academy: Huntingdon
* Huntingdon County Child & Adult Development Center
* Meadow Green Mennonite School: Three Springs
* Shavers Creek Christian School: Petersburg
* West Penn F Grace Brethren: Saxton
* Woodcock Valley Center on Children: Huntingdon

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Juniata College]], a small, independent liberal arts college, is located in the county seat of Huntingdon.
* [[DuBois Business College]], Huntingdon County campus, located in the former Huntingdon High School building in the borough of Huntingdon. (Currently Closed)
* [[Pennsylvania Highlands Community College]], Huntingdon center (located in Walker Township)

===Libraries===
* Huntingdon County Library
* Memorial Public Library of the Borough of Alexandria
* Mount Union Community Library

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
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==Media==

===Radio stations===

====AM====
* ESPN RADIO 1150 AM: [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]] (Sports)
* WIEZ 670 AM: [[Lewistown, Pennsylvania|Lewistown]] (News/Talk)
* WMAJ 1450 AM: [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] (Sports)
* WVAM 1430 AM: [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] (Sports)
* WFBG 1290 AM: [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] (News/Talk)
* WKMC 1370 AM: [[Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania|Roaring Spring]] (Nostalgia)
* WRTA 1240 AM: [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] (News/Talk)
* WRSC 1390 AM: [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] (News/Talk)
* WBLF 970 AM: [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania|Bellefonte]] (News/Talk)
* WPHB 1260 AM: [[Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Philipsburg]] (Country)
* WKVA 920 AM: [[Burnham, Pennsylvania|Burnham]] (Oldies)
* WHP 580 AM: [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] (News/Talk)
* KDKA 1020 AM: [[Pittsburgh]] (heard much better at night) (News/Talk)
* WWVA 1170 AM: [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]- (heard much better at night) (News/Talk/Country)
* WGY 810 AM: [[Schenectady, New York]] (heard much better at night) (News/Talk)

====FM====
* WHUN 103.5 FM: [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]] (Oldies)
* WDBF 106.3 FM: [[Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania|Selinsgrove]] (Country)
* WKVR 92.3 FM: [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]] (College)
* W273BE 102.5 FM: [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]] (Public Radio)
* WFGY 98.1 FM: [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] (Country)
* WFGE 101.1 FM: [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]] (Country)
* WBUS 93.7 FM: [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] (Classic Rock)
* WWOT 100.1 FM: [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] (Top 40)
* WJOW 105.9 FM: [[Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Philipsburg]] (Country)
* WSKE 104.3 FM: [[Everett, Pennsylvania|Everett]] (Country)
* WJSM 92.7 FM: [[Martinsburg, Pennsylvania|Martinsburg]] (Religious)
* WHPA 93.5 FM: [[Gallitzin, Pennsylvania|Gallitzin]] (Oldies)
* WBRX 94.7 FM: [[Cresson, Pennsylvania|Cresson]] (Adult Contemporary)
* WRXV 89.1 FM: [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] (Christian Contemporary)
* WTLR 89.9 FM: [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] (Religious)
* WRKY 104.9 FM: [[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]] (Classic Rock)
* WRKW 99.1 FM: [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]] (Classic Rock)
* WFGI 95.5 FM: [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]] (Country)
* WVNW 96.7 FM: [[Burnham, Pennsylvania|Burnham]] (Country)
* WCHX 105.5 FM: [[Burnham, Pennsylvania|Burnham]] (Classic Rock)
* WQWK 103.1 FM: [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] (Classic Rock)
* WLTS 99.5 FM: [[Centre Hall, Pennsylvania|Centre Hall]] (Classic Hits)
* WPSU 91.5 FM: [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] (Public Radio)

===Newspapers===
* ''The Daily News''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingdondailynews.com|title=The Daily News Serving All of Raystown Country Huntingdon County, PA|website=The Daily News|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>

===Television===
* [[CBS]]: [[WTAJ-TV]], [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]
* [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]: [[WATM-TV]], [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]
* [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]: [[WWCP-TV]], [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]
* [[NBC]]: [[WJAC-TV]], [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]
* [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]: [[WPSU-TV]], [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]]
* [[The CW Television Network|CW]]: [[WPKD-TV]], [[Jeannette, Pennsylvania|Jeannette]]

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Huntingdon County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels.png|right|thumb|250px|Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red) and Townships (white).]]

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: [[List of cities in Pennsylvania|cities]], [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania|boroughs]], [[List of townships in Pennsylvania|townships]], and [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania|one]] [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania#Town|town]]. The following boroughs and townships are located in Huntingdon County:

===Boroughs===
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*[[Alexandria, Pennsylvania|Alexandria]]
*[[Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Birmingham]]
*[[Broad Top City, Pennsylvania|Broad Top City]]
*[[Cassville, Pennsylvania|Cassville]]
*[[Coalmont, Pennsylvania|Coalmont]]
*[[Dudley, Pennsylvania|Dudley]]
*[[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]] (county seat)
*[[Mapleton, Pennsylvania|Mapleton]]
*[[Marklesburg, Pennsylvania|Marklesburg]]
*[[Mill Creek, Pennsylvania|Mill Creek]]
*[[Mount Union, Pennsylvania|Mount Union]]
*[[Orbisonia, Pennsylvania|Orbisonia]]
*[[Petersburg, Pennsylvania|Petersburg]]
*[[Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania|Rockhill]]
*[[Saltillo, Pennsylvania|Saltillo]]
*[[Shade Gap, Pennsylvania|Shade Gap]]
*[[Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania|Shirleysburg]]
*[[Three Springs, Pennsylvania|Three Springs]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
*[[Barree Township, Pennsylvania|Barree]]
*[[Brady Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Brady]]
*[[Carbon Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon]]
*[[Cass Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Cass]]
*[[Clay Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Clay]]
*[[Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Cromwell]]
*[[Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Dublin]]
*[[Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]
*[[Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Henderson]]
*[[Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Hopewell]]
*[[Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Jackson]]
*[[Juniata Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Juniata]]
*[[Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Lincoln]]
*[[Logan Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Logan]]
*[[Miller Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Miller]]
*[[Morris Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Morris]]
*[[Oneida Township, Pennsylvania|Oneida]]
*[[Penn Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Penn]]
*[[Porter Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Porter]]
*[[Shirley Township, Pennsylvania|Shirley]]
*[[Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Smithfield]]
*[[Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Springfield]]
*[[Spruce Creek Township, Pennsylvania|Spruce Creek]]
*[[Tell Township, Pennsylvania|Tell]]
*[[Todd Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Todd]]
*[[Union Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Union]]
*[[Walker Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Walker]]
*[[Warriors Mark Township, Pennsylvania|Warriors Mark]]
*[[West Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|West]]
*[[Wood Township, Pennsylvania|Wood]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
*[[Allenport, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Allenport]]
*[[McConnellstown, Pennsylvania|McConnellstown]]

===Unincorporated communities===
*[[Calvin, Pennsylvania|Calvin]]
*[[Entriken, Pennsylvania|Entriken]]
*[[Nossville, Pennsylvania|Nossville]]

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Huntingdon County.<ref name="Archived copy"/>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2010 Census)

|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 1
| '''†''' '''[[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]]'''
| Borough
| 7,093
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 2
| '''[[Mount Union, Pennsylvania|Mount Union]]'''
| Borough
| 2,447
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 3
| '''[[McConnellstown, Pennsylvania|McConnellstown]]'''
| CDP
| 1,194
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 4
| '''[[Allenport, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Allenport]]'''
| CDP
| 648
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 5
| '''[[Petersburg, Pennsylvania|Petersburg]]'''
| Borough
| 480
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 6
| '''[[Broad Top City, Pennsylvania|Broad Top City]]'''
| Borough
| 452
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 7
| '''[[Three Springs, Pennsylvania|Three Springs]]'''
| Borough
| 444
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 8
| '''[[Mapleton, Pennsylvania|Mapleton]]'''
| Borough
| 441
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 9
| '''[[Orbisonia, Pennsylvania|Orbisonia]]'''
| Borough
| 428
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 10
| '''[[Rockhill, Pennsylvania|Rockhill]]'''
| Borough
| 371
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| T-11
| '''[[Alexandria, Pennsylvania|Alexandria]]'''
| Borough
| 346
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| T-11
| '''[[Saltillo, Pennsylvania|Saltillo]]'''
| Borough
| 346
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 12
| '''[[Mill Creek, Pennsylvania|Mill Creek]]'''
| Borough
| 328
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 13
| '''[[Marklesburg, Pennsylvania|Marklesburg]]'''
| Borough
| 204
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 14
| '''[[Dudley, Pennsylvania|Dudley]]'''
| Borough
| 184
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 15
| '''[[Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania|Shirleysburg]]'''
| Borough
| 150
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 16
| '''[[Cassville, Pennsylvania|Cassville]]'''
| Borough
| 143
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 17
| '''[[Coalmont, Pennsylvania|Coalmont]]'''
| Borough
| 106
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 18
| '''[[Shade Gap, Pennsylvania|Shade Gap]]'''
| Borough
| 105
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 19
| '''[[Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Birmingham]]'''
| Borough
| 90
|}

==Notable people==
*[[Scott Beatty]] (born 1969 in Huntingdon, raised in Petersburg), author and comic book writer
*[[Hugh Brady (general)|Hugh Brady]] (born July 29, 1768, in Standingstone), U.S. Army general
*[[Martin Grove Brumbaugh]] (1862–1930), 26th [[Governor of Pennsylvania]]
*[[Dylan Lane]] (born 1977), game show host (hosted [[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]]) (born in [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]], spent whole life in Huntingdon)
*[[Isabel Stewart North]] (1860-1929), composer
*[[Horace Porter]] (1837–1921), [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[general]] and US [[diplomat]]
*[[John Purdue]] (born October 31, 1802, in Huntingdon County), primary original benefactor of [[Purdue University]]
*[[Elizabeth Cisney Smith]] (1881–1965), physician
*[[Robert Elliott Speer]] (1867–1947), American religious leader

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania]]

==References==
{{Notelist}}{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.huntingdonchamber.com Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce official website]
* [http://www.hcbi.com Huntingdon County Business & Industry]
* [http://www.raystown.org Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110128093731/http://huntingdonsite.com/ Huntingdon County Community Website]
* [http://www.city-data.com/county/Huntingdon_County-PA.html Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania detailed profile] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923171907/http://www.city-data.com/ City-Data.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120527192200/http://huntingdoncountybusiness.com/ Community Events and Business Directory for Huntingdon County, Pa]

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