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Blair County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,822.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Hollidaysburg, and its largest city is Altoona.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created on February 26, 1846, from parts of Huntingdon and Bedford counties. The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.Template:Efn

Blair County comprises the Altoona, PA metropolitan statistical area. It is also part of the Altoona-Huntingdon, PA Combined Statistical Area, which includes Blair and Huntingdon counties.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Blair County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission,<ref name="ARC">Template:Cite web</ref> and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.<ref name="NYT_CW">Template:Cite web</ref>

Features

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National protected area

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Major highways

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Climate

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Blair has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb). Template:Weather box

Demographics

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As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 127,089 people and 52,159 households within the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 55,061 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.18% White, 1.68% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.0% were of German, 12.2% Irish, 10.7% Italian, 9.9% American, and 6.0% English ancestry.

There were 52,159 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 19, 5.9% from 20 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 34, 19.3% from 35 to 49, 21.4% from 50 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. The population was 48.55% male and 51.45% female.

2020 census

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Blair County Racial Composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 113,016 92%
Black or African American (NH) 2,463 2%
Native American (NH) 134 0.1%
Asian (NH) 868 0.7%
Pacific Islander (NH) 12 0.01%
Other/Mixed (NH) 4,621 3.76%
Hispanic or Latino 1,708 1.4%

Law and government

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Blair County has been a Republican Party stronghold since the party was founded. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 are the only Democratic presidential candidates to date to win the county (with neither taking more than 52% of the county's vote), although Theodore Roosevelt won it as the candidate of the Progressive Party in 1912.

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County commissioners

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  • David Kessling, chair, Republican
  • Laura Burke, Vice-chair, Democrat
  • Amy Webster, Secretary, Republican

Other county offices

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  • Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary, Robin Patton, Republican
  • Controller, A.C. Stickel, Republican
  • Coroner, Patricia Ross, Republican
  • District Attorney, Pete Weeks, Republican
  • Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, Anita Terchanik, Republican
  • Sheriff, James Ott, Republican
  • Treasurer, James Carothers, Republican

Police agencies

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State senate

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State House of Representatives

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United States House of Representatives

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United States Senate

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Politics

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Voter registration

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Template:Pie chartAs of April 23, 2025 there are 81,144 registered voters in Blair County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

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Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Colleges and universities

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Community, junior and technical colleges

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Public school districts

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School districts include:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Charter schools

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Technology school

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Private schools

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  • Alternative Education Program - Hollidaysburg
  • Holy Trinity Middle School - Altoona
  • Holy Trinity Elementary School - Altoona Campus
  • Holy Trinity Elementary School - Hollidaysburg Campus
  • Altoona Hospital School of Nursing
  • Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School - Altoona
  • Blair County Christian School - Duncansville
  • Champion Life Christian Academy - Altoona
  • Cove Lane Parochial School - Martinsburg
  • Crawford Elementary at Adelphoi Village
  • Emmanuel Baptist Christian School - Claysburg
  • Faith Tabernacle School - Altoona
  • Great Commission Schools - Altoona
  • Harbor House Center Early Academy - Altoona
  • Heritage Christian School - Martinsburg
  • Hollidaysburg Catholic School - Hollidaysburg
  • Living Water Christian Academy - Williamsburg
  • Northwestern Human Services Autism School
  • Penn Mont Academy - Hollidaysburg
  • Penn Mont at Penn State Altoona
  • Piney Creek Parochial School - New Enterprise
  • Shady Grove School - Martinsburg
  • Shady Pond School - Altoona
  • St John Evangelist School - Altoona
  • St Matthew School - Tyrone
  • St Patrick School - Newry
  • Sylvan Learning Center - Hollidaysburg
  • Tender Love for Children - Altoona
  • The Nehemiah Project - Altoona
  • Training & Development Tech - Hollidaysburg
  • White Oak School - Tyrone

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Data taken from Pennsylvania EdNA - PDE database of public private schools 2012

Libraries

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Blair County hosts a system of nine libraries that can be accessed with one library card. Resource sharing exists between the eight libraries. Books from any of the eight system libraries can be placed on hold and delivered to a patron's home library and then returned to any of the eight libraries in the system. Template:Div col

  • Altoona Area Public Library - Altoona
  • Bellwood Antis Public Library - Bellwood
  • Blair County Library System - Altoona
  • Claysburg Area Public Library - Claysburg
  • Hollidaysburg Area Public Library - Hollidaysburg
  • Martinsburg Community Library - Martinsburg
  • Roaring Spring Community Library - Roaring Spring
  • Tyrone-Snyder Twnshp Pub Library - Tyrone
  • Williamsburg Public Library - Williamsburg

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Recreation

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There is one Pennsylvania state park in Blair County, Canoe Creek State Park in Frankstown Township.

Communities

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Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania, with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue)

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Blair County:

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Boroughs

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Townships

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Census-designated places

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Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are unincorporated communities and not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.

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Population ranking

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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Blair County.<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/blaircountypennsylvania/PST040224</ref> † county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Population (2020 Census) Municipal type Incorporated
1 Altoona 42,989 City 1854 (borough) 1868 (city)
2 † Hollidaysburg 5,632 Borough 1836
3 Tyrone 5,095 Borough 1857
4 Bellwood 1,751 Borough 1898
5 Roaring Spring 2,399 Borough 1888
6 Greenwood 3,597 CDP
7 Martinsburg 1,858 Borough 1832
8 Lakemont 1,803 CDP
9 Claysburg 1,196 CDP
10 Williamsburg 1,167 Borough 1827
11 Duncansville 1,148 Borough 1891
12 Tipton 688 CDP
13 East Freedom 578 CDP
14 Foot of Ten 537 CDP
15 Grazierville 848 CDP
16 Tunnelhill (mostly in Cambria County) 327 Borough 1876
17 Northwood 124 CDP
18 Newry 307 Borough 1876

See also

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References

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