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Juniata County, Pennsylvania

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Formed on March 2, 1831 from Mifflin County. Named for the Juniata River, and noted for its scenery and wildlife. Indian trails, turnpike, canal and railroad made the area a major route for trade and travel. Mifflintown, county seat, was incorporated 1833.

Located slightly southeast of the center of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Juniata County covers 394 square miles of farmland and forest. Beautiful scenery near the Juniata River shows the county to be sparsely populated with an average population of only 57 people per square mile. The number of chickens and diary cows far outweigh the number of people farming them - chicken hatcheries and grow out facilities are the main employers in Juniata County

As of 2010, the population was 24,636.Its county seat is Mifflintown.

www.co.juniata.pa.us/about.php
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=24241
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Coordinates:   40°28'43"N   77°20'44"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago