Huntingdon County, PA

Headnote
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, situated toward the southern part of Pennsylvania, and traversed by Juniata river. Area, 1,276 square miles. Face of the country mountainous; soil barren, except on the streams. Seat of justice, Huntingdon. Pop. in 1810, 14,778; in 1820, 20,142; in 1830, 27,159; in 1840, 35,484; in 1850, 24,786. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, situated toward the southern part of Pennsylvania, and traversed by Juniata river. Area, 1,276 square miles. Face of the country mountainous; soil barren, except on the streams. Seat of justice, Huntingdon. Pop. in 1810, 14,778; in 1820, 20,142; in 1830, 27,159; in 1840, 35,484; in 1850, 24,786.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 161.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Huntingdon, PA City or Town
Petersburg, PA City or Town
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