Juniata County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1831
Parent county: Mifflin

Namesake: The Juniata River
Seat: Mifflintown (1831–)

Land area: 391 square miles

Population (2020): 23,509

Population (historic): 11,080 (1840); 17,390 (1870); 16,054 (1900); 14,325 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1930s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: Four boroughs; five CDPs; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,490 (22.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 28%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,371
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,304
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,572
Average farm size (1920): 63.4 acres
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Mifflintown

Namesake: Thomas Mifflin, Pennsylvania politician

Founding: 1790 (platting); 1831 (post office); 1833 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 840

Population (historic): 485 (1850); 857 (1870); 953 (1900); 1,027 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1910s; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 291 (59.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Tuscarora Academy (1816). 472 Academy Road. Beale.
2. Farm (1832). 2935 Groninger Valley Road. Beale.
3. Uriah Shuman Farm (c. 1860). 226 Pfoutz Valley Road. Delaware. Italianate.
4. Coffman House (1822). 561 Dressler Road. Fayette. Federal.
5. William Thompson Farm (c. 1855). 30306 State Route 35. Fayette. Greek Revival.
6. Myers House (c. 1855). 60 Tennis Park Road. Fayette. Greek Revival.
7. William Banks Farm (c. 1870). 20 Bellard Farm Drive. Fermanagh. Italianate.
8. John Jenkins House (c. 1794). 19161 State Route 35. Milford. Federal.
9. Farm (c. 1855). 9228 State Route 333. Milford. Greek Revival.
10. Varnes Farm. 431 Varnes Road. Milford.
11. John Gilliford Farm (c. 1855). 20737 State Route 75. Spruce Hill. Greek Revival.
12. Thomas Martin Farm (c. 1855). 1178 State Route 74. Turbett.
13. Graham House. State Route 74, south of State Route 75. Turbett.
14. Curran Farm (c. 1830/1875). 123 Freed Road. Walker. Italianate.
15. Weaver House (c. 1830). 5282 William Penn Highway. Walker.

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