Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1787
Parent county: Bedford

Namesake: Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
Seat: Huntingdon (1787–)

Land area: 875 square miles

Population (2020): 44,092

Population (historic): 7,558 (1790); 27,145 (1830); 28,100 (1860); 35,751 (1890); 39,021 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1840; 1850–1890; 1900–1920; 1930s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: 18 boroughs; two CDPs; 30 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,115 (27%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 64.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,335
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,370
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,111
Average farm size (1920): 81.8 acres
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Huntingdon

Namesake: Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon

Founding: 1768 (platting as Standing Rock); 1796 (incorporation); 1803 (post office)

Population (2020): 6,827

Population (historic): 688 (1800); 1,145 (1840); 3,634 (1870); 6,053 (1900); 7,558 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800; 1810–1930; 1940s; 1970s; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,429 (49%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Christian Oyer House (c. 1830). 11031 Franks Road. Barree. Federal.
2. Gates House (c. 1813). 6442 Clubhouse Lane. Franklin. Federal.
3. Huntingdon Furnace Ironmaster's House (1851). 4044 Huntingdon Furnace Road. Franklin. Federal/Gothic Revival.
4. Pennsylvania Furnace Ironmaster's House (1834). 356 Marengo Road. Franklin. Greek Revival.
5. Huntingdon Furnace Mill (1808). 3456 Old Mill Road. Franklin.
6. Colerain Forge Ironmaster's House (c. 1830). 4072 Spruce Creek Road. Franklin. Greek Revival.
7. Greenwood Methodist Church (c. 1865). Greenwood Road, east of Broad Mountain Road. Jackson. Italianate.
8. Joseph Oburn Farm (1852). 4719 Standing Stone Road. Jackson. Federal.
9. Michael Wallace Farm (c. 1829). 3095 Birmingham Pike. Morris. Federal.
10. Adam Focht Farm (1851). 3972 Tippery Road. Morris.
11. Jacob Brumbaugh House Ruins (1804). Weller Road, southeast of Valleyview Cemetery Road. Penn.
12. Samuel Hatfield House (1867). 5761 Alexandria Pike. Porter. Greek Revival/Italianate.
13. Jacob Neff House (c. 1845). 5442 Allison Road. Porter. Greek Revival.
14. Juniata Iron Works Ironmaster's House (1841). 8001 Berwick Forge Road. Porter.
15. John Swoope Farm (1856). 7938 Juniata Valley Pike. Porter. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
16. Henry Swoope Farm (1852). 7961 Juniata Valley Pike. Porter. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
17. George Sprankle House (c. 1860). 8346 Old State Route 22. Porter. Italianate.
18. John Huyette Farm (c. 1812). 9254 Old State Route 22. Porter.
19. Hugh Cunningham Farm (c. 1865). 9165 Paul's Road. Porter. Italianate.
20. John Gemmill House (c. 1835). 705 Shelton Avenue. Porter.
21. Dorfgrange / William Varner Estate (1899–1901). 7541 Woolverton Way. Porter. Queen Anne/Tudor Revival.
22. Lewis Smalley Farm (c. 1794). 12928 Beacon Lodge Road. Shirley.
23. Shoop Farm. 16311 Corner Creek Lane. Shirley.
24. Benjamin Leas House (c. 1850). 16872 Croghan Pike. Shirley. Greek Revival.
25. Hugh Seeds Farm (c. 1830). 3528 Johnson Road. Spruce Creek.
26. John Adams House (c. 1835). 4457 Spruce Creek Road. Spruce Creek. Federal/Greek Revival.
27. David Henderson House (c. 1830). 4594 Spruce Creek Road. Spruce Creek. Federal.
28. Samuel Burdge House (c. 1825). 16530 Shade Valley Road. Tell.
29. Livingston Robb Farm (1826/1878). 11023 Hartslog Valley Road. Walker. Italianate.
30. Heffner House (c. 1880). 11870 Station Road. Walker. Italianate.
31. Isaac Buck Farm (c. 1860). 1443 Centre Line Road. Warrior's Mark. Gothic Revival.
32. House (c. 1860). 4685 Shaver's Creek Road. West.
33. John Neff House (c. 1865). 4830 Shaver's Creek Road. West.

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