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

National Register listings: 43

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.