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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Mifflintown Namesake: Thom...