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[[File:Jacks_Mountain_as_viewed_from_Shirleysburg,_Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|Jacks_Mountain_as_viewed_from_Shirleysburg,_Pennsylvania]] [[file:Map_of_Huntingdon_County_Pennsylvania_School_Districts.png|right|thumb|Map_of_Huntingdon_County_Pennsylvania_School_Districts]] [[file:Map_of_Huntingdon_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png|right|thumb|Map_of_Huntingdon_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels]] {{short description|County in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Huntingdon County
| state = Pennsylvania
| founded = September 20, 1787
| seat = [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]]
| largest_city = [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]]
| area_total_sq_mi = 889
| area_land_sq_mi = 875
| area_water_sq_mi = 14
| area_percentage = 1.6%
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 45091
| population_density_sq_mi = 51.5
| time_zone = Eastern
| web = [http://www.huntingdoncounty.net/Pages/default.aspx huntingdoncounty.net]
}}

'''Huntingdon County''' is a county located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,091. The county seat is [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]]. The county was created on September 20, 1787, from part of [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] and named after the [[Countess of Huntingdon]].

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 889 square miles (2,300 km²), of which 875 square miles (2,270 km²) is land and 14 square miles (36 km²) (1.6%) is water. The county is largely rural and mountainous, with the [[Appalachian Mountains]] running through it.

=== Adjacent counties ===
* [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] (north)
* [[Mifflin County, Pennsylvania|Mifflin County]] (northeast)
* [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania|Juniata County]] (east)
* [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]] (southeast)
* [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton County]] (south)
* [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] (southwest)
* [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]] (west)

=== Major highways ===
* [[U.S. Route 22]]
* [[U.S. Route 522]]
* [[Pennsylvania Route 26]]
* [[Pennsylvania Route 45]]
* [[Pennsylvania Route 305]]

== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 census, there were 45,091 people, 17,280 households, and 11,220 families residing in the county. The population density was 51.5 people per square mile (19.9/km²). There were 20,058 housing units at an average density of 22.9 per square mile (8.8/km²).

== Education ==
Huntingdon County is served by several public school districts, including:
* [[Huntingdon Area School District]]
* [[Juniata Valley School District]]
* [[Mount Union Area School District]]
* [[Southern Huntingdon County School District]]

The county is also home to [[Juniata College]], a private liberal arts college located in [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]].

== Communities ==
=== Boroughs ===
* [[Alexandria, Pennsylvania|Alexandria]]
* [[Broad Top City, Pennsylvania|Broad Top City]]
* [[Cassville, Pennsylvania|Cassville]]
* [[Coalmont, Pennsylvania|Coalmont]]
* [[Dudley, Pennsylvania|Dudley]]
* [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]]
* [[Marklesburg, Pennsylvania|Marklesburg]]
* [[Mill Creek, Pennsylvania|Mill Creek]]
* [[Mount Union, Pennsylvania|Mount Union]]
* [[Orbisonia, Pennsylvania|Orbisonia]]
* [[Petersburg, Pennsylvania|Petersburg]]
* [[Rockhill, Pennsylvania|Rockhill]]
* [[Saltillo, Pennsylvania|Saltillo]]
* [[Shade Gap, Pennsylvania|Shade Gap]]
* [[Three Springs, Pennsylvania|Three Springs]]

=== Townships ===
* [[Barree Township, Pennsylvania|Barree Township]]
* [[Brady Township, Pennsylvania|Brady Township]]
* [[Carbon Township, Pennsylvania|Carbon Township]]
* [[Cass Township, Pennsylvania|Cass Township]]
* [[Clay Township, Pennsylvania|Clay Township]]
* [[Cromwell Township, Pennsylvania|Cromwell Township]]
* [[Dublin Township, Pennsylvania|Dublin Township]]
* [[Franklin Township, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]]
* [[Henderson Township, Pennsylvania|Henderson Township]]
* [[Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania|Hopewell Township]]
* [[Jackson Township, Pennsylvania|Jackson Township]]
* [[Juniata Township, Pennsylvania|Juniata Township]]
* [[Lincoln Township, Pennsylvania|Lincoln Township]]
* [[Logan Township, Pennsylvania|Logan Township]]
* [[Miller Township, Pennsylvania|Miller Township]]
* [[Morris Township, Pennsylvania|Morris Township]]
* [[Oneida Township, Pennsylvania|Oneida Township]]
* [[Penn Township, Pennsylvania|Penn Township]]
* [[Porter Township, Pennsylvania|Porter Township]]
* [[Shirley Township, Pennsylvania|Shirley Township]]
* [[Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania|Smithfield Township]]
* [[Springfield Township, Pennsylvania|Springfield Township]]
* [[Spruce Creek Township, Pennsylvania|Spruce Creek Township]]
* [[Tell Township, Pennsylvania|Tell Township]]
* [[Todd Township, Pennsylvania|Todd Township]]
* [[Union Township, Pennsylvania|Union Township]]
* [[Walker Township, Pennsylvania|Walker Township]]
* [[Warriors Mark Township, Pennsylvania|Warriors Mark Township]]
* [[West Township, Pennsylvania|West Township]]

=== Census-designated places ===
* [[McConnellstown, Pennsylvania|McConnellstown]]
* [[Mapleton, Pennsylvania|Mapleton]]

== Notable people ==
* [[David R. Porter]], 9th Governor of Pennsylvania
* [[John Scott (Pennsylvania politician)|John Scott]], U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

== See also ==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania]]
* [[List of counties in Pennsylvania]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.huntingdoncounty.net/Pages/default.aspx Official website]

[[Category:1787 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Counties of Appalachia]]
[[Category:Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania counties]]

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