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Created on March 2, 1831, from part of Mifflin County and named for the Juniata River. The Indian name Juniata is said to mean “people of the standing stone.” Mifflintown, the county seat, was laid out in 1791 and incorporated as a borough on March 6, 1833. It was named for Governor Thomas Mifflin.
Squatters settled here and were evicted by the provincial government in 1750. After they returned, Indians raided them in 1755–1756. There was protection from Forts Bigham and Peterson, but the Indians captured Bigham. The Pennsylvania Canal was the backbone of the early economy beginning in 1826, followed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 1840s. The canal closed about 1900, and the Tuscarora Valley Railroad closed in 1934. Small clothing manufacturing continues to the present, but kosher poultry production is the biggest industry. Juniata is the fourth largest poultry-producing county in the state. Farms cover 36.6 percent of the land.
Juniata County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 391.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 59.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 36.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.5% of the population reported only one race, with 0.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.60 persons compared to an average family size of 3.01 persons.
In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $32,752. Per capita income grew by 12.7% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009)
23,118
Covered Employment
6,255
Growth (%) since 1990
12.1%
Average wage per job
$29,458
Households (2000)
8,584
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
33.9%
Labor Force (persons) (2009)
12,155
Average wage per job
$32,752
Unemployment Rate (2009)
8.0
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
6.7%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008)
$30,207
Average wage per job
$41,737
Median Household Income (2008)
$42,705
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
9.8%
Poverty Rate (2008)
10.7
Average wage per job
$24,015
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
74.5
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
3.0%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
8.8
Average wage per job
$36,184
1. EAST JUNIATA JSHS
Address: Rr 2 Box 2411, Mcalisterville, PA 17049
Phone: (717) 463-2111
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 548
Grades: 7-12
2. FAYETTE TWP EL SCHOOL
Address: Rr 2 Box 483, Mcalisterville, PA 17049
Phone: (717) 463-2236
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 253
Grades: KG-6
3. FERMANAGH-MIFFLINTOWN EL SCHOOL
Address: South Seventh Street, Mifflintown, PA 17059
Phone: (717) 436-2111
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 224
Grades: KG-5
5. LACK-TUSCARORA EL SCHOOL
Address: Rr 1 Box 164, Honey Grove, PA 17035
Phone: (717) 734-3172
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 120
Grades: KG-5
6. MONROE TWP EL SCHOOL
Address: Hc-63 Box 7a, Richfield, PA 17086
Phone: (717) 694-3961
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 188
Grades: KG-6
7. MOUNTAIN VIEW EL SCHOOL
Address: H C R 67 Box A1, Miffin, PA 17058
Phone: (717) 436-6816
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 227
Grades: KG-5
8. SUSQUEHANNA TWP EL SCHOOL
Address: Rr 1 Box 134, Liverpool, PA 17045
Phone: (717) 444-3457
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 72
Grades: KG-3
9. THOMPSONTOWN-DELAWARE EL SCHOOL
Address: 6 School St, Thompsontown, PA 17094
Phone: (717) 535-5520
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 132
Grades: KG-6
10. TUSCARORA MS
Address: Rr 4 Box 118, Mifflintown, PA 17059
Phone: (717) 436-2165
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 418
Grades: 6-8
11. TUSCARORA VALLEY EL SCHOOL
Address: 401 8th St, Port Royal, PA 17082
Phone: (717) 527-4635
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 149
Grades: KG-5
12. WALKER TWP EL SCHOOL
Address: Rr 2 Box 65, Mifflintown, PA 17059
Phone: (717) 436-6469
County: Juniata County
Enrollment: 127
Grades: KG-5
