Juniata County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Founded
- March 2, 1831
- Named after
- Juniata River
- Seat
- Mifflintown
- Largest borough
- Port Royal
- Total
- 394 sq mi (1,020 km )
- Land
- 391 sq mi (1,010 km )
- Water
- 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 23,403
- Density
- 60/sq mi (23/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 13th
- Website
- www .juniataco .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Juniata County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,509. Its county seat is Mifflintown. The county was created on March 2, 1831, from part of Mifflin County and named for the Juniata River. The county is part of the Central region of the commonwealth.
Mountains in Juniata County include Tuscarora Mountain and Shade Mountain. Agricultural land and forested land make up most of the county's area. Major rivers and creeks in the county include the Susquehanna River, the Juniata River, Tuscarora Creek, and West Branch Mahantango Creek. It borders seven other counties. The county lies over 16 different rock formations (which are from the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian) and 51 different soils.