Alfarata, Pennsylvania

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Alfarata, Pennsylvania
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Alfarata, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°39′45″N77°27′24″W / 40.66250°N 77.45667°W / 40.66250; -77.45667 Coordinates: 40°39′45″N77°27′24″W / 40.66250°N 77.45667°W / 40.66250; -77.45667
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Mifflin
Area
[1]
  Total0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
  Land0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total154
  Density275.49/sq mi (106.37/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 42-00764

Alfarata is a census-designated place [3] located in Decatur Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 522 in eastern Mifflin County. As of the 2010 census, [4] the population was 149 residents. The community was named for the Indian girl Alfarata from the song "The Blue Juniata". [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2020 154
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. https://www.census.gov/# [ not specific enough to verify ]
  5. Quimby, Myron J. (1969). Scratch Ankle, U.S.A.: American Place Names and Their Derivation . Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Company, Inc. p.  20. ISBN   049806638X.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.