Alfarata, Pennsylvania

Alfarata, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
US 522 northbound in Alfarata
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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]
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
• Land	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	154
• Density	275.49/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, the population was 149 residents. The community was named for the Indian girl Alfarata from the song "The Blue Juniata". ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	154		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5] [2]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
4. 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.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.