Catharine Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
| Catharine Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
Etna Furnace, a blast furnace in the township
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 Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania highlighting Catharine Township |
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 Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Blair |
| Settled | 1773 |
| Incorporated | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.83 sq mi (79.85 km2) |
| • Land | 30.82 sq mi (79.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 724 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| Website | www |
Catharine Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 724 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located in Catharine Township is the Mount Etna Furnace Complex, originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and expanded in 1991.
Catharine Township is located in eastern Blair County. It is bordered to the south by Woodbury Township and the borough of Williamsburg, to the southwest by Frankstown Township, to the northwest by Tyrone Township, to the north by Morris Township in Huntingdon County, and to the east by Porter Township in Huntingdon County.
The township's southern border and part of its northern border are formed by the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River. The eastern border follows the crest of Tussey Mountain, part of the northern border follows the crest of Canoe Mountain, and the northwest border follows the crest of Brush Mountain. Most of the settled part of the township occupies Canoe Valley, between Canoe Mountain and Tussey Mountain.
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