Frankstown
| Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
Canoe Lake at Canoe Creek State Park
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 Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania highlighting Frankstown Township |
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 Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Blair |
| Settled | 1758 |
| Incorporated | 1787 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chairman of the Board | James Grove |
| • Vice chairman | George Henry |
| • Supervisor | Kenny Wertz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.3 sq mi (127.6 km2) |
| • Land | 48.8 sq mi (126.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,381 |
| • Density | 151/sq mi (58.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| Website | www |
| Designated | April 01, 1947 |
Frankstown Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,381 at the 2010 census. On March 15, 1874, Harold L. Ickes was born in Frankstown Township.
Frankstown Township occupies the center of Blair County. It is bordered by the borough of Hollidaysburg and Allegheny Township to the west, Logan Township and Tyrone Township to the northwest, Catharine Township to the northeast, Woodbury Township to the east, Huston Township to the southeast, and Taylor Township and Blair Township to the southwest.
The township is located in the heart of the Ridge and Valley Province of the Appalachian Mountains, and a large portion of the township's borders follow ridgecrests: Brush Mountain on the northwest side, and the continuous ridge of Loop Mountain and Lock Mountain on the southwest and southeast. The Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River flows from west to east through the center of the township. U.S. Route 22 passes through the township in the same general direction as the river.
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