Mifflin, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 40°34′06″N 77°24′13″W / 40.56833°N 77.40361°WCoordinates: 40°34′06″N 77°24′13″W / 40.56833°N 77.40361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Juniata |
| Settled | 1849 |
| Incorporated | 1853 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 642 |
| • Density | 3,506.9/sq mi (1,344.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 17058 |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
Mifflin is a borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 642 at the 2010 census.
Mifflin was founded as the town of Patterson. At one time, Mifflin, as well as the small community of Denholm lying directly north of the town, was an important stop along the Pennsylvania Railroad. Those tracks still travel through the town, although they are now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway. Local legend holds that the railroad once considered placing its machine shop functions in Mifflin, which would undoubtedly have led to the establishment of Mifflin as an important Pennsylvania industrial center. However, the railroad placed those functions in the city of Altoona.
The Pennsylvania Railroad depot still stands in Mifflin, although it has long been abandoned. Mifflin is named after Thomas Mifflin, the 1st Governor of Pennsylvania.
Mifflin is located at 40°34′6″N 77°24′13″W / 40.56833°N 77.40361°W (40.568262, -77.403496).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 627 people, 234 households, and 165 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,506.9 people per square mile (1,344.9/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 1,454.2 per square mile (557.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.82% White, 1.28% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 3.83% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.38% of the population.
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