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Population (year 2000): 6,918. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,876 (-0.6% change)
Males: 3,167 (45.8%), Females: 3,751 (54.2%)
Huntingdon County
Zip codes:
16652.
Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $31,261 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,900 (year 2000)
Races in Huntingdon:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (31.0%), Irish (14.2%),
English (10.4%), United States (7.9%), Italian (7.3%),
Scotch-Irish (3.8%).
Elevation: 643 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Huntingdon
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Huntingdon borough
- Never married: 37.0%
- Now married: 42.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+0.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Huntingdon:
- J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (WARM SPRINGS
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Huntingdon:
- TYRONE HOSP (about 20 miles; TYRONE, PA)
- CENTRE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; STATE
COLLEGE, PA)
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALTOONA,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Huntingdon:
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 27 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 59 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Huntingdon:
- COVE VALLEY (about 16 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID:
6G6)
- HUNTINGDON COUNTY (about 16 miles; MOUNT UNION, PA;
ID: MUU)
- MID-STATE (about 28 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; ID: PSB)
Amtrak station:
HUNTINGDON (402 ALLEGHENY ST.). Services: enclosed waiting
area, public payphones, snack bar.
College/University in Huntingdon:
- JUNIATA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,265;
Location: 1700 MOORE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.juniata.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Huntingdon:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment:
38,248)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 27 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 60 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 61
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 61 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 72 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,216)
Public high school in Huntingdon:
- HUNTINGDON AREA SHS (Students: 799; Grades:
09 - 12)
Private high schools in Huntingdon:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 114;
Location: 300 STANDING STONE AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- HUNTINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 60;
Location: R D 4 BOX 72; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Huntingdon:
- HUNTINGDON AREA MS (Students: 589; Grades: 06
- 08)
- STANDING STONE EL SCH (Students: 447; Grades:
KG - 05)
- SOUTHSIDE EL SCH (Students: 359; Grades: KG -
05)
- JACKSON-MILLER EL SCH (Students: 77; Grades:
KG - 05)
Library in Huntingdon:
- HUNTINGDON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$466,620; Location: 330 PENN ST; 70,629 books; 3,327
audio materials; 2,646 video materials; 77 serial
subscriptions)
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