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Population (year 2000): 861. Estimated
population in July 2005: 846 (-1.7% change)
Males: 423 (49.1%), Females: 438 (50.9%)
Juniata County
Zip code:
17059
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $28,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,300 (year 2000)
Races in Mifflintown:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
- Hispanic (8.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (3.7%)
- Other race (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (32.9%), United States
(12.9%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.3%), French (2.9%), Italian
(2.8%).
Elevation: 465 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mifflintown
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mifflintown borough
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 17.7%
6.6% Foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 2.1%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mifflintown:
- LEWISTON HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LEWISTOWN, PA)
- MEADOWS PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 27 miles; CENTRE
HALL, PA)
- CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles;
CARLISLE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mifflintown:
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 36 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 52 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 57 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mifflintown:
- MIFFLINTOWN (about 3 miles; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; ID:
P34)
- EWT 4 (about 16 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; ID: 02P)
- MIFFLIN COUNTY (about 17 miles; REEDSVILLE, PA; ID:
RVL)
Amtrak station near Mifflintown:
- 13 miles: LEWISTON (LEWISTOWN, HELEN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mifflintown:
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CARLISLE, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
40 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 3,534)
Public high school in Mifflintown:
- JUNIATA SHS (Students: 667; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mifflintown:
- TUSCARORA MS (Students: 493; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FERMANAGH-MIFFLINTOWN EL SCH (Students: 241;
Grades: KG - 05)
- WALKER TWP EL SCH (Students: 141; Grades: KG
- 05)
Private primary/middle school in Mifflintown:
- BLACK ROCK AMISH SCHOOL C/O GE (Students: 33;
Location: R R 2 BOX 1000; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Mifflintown:
- JUNIATA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$247,275; Location: 498 JEFFERSON ST; 47,679 books; 215
audio materials; 3,650 video materials; 87 serial
subscriptions)
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