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Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Greenfield Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,797 at the 2020 census. General information *ZIP code: 16625 *Area code: 814 *Local telephone exchange: 239 Geography Greenfield Township is located in the southwest corner of Blair County. It is bordered by Juniata Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Juniata Township and Freedom Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Freedom Township to the north and by Taylor Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Taylor Township to the northeast. Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford County is to the south, and specifically Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bloomfield Township to the southeast, Kimmel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Kimmel Township to the south, and Pavia Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Pavia Township to the southwest. Cambria Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Kimmel Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,522 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Kimmel Township is located along the northern edge of Bedford County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.04%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,609 people, 624 households, and 468 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 852 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.44% White, 0.12% Native American, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population. There were 624 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sproul, Pennsylvania
Sproul is an unincorporated community in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 220 Business, south of Duncansville. Sproul had a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... until September 28, 2002; it still has its own ZIP code, 16682. References Unincorporated communities in Blair County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{BlairCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotton Town, Pennsylvania
Clappertown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southern Blair County, in the southeastern part of Greenfield Township. It is in the valley of Smoky Run, at the intersection of Cottontown/Lower Claar Road with Pine Hollow/Schellsburg Road. It is southwest of Claysburg via Pine Hollow Road. Altoona is to the north. Smoky Run is a southeastward-flowing tributary of Beaverdam Creek, one of the headwaters of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River, part of the Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ... watershed. Demographics References Census-designated places in Blair County, Pennsylvania Censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friesville, Pennsylvania
Friesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southern Blair County, in the eastern part of Greenfield Township. It is bordered to the east by Claysburg. It is on the south side of South Poplar Run, a stream which originates to the west on the north side of Blue Knob along the Allegheny Front and flows east to join Beaverdam Creek and form the Frankstown Branch Juniata River The Frankstown Branch Juniata River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Juniata River in Blair and Huntingdon counties, Pennsylvania, i ... in Claysburg. Demographics References Census-designated places in Blair County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania {{BlairCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klahr, Pennsylvania
Klahr is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southwestern Blair County, in the southern part of Greenfield Township. It sits at the head of the valley of Smoky Run, at the base of Spruce Knob, an eastern spur of Blue Knob, the second-highest summit in Pennsylvania. Smoky Run is a southeastward-flowing tributary of Beaverdam Creek, one of the main headwater tributaries of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River, part of the Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ... watershed. Locust Hollow Road is the main street through Klahr, leading north to Ski Gap and southeast to Cotton Town. Claysburg is by road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Gap, Pennsylvania
Ski Gap is a census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP corresponds to the unincorporated community of Fredericksburg, not to be confused with the Fredericksburg in the eastern part of Blair County. The Ski Gap CDP is in southwestern Blair County, in the northwest part of Greenfield Township. It sits at the base of the Allegheny Front in the valley of South Poplar Run where it is joined from the north by Carson Run. Spruce Knob, an arm of Blue Knob, the second-highest mountain in Pennsylvania, rises to the south, while Pine Knob A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ... rises to the north. Ski Gap Road leads southeast down the valley of South Poplar Run to Claysburg. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 99
Interstate 99 (I-99) is an Interstate Highway in the United States with two segments: one located in central Pennsylvania, and the other in southern New York. The southern terminus of the route is near exit 146 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70/I-76) north of Bedford, where the road continues south as U.S. Route 220 (US 220). The northern terminus of the Pennsylvania segment is near exit 161 of I-80 near Bellefonte. The New York segment follows US 15 from the Pennsylvania–New York border to an interchange with I-86 in Corning. Within Pennsylvania, I-99 passes through Altoona and State College—the latter home to Pennsylvania State University—and is entirely concurrent with US 220. Long-term plans call for the two segments of I-99 to be connected using portions of I-80, US 220, and US 15 through Pennsylvania. Unlike most Interstate Highway numbers, which were assigned by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juniata River
The Juniata River () is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 in central Pennsylvania. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply lined water gaps. It formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of French-allied Native American attacks against English colonial settlements during the French and Indian War. The watershed of the river encompasses an area of approximately , approximately one-eighth of the drainage area of the Susquehanna. Approximately two-thirds of the watershed is forested. It is the second largest tributary of the Susquehanna after the West Branch Susquehanna. Description The Juniata River forms in western Huntingdon County at the confluence of the Frankstown Branch and the Little Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankstown Branch Juniata River
The Frankstown Branch Juniata River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Juniata River in Blair and Huntingdon counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The headwater tributaries of the Frankstown Branch rise on the slopes of the Allegheny Front south of Altoona. The Frankstown Branch forms at the village of Claysburg by the confluence of Beaverdam Creek and South Poplar Run, then flows north along the western base of Dunning Mountain. Passing just east of Hollidaysburg, the river turns east briefly at Frankstown before heading northeast along the western base of Lock Mountain. Turning southeast at Point View, the river breaks through the mountain in a water gap and passes Williamsburg, then turns north again, now against the western base of Tussey Mountain. At Water Street, the river again turns east to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claysburg, Pennsylvania
Claysburg is a census-designated place (CDP) along Interstate 99 and the Allegheny Front in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated near the base of Blue Knob. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,291. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,503 people, 616 households, and 442 families residing in the CDP. There were 653 housing units at an average density of 254.9/sq mi (98.5/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.54% White, 0.13% African American, 0.33% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 616 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Portage Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It surrounds the borough of Portage. The township population was 3,640 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The stone-arch Bridge in Portage Township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The Sonman Mine explosion occurred here in 1940, killing 63 coal miners. Geography Portage Township is located in southeastern Cambria County around the coordinates . The township surrounds the borough of Portage and touches the borough of Cassandra on its northeast border. The unincorporated community of Spring Hill is in the southwest part of the township, just south of Portage borough. The southeast border of the township follows the Blair County line and approximately follows the crest of the Allegheny Front, the height of land between the Susquehanna River basin to the east and the Ohio River drainage to the west. The Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
