Julian is an unincorporated community and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. It is part of the

State College, Pennsylvania State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania Sta ...

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. The population was 152 at the 2010 census. Most locals pronounce the name "Joo-lee-ānn". The community was named after Julia Ann Irvin, the wife of the proprietor of a local

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Geography and Global Interactions

Julian is located southwest of the center of Centre County at (40.863230, -77.940677), in southeastern Huston Township. It is in the valley of Bald Eagle Creek, with

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rising to the southeast and foothills of the

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to the northwest. U.S. Route 220 Alternate passes through the town, leading northeast to Milesburg and southwest to Port Matilda. State College is to the southeast across Bald Eagle Mountain. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 152 people, 59 households, 39 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,064.0 people per square mile (410.8/km). There were 65 housing units at an average density of 452.2/sq mi (174.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.3%

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and 0.7% from other races. There were 59 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were

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living together, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $72,500. The

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for the CDP was $23,232. About 11.1% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

References

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