East Altoona is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Blair County Blair County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 122,822. Its county seat is Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Holli ...

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Geography

The CDP is in western Blair County, in the northeastern part of Logan Township. It is in Logan Valley, on the east side of the

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, northeast of the center of Altoona.

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is to the east, in the neighboring valley of Sandy Run, and

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is to the north in Antis Township. The East Altoona Roundhouse, the largest locomotive-servicing roundhouse in the world in the early 20th century, was located southwest of the current CDP, just outside the Altoona city limits.

Demographics

Education

The school district is

Altoona Area School District The Altoona Area School District is a large, urban, public school district based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The school district encompasses , which includes all of Altoona, Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Logan Township and a small ...

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Altoona Area High School Altoona Area High School (AAHS) is the public high school for the Altoona Area School District in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The high school serves the communities of Altoona, Logan Township, and a small portion of Tyrone Township. The school di ...

is the comprehensive high school.

References

Census-designated places in Blair County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania {{BlairCountyPA-geo-stub