Mexico is an

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and

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(CDP) in Walker Township, Juniata County,

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, United States. The population was 472 at the time of the 2010 census.

Geography

Mexico is located in central Juniata County at (40.543341, -77.354771), in the western part of Walker Township. It is bordered to the south by the

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. U.S. Routes 22 and

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run concurrently as a four-lane expressway along the northeastern edge of the community, with access from PA 75 at the northern tip of the community. Routes 22 and 322 lead northwest to Lewistown and southeast to

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. PA 75 leads southwest across the Juniata River to

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, and the William Penn Highway (old Routes 22/322) leads northwest to

Mifflintown Mifflintown is a borough in and the county seat of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 840 at the 2020 census. Geography Mifflintown is located at (40.570728, -77.395488). According to the United States Census ...

, the Juniata

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. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 279 people, 112 households, and 89 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 116 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.57%

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, 1.08%

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, and 0.36% from two or more races. There were 112 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 63.4% were

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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.79. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of eighteen, 8.2% from eighteen to twenty-four, 26.5% from twenty-five to forty-four, 31.5% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-one years. For every one hundred females there were 96.5 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $21,908 compared with that of $19,063 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,620. 10.0% of the population and 7.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total number of people living in poverty, 20.3% were under the age of eighteen. None were aged sixty-five or older.

References

{{Juniata County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Juniata County, Pennsylvania