Alfarata, Pennsylvania

Alfarata, Pennsylvania
US 522 northbound in Alfarata
Alfarata, Pennsylvania
Alfarata, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°39′45″N 77°27′24″W / 40.66250°N 77.45667°W / 40.66250; -77.45667
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMifflin
Area
 • Total
0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
 • Land0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 • Total
154
 • Density275.5/sq mi (106.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-00764

Alfarata is a census-designated place[3] located in Decatur Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 522 in eastern Mifflin County. As of the 2020 census, Alfarata had a population of 154.[4] The community was named for the Indian girl Alfarata from the song "The Blue Juniata".[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020154
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  5. ^ Quimby, Myron J. (1969). Scratch Ankle, U.S.A.: American Place Names and Their Derivation. Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Company, Inc. p. 20. ISBN 049806638X.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.