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Juniata County, PennsylvaniaJuniata County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameIt was named for Governor Thomas Mifflin. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryCreated on March 2, 1831, from part
of Mifflin County and named for the Juniata River. The Indian name Juniata is
said to mean "people of the standing stone." Mifflintown, the county seat, was
laid out in 1791 and incorporated as a borough on March 6, 1833. It was named
for Governor Thomas Mifflin. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 394 square miles (1,019 kmē), of which, 392
square miles (1,014 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.50%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
