Alfarata, Pennsylvania

Alfarata, Pennsylvania
Alfarata, Pennsylvania
census-designated place
	Alfarata, Pennsylvania
	Coordinates: 40°39′45″N 77°27′24″W / 40.66250°N 77.45667°WCoordinates: 40°39′45″N 77°27′24″W / 40.66250°N 77.45667°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mifflin
Area
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
• Land	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	154
• Density	275.49/sq mi (106.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-00764

Alfarata is a census-designated place^[3] located in Decatur Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania. It is located along U.S. Route 522 in eastern Mifflin County. As of the 2010 census^[4] the population was 149 residents. The community was named for the Indian girl Alfarata from the song "The Blue Juniata".^[5]

Demographics

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
^ https://www.census.gov/#^{[not specific enough to verify]}
^ 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Lewistown
Boroughs	Burnham Juniata Terrace Kistler Lewistown McVeytown Newton Hamilton
Townships	Armagh Bratton Brown Decatur Derry Granville Menno Oliver Union Wayne
CDPs	Alfarata Allensville Atkinson Mills Barrville Belleville Cedar Crest Church Hill Granville Highland Park Longfellow Lumber City Maitland Mattawana Milroy Potlicker Flats Reedsville Siglerville Strodes Mills Wagner Yeagertown
Unincorporated communities	Kishacoquillas Snook
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