Английская Википедия:Blair County, Pennsylvania

Blair County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,822.^[1] Its county seat is Hollidaysburg.^[2] The county was created on February 26, 1846, from parts of Huntingdon and Bedford counties.

Blair County comprises the Altoona, PA metropolitan statistical area. It is also part of the Altoona-Huntingdon, PA Combined Statistical Area, which includes Blair and Huntingdon counties.^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.2%) is water.^[4]

Features

Demographics

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As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 127,089 people and 52,159 households within the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 55,061 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.18% White, 1.68% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.0% were of German, 12.2% Irish, 10.7% Italian, 9.9% American and 6.0% English ancestry.

There were 52,159 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 19, 5.9% from 20 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 34, 19.3% from 35 to 49, 21.4% from 50 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. The population was 48.55% male, and 51.45% female.

2020 census

Blair County Racial Composition^[6]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	113,016	92%
Black or African American (NH)	2,463	2%
Native American (NH)	134	0.1%
Asian (NH)	868	0.7%
Pacific Islander (NH)	12	0.01%
Other/Mixed (NH)	4,621	3.76%
Hispanic or Latino	1,708	1.4%

Law and government

Blair County is a Republican Party stronghold. In only two elections has the Democrat won the vote of the county, and one other election won by the Progressive Party.

County commissioners

Bruce Erb, chair, Republican
Laura Burke, Vice-chair, Democrat
Amy Webster, Secretary, Republican

Other county offices

Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary, Robin Patton, Republican
Controller, A.C. Stickel, Republican
Coroner, Patricia Ross, Republican
District Attorney, Pete Weeks, Republican
Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, Anita Terchanik, Republican
Sheriff, James Ott, Republican
Treasurer, James Carothers, Republican

Police agencies

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Allegheny Township Police
Altoona City Police
Altoona Area School District Police
Amtrak Police Department
Bellwood Borough Police
Blair County District Attorneys Office
Blair County Parole & Probation Office
Blair County Sheriff's Office
Blair Township Police
Central Pennsylvania Humane Society Police
Duncansville Borough Police
Freedom Township Police
Greenfield Township Police
Hollidaysburg Borough Police
Logan Township Police
Martinsburg Borough Police
Norfolk Southern Railroad Police
North Woodbury Township Police
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania State Police
Pennsylvania State University Altoona Police
Roaring Spring Borough Police
Spring Cove School District Police
Tyrone Borough Police
Tyrone Area School District Police
United States Postal Inspection Service
UPMC Altoona Hospital Police
Van Zandt VA Hospital Police
Williamsburg Borough Police

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State senate

Judy Ward, Republican, Pennsylvania's 30th Senatorial District

State House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

John Joyce, Republican, Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

United States Senate

Politics

Voter registration

Шаблон:Pie chartAs of February 7, 2024, there are 77,170 registered voters in Blair County.^[7]

Republican: 47,684 (61.79%)
Democratic: 19,731 (25.57%)
Independent: 6,944 (9.00%)
Third Party: 2,811 (3.64%)

Education

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Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Colleges and universities

Penn State Altoona

Community, junior and technical colleges

Public school districts

Altoona Area School District
Bellwood-Antis School District
Claysburg-Kimmel School District (also in Bedford County)
Hollidaysburg Area School District
Penn Cambria School District (also in Cambria County)
Spring Cove School District
Tyrone Area School District (also in Centre and Huntingdon Counties)
Williamsburg Community School District

Charter schools

Agora Cyber Charter School
Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter School (K-12). Altoona.

Technology school

Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center - Altoona

Private schools

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Alternative Education Program - Hollidaysburg
Holy Trinity Middle School - Altoona
Holy Trinity Elementary School - Altoona Campus
Holy Trinity Elementary School - Hollidaysburg Campus
Altoona Hospital School of Nursing
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School - Altoona
Blair County Christian School - Duncansville
Champion Life Christian Academy - Altoona
Cove Lane Parochial School - Martinsburg
Crawford Elementary at Adelphoi Village
Emmanuel Baptist Christian School - Claysburg
Faith Tabernacle School - Altoona
Great Commission Schools - Altoona
Harbor House Center Early Academy - Altoona
Heritage Christian School - Martinsburg
Hollidaysburg Catholic School - Hollidaysburg
Living Water Christian Academy - Williamsburg
Northwestern Human Services Autism School
Penn Mont Academy - Hollidaysburg
Penn Mont at Penn State Altoona
Piney Creek Parochial School - New Enterprise
Shady Grove School - Martinsburg
Shady Pond School - Altoona
St John Evangelist School - Altoona
St Matthew School - Tyrone
St Patrick School - Newry
Sylvan Learning Center - Hollidaysburg
Tender Love for Children - Altoona
The Nehemiah Project - Altoona
Training & Development Tech - Hollidaysburg
White Oak School - Tyrone

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Data taken from Pennsylvania EdNA - PDE database of public private schools 2012

Libraries

Blair County hosts a system of nine libraries that can be accessed with one library card. Resource sharing exists between the eight libraries. Books from any of the eight system libraries can be placed on hold and delivered to a patron's home library and then returned to any of the eight libraries in the system. Шаблон:Div col

Altoona Area Public Library - Altoona
Bellwood Antis Public Library - Bellwood
Blair County Library System - Altoona
Claysburg Area Public Library - Claysburg
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library - Hollidaysburg
Martinsburg Community Library - Martinsburg
Roaring Spring Community Library - Roaring Spring
Tyrone-Snyder Twnshp Pub Library - Tyrone
Williamsburg Public Library - Williamsburg

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Recreation

There is one Pennsylvania state park in Blair County.

Canoe Creek State Park

Communities

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Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania, with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue)

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Blair County:

City

Altoona

Boroughs

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Townships

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Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are unincorporated communities and not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.

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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Blair County.^[8]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Population (2010 Census)	Municipal type	Incorporated
1	Altoona	46,320	City	1854 (borough) 1868 (city)
2	† Hollidaysburg	5,791	Borough	1836
3	Tyrone	5,477	Borough	1857
4	Bellwood	3,564	Borough	1898
5	Roaring Spring	2,585	Borough	1888
6	Greenwood	2,458	CDP
7	Martinsburg	1,958	Borough	1832
8	Lakemont	1,868	CDP
9	Claysburg	1,625	CDP
10	Williamsburg	1,254	Borough	1827
11	Duncansville	1,233	Borough	1891
12	Tipton	1,083	CDP
13	East Freedom	972	CDP
14	Foot of Ten	672	CDP
15	Grazierville	665	CDP
16	Tunnelhill (mostly in Cambria County)	363	Borough	1876
17	Northwood	296	CDP
18	Newry	270	Borough	1876

References

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External links

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Английская Википедия:Blair County, Pennsylvania

Geography

Features

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Major highways

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

Law and government

County commissioners

Other county offices

Police agencies

State senate

State House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

Politics

Voter registration

Education

Colleges and universities

Community, junior and technical colleges

Public school districts

Charter schools

Technology school

Private schools

Libraries

Recreation

Communities

City

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

Population ranking

See also

References

External links

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