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April 01, 1947 [8] Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. [9] It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,822 in 2020.
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Altoona, Pennsylvania. The Fairview District of Altoona, Pa. Altoona is a city in south central Pennsylvania. At the 2020 census, 43,963 people lived there. [1] The city was founded in 1849. It was incorporated in 1868.
Altoona was incorporated as a borough in 1854, when it included approximately 2,000 residents. the population grew to over 10,000 by 1870 - partly as a result of demand for rail cars during the Civil War. Altoona was incorporated as a city in 1868. By 1880, Altoona's population had reached almost 20,000.
Altoona. Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.
Altoona is a city in western Pennsylvania, located in Blair County about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Railroad developed the city in 1849 as the point where locomotives would be switched on trains crossing the Alleghenies. The trains crossing the mountains required heavier duty locomotives, which were maintained in Altoona.
Sportspeople from Altoona, Pennsylvania (1 C, 27 P) Pages in category "People from Altoona, Pennsylvania" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total.
