Alfarata, Pennsylvania

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Alfarata, Pennsylvania
census-designated place
Alfarata, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Alfarata, Pennsylvania
Alfarata, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°39′45″N 77°27′24″W / 40.66250°N 77.45667°W / 40.66250; -77.45667Coordinates: 40°39′45″N 77°27′24″W / 40.66250°N 77.45667°W / 40.66250; -77.45667
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMifflin
Population
 (2010)
 • Total149
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Alfarata is a census-designated place[1] 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[2] the population was 149 residents. The community was named for the Indian girl Alfarata from the song "The Blue Juniata".[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ https://www.census.gov/#
  3. ^ 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.
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