Mattawana, Pennsylvania

Mattawana, Pennsylvania
census-designated place
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CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMifflin
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
193
 • Density247.12/sq mi (95.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-48072

Mattawana is a census-designated place[3] located in Bratton Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States on the east bank of the Juniata River. The community is located near the junction of U.S. Route 522 and Pennsylvania Route 103, across the river from the borough of McVeytown. As of the 2010 census[4] the population was 276 residents.

Mattawana is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "river of shallows" Or "place of fine furs".[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020193—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Promotions, Center for New Media and. "US Census Bureau 2010 Census". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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