Place:Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Mifflin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 46,143.[1] Its county seat is Lewistown. The county was created on September 19, 1789, from parts of Cumberland County and Northumberland County. It was named for Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of Pennsylvania. Mifflin County comprises the Lewistown, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1789 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1789 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1789 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 7,562
1800 13,609
1810 12,132
1820 16,618
1830 21,690
1840 13,092
1850 14,980
1860 16,340
1870 17,508
1880 19,577
1890 19,996
1900 23,160
1910 27,785
1920 31,439
1930 40,335
1940 42,993
1950 43,691
1960 44,348
1970 45,268
1980 46,908
1990 46,197

Note: in 1800 Centre was reported with Mifflin.

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Mifflin County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.co.mifflin.pa.us


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