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Time Zone: Mifflin County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lewistown is the Seat for Mifflin County.

Mifflin County was founded September 19, 1789. Mifflin was created by taking area from Cumberland and Northumberland Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mifflin had a population of 46,138 people. This is a decrease of 1.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,641 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mifflin represented 0.37% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Mifflin County:

  • Burnham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnham is located in Mifflin County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <2>
  • Juniata Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Kistler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kistler is located in Mifflin County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Lewistown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • McVeytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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