Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Tyrone, Pennsylvania | |
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Pennsylvania Avenue | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: Where quality of life comes first | |
Location of Tyrone in Blair County, Pennsylvania. | |
Tyrone | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′29″N 78°14′29″W / 40.67472°N 78.24139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Blair |
| Settled | 1851 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | John Harlow |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,480 |
| • Density | 2,692.7/sq mi (1,039.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 16686 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-78168 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1214946 |
| Website | Tyrone Borough website |
Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields and was noted for manufacturing paper products. There were planing mills and chemical and candy factories. In 1900, 5,847 people lived here; in 1910, 7,176; and in 1940, 8,845 people resided here. As of the 2020 census, Tyrone had a population of 5,480. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.
Located along the main lines of the Norfolk Southern and Nittany and Bald Eagle railroads, and U.S. Route 220, Pennsylvania Route 453, and Interstate 99 highways, Tyrone was at one time known as "The Hub of the Highways". In those days, four railroads [Pennsylvania, Tyrone and Clearfield, Tyrone and Lock Haven, Lewisburg, and Tyrone] and three main highways [US-220, PA-350, PA-453] converged there.