Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania | |
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 First Presbyterian Church | |
 Location of Mifflinburg in Union County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Mifflinburg Location in the state of Pennsylvania  Mifflinburg Mifflinburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′08″N 77°02′48″W / 40.91889°N 77.04667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Union |
| Settled | 1792 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1827 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
| • Land | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation [2] (borough benchmark) | 583 ft (178 m) |
| Highest elevation [2] (two hills at southern end of borough) | 800 ft (200 m) |
| Lowest elevation [2] (Buffalo Creek) | 530 ft (160 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,485 |
| • Density | 1,931.82/sq mi (745.86/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| ZIP code | 17844 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-49288 |
| Website | Borough of Mifflinburg |
Mifflinburg is a borough in Union County, located in the Susquehanna River Valley of central Pennsylvania, United States. In 1792, Mifflinburg was settled by Elias and Catharina Youngman and 8 other families, many of them German, and the village of Mifflinsburgh (now Mifflinburg) was formed. It was named for Thomas Mifflin, who was governor of Pennsylvania and first governor under the PA Constitution of 1790, and a signer of The Declaration of Independence. Youngmanstown was another name based upon common nemonclature only, but not officially. In 1827, Mifflinburg, a.k.a. Youngmanstown, and another town adjacent to the east named Greenville, a.k.a. Rhodestown, (common nemoncloture), were combined and incorporated into a borough. The first horse drawn buggy and carriage manufacturing company was established in 1845; and Mifflinburg would become the Buggy and carriage manufacturing capital of the United States in the late 19th century. There are many Victorian homes and downtown business buildings. Mifflinburg is known for The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum, Buggy Day, annual authentic Christkindle Market the second weekend of December, and German Oktoberfest.
As of the 2010 census,[4] there were 3,540 people, 1,506 households, and 1,028 families living in the borough. The population density was 1,976.0 inhabitants per square mile (762.9/km2). There were 1,605 housing units at an average density of 882.4 per square mile (340.7/km2). As of 2010, the racial makeup of the borough was 97.5% White alone, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.6% Black alone, 0.5% two or more races, 0.3% Asian alone, 0.08% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone, 0.06% other race alone, and 0.03% American Indian alone.
Major tourist attractions include
- Mifflinburg Buggy Museum,[5] which celebrates the era (circa 1880 - 1915) when Mifflinburg was known as "Buggytown, USA" due to its reputation as a major manufacturer of quality horse-drawn carriages and sleighs
- Annual "Christkindl Market" (a traditional German Christmas festival).[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mifflinburg Topo Map, Union County PA (Mifflinburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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- ^ Mifflinburg Christkindl Market website, mifflinburgchristkindlmarket.com. Accessed January 28, 2023.