Tyrone, Pennsylvania

Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Flag of Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Official seal of Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Motto: 
Where quality of life comes first
Location of Tyrone in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Tyrone in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Tyrone is located in Pennsylvania
Tyrone
Tyrone
Coordinates: 40°40′29″N 78°14′29″W / 40.67472°N 78.24139°W / 40.67472; -78.24139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBlair
Settled1851
Incorporated1857
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
 • MayorWilliam Latchford
Area
 • Total2.04 sq mi (5.27 km2)
 • Land2.04 sq mi (5.27 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 • Total5,480
 • Density2,692.87/sq mi (1,039.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
16686
Area code814
FIPS code42-78168
GNIS feature ID1214946[2]
WebsiteTyrone 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. The population was 5,477 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.[4]

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.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tyrone, Pennsylvania
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "History". Retrieved 4 December 2016. Irish immigrants brought the name of their home county, Tyrone, with them to America.