Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

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CountryUnited States
Settled1797
Elevation965 ft (294 m)
Birmingham, Pennsylvania
Grier School and the Borough of Birmingham
Grier School and the Borough of Birmingham
Location of Birmingham in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Birmingham in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Birmingham is located in Pennsylvania
Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is located in the United States
Birmingham
Birmingham
Coordinates: 40°38′50″N 78°11′44″W / 40.64722°N 78.19556°W / 40.64722; -78.19556
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyHuntingdon
Settled1797
Incorporated1828
Government
  TypeBorough Council
  MayorDavid Pryor[citation needed] (R)
Area
  Total
0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)
  Land0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation965 ft (294 m)
Population
  Total
89
  Density1,417.0/sq mi (547.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
16686
Area code814
FIPS code42-06560
GNIS feature ID1215265[2]
School District:Tyrone Area School District
Local phone exchanges: 682, 684, 686

Birmingham is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census.[4]

Birmingham is the site of the Birmingham Window, a geologic structure created by a Paleozoic thrust fault.

Birmingham's early settler, John Cadwallader, settled on a hill above the Little Juniata River and made plans to establish a large city.[citation needed] In the first several decades of the 19th century, the village grew quickly as a hub for commerce being carried on the Little Juniata River and on the nearby Pennsylvania Canal. By 1850, the Pennsylvania Railroad had passed through the valley. The development of the railroad diminished the importance of Birmingham as a trading hub since the railroad's nearby hubs in Tyrone and Altoona grew quickly on land that was better suited for development.[citation needed]

In 1853, the Mountain Female Seminary opened in Birmingham as a boarding school for girls. In its earliest years, the school benefited from the ease of transportation afforded by the passage of the Pennsylvania railroad through Birmingham.[citation needed] Currently, the school still operates as Grier School, a boarding school for girls.

The East Coast earthquake on August 23, 2011, caused a rockslide along Route 453 in Birmingham.[5]

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