Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania

Foot of Ten is a census-designated place[2] in Allegheny and Juniata Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is located about a mile west of the small borough Duncansville on Foot of Ten Road, and about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the even smaller borough Newry. As of the 2010 census, the population was 672 residents.[3]

Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Foot of
Ten
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°24′57″N 78°27′19″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBlair
TownshipsAllegheny, Juniata
Elevation
1,106 ft (337 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total672
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1174942[1]

The town was named Foot of Ten because of its location at the foot of the tenth inclined plane of the Allegheny Portage Railroad.[4][5]

  • Profile of the original line of the portage railroad from Hollidaysburg, PA to Johnstown, PA. Foot of Ten lies just east of the inclined plane labeled 10.

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  4. "Allegheny Portage Railroad". History & Culture. National Park Service. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  5. "Funny Name". Foot of Ten Independent Baptist Church. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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