Altoona
city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
Altoona is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Altoona draws 3,962 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #12 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Blair County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Matthew A. Pacifico[5]
- Instance of: home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[6], railway town[7]
- Twinned administrative body: St. Pölten[8]
- Postal code: 16601[9], 16602[10], 16603[11]
- Commons category: Altoona, Pennsylvania[12]
- Local dialing code: 814[13]
- Inception: 1849[14]
- Official website: http://www.altoonapa.gov[15], https://www.altoonapa.gov/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Altoona, Pennsylvania[17]
- Population: 46,320[18], 43,963[19], 67,000[20], 57,000[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Altoona, Pennsylvania[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], The New Student's Reference Work[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[28], Q113582703[29]
- Official name: Altoona[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Altoona, Pennsylvania[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Altoona, Pennsylvania[32]
- Number of households: 18,545[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Altoona, Pennsylvania[34]
- Different from: Altoona[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 368 m[36]
- Area: 25.359355 km²[37], 25.664659 km²[38]
- Water as percent of area: 0.0187 percent[39]
- Territory overlaps: Altoona urban area[40]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Altoona metropolitan area[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Altoona include Altoona–Blair County Airport[42], an airport[43], in United States[44] and Altona Township[45], a township of Minnesota[46], in United States[47].
Why It Matters
Altoona has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Altoona is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Altoona include Altoona–Blair County Airport[42], an airport[43], in United States[44] and Altona Township[45], a township of Minnesota[46], in United States[47].