Cotton Town, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Cotton Town, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Cotton Town
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:40.28°N -78.4811°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Blair
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Greenfield
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.03
Area Land Sq Mi:0.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.08
Area Land Km2:0.08
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:22
Population Density Sq Mi:733.33
Population Density Km2:287.36
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1270
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:16625 (Claysburg)
Area Code:814/582
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-16432
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805479

Cotton Town is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Geography

The CDP is in southern Blair County, in the southeastern part of Greenfield Township. It is in the valley of Smoky Run, at the intersection of Cottontown/Lower Claar Road with Pine Hollow/Schellsburg Road. It is 2miles southwest of Claysburg via Pine Hollow Road. Altoona is to the north. Smoky Run is a southeastward-flowing tributary of Beaverdam Creek, one of the headwaters of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.