Klahr, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Klahr, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Klahr
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:40.2978°N -78.5125°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:0.14
Area Land Sq Mi:0.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.35
Area Land Km2:0.35
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:76
Population Density Sq Mi:562.96
Population Density Km2:217.00
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1624
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:16625 (Claysburg)
Area Code:814/582
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-40072
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805516

Klahr 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 southwestern Blair County, in the southern part of Greenfield Township. It sits at the head of the valley of Smoky Run, at the base of Spruce Knob, an eastern spur of Blue Knob, the second-highest summit in Pennsylvania. Smoky Run is a southeastward-flowing tributary of Beaverdam Creek, one of the main headwater tributaries of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Locust Hollow Road is the main street through Klahr, leading north 2miles to Ski Gap and southeast to Cotton Town. Claysburg is 5miles by road to the east, and Hollidaysburg is to the northeast.

Demographics

Notes and References

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