| Official Name: | Mapleton, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Mapleton |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huntingdon |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mike Corbin |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.47 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 418 |
| Population Density Km2: | 882.32 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2284.15 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3928°N -77.9411°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 594 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 17052 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Website: | http://www.mapleton-pa.com/index.htm |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-47248 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1215271 |
| Footnotes: | Local phone exchanges: 542, 543 |
Mapleton is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 441 at the 2010 census.[2] It is located on the Juniata River, which is a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
Mapleton was founded when the Pennsylvania Railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for a grove of maple trees near the original town site.[3]
The H.O. Andrews Feed Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Mapleton is located in east-central Huntingdon County on the south bank of the Juniata River at the west entrance of that river's water gap through Jacks Mountain. Pennsylvania Route 655 passes through the center of the borough, leading south to Saltillo and north 2miles to U.S. Route 22. US 22 leads east 4miles to Mount Union and northwest 8miles to Huntingdon, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mapleton has a total area of 0.5km2, of which 0.02km2, or 4.40%, are water.[2]
As of the census of 2000, there were 473 people, 191 households, and 135 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2173.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 201 housing units at an average density of 923.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.67% White, 0.42% African American, 0.21% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.
There were 191 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $35,556 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,431. About 12.6% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.