| Mattawana, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mifflin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 193 |
| Population Density Km2: | 95.37 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-48072 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 247.12 |
Mattawana is a census-designated place[3] located in Bratton Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States on the east bank of the Juniata River. The community is located near the junction of U.S. Route 522 and Pennsylvania Route 103, across the river from the borough of McVeytown. As of the 2010 census[4] the population was 276 residents.
Mattawana is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "river of shallows" Or "place of fine furs".[5]