| Star Junction, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Perry |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Star Junction in Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 40.0625°N -79.7636°W |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1893 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.21 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.19 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Elevation Ft: | 981 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 616 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 15482 |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Star Junction Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Roughly the jct. of PA 51 and PA 4036, including Post Office Rd., Church St., PA 532, and Old Ridge Rd., Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 40.0617°N -79.7619°W |
| Built: | 1892 |
| Architect: | Washington Coal and Coke |
| Architecture: | Company built miner's duplex |
| Added: | October 24, 1997 |
| Mpsub: | Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| Refnum: | 97001244 |
Star Junction is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 51. At the 2010 census, the population was 616.[1]
Star Junction was founded in 1893, when the Washington No. 2 Mine was opened by the Washington Coal and Coke Company.[2] It is so-named because it was once the site of a railroad depot, the end of the line for the Washington Run Railroad. Star Junction was once a coal mining center, with beehive ovens for coke manufacture and a foundry. It was the site of labor unrest, including the walkout of 4,500 miners in 1922.[3] Although the company store and mines are long gone, the "patch" (the groups of company houses) still remains and houses many residents. This area was added to the "Determined Eligible List" of the Bureau of Historic Preservation, as an example of a typical coal town,[4] and has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
John Kundla (1916-2017), educator and college/professional basketball coach, was born in Star Junction.[5]
Star Junction is in northwestern Fayette County, in the southwest part of Perry Township. Via PA 51 it is 2miles north to Perryopolis and south to Uniontown, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Star Junction CDP has a total area of 3.1sqkm, of which 0.04sqkm, or 1.42%, is water.[1]
Star Junction is served by the Frazier School District.