HUNTINGDON, a borough in the central part of Pennsyl vania, U.S.A., beautifully situated on the Juniata river, 150m. E. of Pittsburgh ; the county seat of Huntingdon county. It is on Federal highway 22, and is served by the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain and the Pennsylvania railways. The population was 7,051 in 1920; r93o it was 7,558. Coal, iron, fire-clay, lime stone and white sand abound in the vicinity, and water power is supplied by the river. The borough has a number of manufactur ing industries which make use of the natural resources. It is the seat of the State Industrial Reformatory (opened 1888) and of Juniata college, founded in 1876 by the Church of the Brethren (bunkers). Huntingdon was laid out in 1767 under the direction of Dr. William Smith, then provost of the college (which became the university) of Pennsylvania, and was named after the countess of Huntingdon, who had contributed liberally to that institution. It was incorporated as a borough in 1796.