Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,822 in 2020.
Altoona seen from Brush Mountain in September 2011
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Altoona in 1895: a Pennsylvania Railroad town, a lithograph by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler
A stereo card of a train on the Horseshoe Curve, c. 1907
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Blair County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,822. Its county seat is Hollidaysburg, and its largest city is Altoona. The county was created on February 26, 1846, from parts of Huntingdon and Bedford counties. The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.
Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg