Map of Juniata Terrace borough

Juniata Terrace, a former company town, is a borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 567 at the 2020 census.

Juniata Terrace borough overview:
Name:	Juniata Terrace borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Mifflin County
Elevation:	558 ft (170 m)
Total Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²)
Land Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	564
Population Density:	3,357.14/sq mi (1,297.76/km²)
Area code:	717
FIPS code:	4238640
Website:	www.juniataterrace.net/5001.html

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History

Construction of the town started in 1920 and was completed by 1924 by the British Crown Rayon Company, a rayon manufacturer later known as American Viscose Corporation, for the workers of its Lewistown plant. The plant was opened in 1921 and was located across the Juniata River from Lewistown, on the same side as Juniata Terrace. It employed up to 5,000 workers and was closed in 1972 following flooding and damage from Tropical Storm Agnes. The town was constructed on a ridge overlooking the Juniata River to the east and the Lewistown Railroad Station to the north, about one and a half miles from downtown Lewistown.

Two hundred fifty nearly identical brick townhouses were built along three streets, each about 500 yards long, which were crossed by four shorter streets. Early renters were all company employees and paid $1 a month in rent out of the standard factory worker’s 15-cents-an-hour pay. With solid brick construction, electricity, and running water, the apartments were luxurious for the time. Each home had three bedrooms and a bathroom on the top floor. A front porch, living room and a kitchen/dining room formed the ground floor. There was also a basement and a backyard.

There are few other buildings in the borough. Juniata Terrace School operated from the 1920s to 1976 when it was sold to the borough for $1. The Lewistown Christian and Missionary Alliance Church was constructed in the 1950s. One building housed the company grocery store and drugstore until it was converted into Wilson’s Meats and Grocery in 1965.

During the 1950s, American Viscose sold the homes to the tenants for $2,800. The borough was incorporated in 1967. Twenty-two houses were destroyed by a fire in 2014, but were rebuilt and are still standing.