Page Contents for Armagh, Pennsylvania

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Pennsylvania state capital is Harrisburg.
The population of Armagh is approximately 133 (2000), 122 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 48 (1990), 51 (2010).
The amount of land area in Armagh is 0.147 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Armagh is 1.3 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Armagh to Washington DC is 153 miles.
The distance to the Pennsylvania state capital is 114 miles. (as the crow flies)
Armagh is positioned 40.45 degrees north of the equator and 79.03 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Armagh elevation is 1,531 feet above sea level.

Location

43 miles from Pittsburgh. Nearby communities include: Dilltown, Seward, New Florence and Vintondale.
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History & History Related Items

A group of eight families came to this area in August 1792. They were from the Irish counties of Armagh, Antrim and Ulster and were led by James and Margaret Jane Graham. Margaret was married to Lord William Parker. After his death, she married the caretaker of the estate, Mr. Graham. They left due to social pressures against their marriage. The community was surveyed in 1880 by Joseph McCartney. The first post office in Indiana County was established here in 1805. The postmaster was Thomas Kerr. Armagh was chartered as a borough on 10 April 1834. The name, Armagh means "the field on a hill."
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Armagh City Government

Borough of Armagh
1426 Stutzman Road
Seward, PA 15954
Phone 814-446-5102

The Borough of Armagh is located in East Wheatfield Township. Armagh

Miscellany

The population of Armagh was:
1990 - 104
1998 - 102
2000 - 133

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The area code for Armagh is 814. It is located in the Eastern Time zone and participates in Daylight Savings time during the summer.