Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|pushpin_label = Foot of Ten

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pennsylvania

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Blair

|subdivision_type3 = Townships

|subdivision_name3 = Allegheny, Juniata

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|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}

|area_total_sq_mi = 0.58

|area_land_sq_mi = 0.58

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|area_total_km2 = 1.50

|area_land_km2 = 1.50

|area_water_km2 = 0.00

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}

|population_total = 560

|population_density_sq_mi = 968.86

|population_density_km2 = 373.90

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST = EDT

|utc_offset_DST = -4

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|elevation_ft = 1148

|coordinates = {{coord|40|25|05|N|78|27|42|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 16635{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/16635|title=Foot of Ten PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=October 31, 2023}}

|area_code = 814

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 42-26488

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 2630007{{GNIS|2630007}}

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Foot of Ten is a census-designated place{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/ |title=2010 Census |accessdate=February 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223071851/http://www.census.gov/2010census/ |archivedate=December 23, 2013 }} in Allegheny and Juniata Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately one mile west of the small borough Duncansville on Foot of Ten Road, and about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the even smaller borough Newry. It is often considered a region of Duncansville, despite lying outside the borough limits. As of the 2010 census, the population was 672 residents.{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/#|title=Census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=www.census.gov|language=EN-US|access-date=2016-07-23}}

The town was named Foot of Ten because of its location at the foot of the tenth inclined plane of the Allegheny Portage Railroad.{{cite web|title=Allegheny Portage Railroad|url=https://www.nps.gov/alpo/learn/historyculture/index.htm|website=History & Culture|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=November 15, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Funny Name|url=http://www.footoftenibc.org/about-us/funny-name|website=Foot of Ten Independent Baptist Church|accessdate=November 15, 2016}}