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'''Tyrone''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, located {{convert|15|mi|km}} northeast of [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]], on the [[Little Juniata River]]. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the [[Clearfield coal fields]] and was noted for manufacturing paper products. There were [[planing mill]]s and chemical and candy factories. In 1900, 5,847 people lived here; in 1910, 7,176; and in 1940, 8,845 people resided here. The population was 5,477 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Altoona, PA]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It was named after [[County Tyrone]] in [[Ireland]].<ref name=name>{{cite web|url=http://www.tyronehistory.org/history|title=History|quote= Irish immigrants brought the name of their home county, Tyrone, with them to America.|access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref>
Located along the main lines of the [[Norfolk Southern]] and [[Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad|Nittany and Bald Eagle]] railroads, and [[U.S. Route 220 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 220]], [[Pennsylvania Route 453]], and [[Interstate 99]] highways, Tyrone was at one time known as "The Hub of the Highways". In those days, four railroads [Pennsylvania, Tyrone and Clearfield, Tyrone and Lock Haven, Lewisburg, and Tyrone] and three main highways [US-220, PA-350, PA-453] converged there.
==History==
The [[Tyrone Borough Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1993.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
===Circus Train Derailment===
{{main|Walter L. Main Circus train wreck}}
On May 30th, 1893, a train carrying employees and animals belonging to the Walter L. Main Circus [[derailment|derailed]] at an embankment resulting in the deaths of five circus employees, plus many animal casualties. Many unharmed animals escaped from the wreck and were reported across the countryside for months after the wreck, most notably, a woman who escaped a [[Bengal tiger]], but lost her cow in the attack. A memorial now stands at the site.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Gannon |first1=Megan |title=19th-Century Circus Train Crash Mystery: Where's the Animal Graveyard? |url=https://www.livescience.com/45252-circus-train-accident-mass-grave-tyrone.html |website=Live Science |access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref>
===Tornado===
On June 2, 1998, an [[F1 tornado]] moved southeast along [[Pennsylvania Route 453]] northwest of Tyrone. Significant tree damage was noted in several locations along a
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5656964|title=Storm Events Database - Event Details - National Centers for Environmental Information|last=NCEI|access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref>
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==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all
▲According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.
Tyrone is situated in the [[Bald Eagle Valley]] at the base of [[Bald Eagle Mountain]] along [[Bald Eagle Creek (Little Juniata River)|Bald Eagle Creek]] at the Little Juniata River water gap.
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,477 people, 2,275 households, and 1,422 families residing in the borough. The
There were 2,275 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone who was 65 years or older living alone. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.93.
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The median income for a household in the borough was $34,850, and the median income for a family was $43,851. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,664. About 10.7% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those aged 65 or over.
[[File:SS851422.JPG|thumb|[[John Deere]] [[Combine harvester]]s being transported by railway on [[flatcar]]s in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.]]▼
==Transportation==
Amtrak’s ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'' stops at the [[Tyrone station]], which has one daily train in each direction. Greyhound buses going between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia also make a stop in Tyrone. The [[Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad]] interchanges with Norfolk Southern just south of the station. Three major highways, [[U.S. Route 220]], [[Pennsylvania Route 453]], and [[Interstate 99]] all pass through the town. The closest commercial airport to Tyrone is [[State College Regional Airport]], located 27.5 miles away.
▲[[File:SS851422.JPG|thumb|[[John Deere]] [[Combine harvester]]s being transported by railway on [[flatcar]]s in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.]]
==Film==
In October 2009, several scenes for the [[Tony Scott]] film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (with [[Denzel Washington]], [[Chris Pine]], and [[Rosario Dawson]]) were filmed in and around Tyrone, mostly at the 14th street crossing and the north end of the rail yard. Several hundred residents were employed as background extras. The film was released on November 12, 2010.
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==Notable people==
* [[Dylan Lane]] (born 1977), game show host (born in Tyrone, spent whole childhood in [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]])
* [[Emme Rylan]] (born 1980), film and television actress (graduated from Tyrone High School
* [[D. Brooks Smith]] (born 1951), a federal judge - the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals
* [[Ethan Stiefel]] (born 1973), former principal dancer with the [[American Ballet Theatre]]
* [[Fred Waring]] (1900–1984), musician and radio-television personality
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* [http://www.tyronePA.com/ Tyrone community website]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Tyrone-Pennsylvania.html Tyrone, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile]
* [http://www.tyronehistory.org/ Tyrone Historical Society website][http://www.tyronehistory.org/links.html (Community links)]
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