Huntingdon is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Huntingdon County. It is located along the Juniata River, 98 miles west of Harrisburg, in an agricultural and fruit-growing region, with valuable forests and deposits of iron, coal, fire clay, and limestone. It is the county seat of Huntingdon County. In the past, Huntingdon had manufactures of flour, machinery, radiators, furniture, stationery, woolen goods, lumber, etc. It also was the junction of the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain RR with the Pennsylvania RR, and a port on the Pennsylvania Canal. Huntingdon is home to Juniata College, originally founded by the Church of the Brethren in 1876. It is also the largest borough located closest to Raystown Lake, thought to be the home of Pennsylvania's lake monster, Raystown Ray. Its population was 6,918 people at the 2000 census. Huntingdon apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Huntingdon apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.