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A town in Pennsylvania, home to 1,193 people.
Dublin Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Dublin Township’s typical journey to work is 45 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 2 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Dublin Township. Shade Gap Feed and Flour Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dublin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dublin Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Dublin Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,280 in 2000, 1,182 in 2020. The archive holds 19 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 4 maps from 1939 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Dublin Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dublin Township.
The public schools here belong to Southern Huntingdon County SD. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Dublin Township’s public school: 90 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shade Gap El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 90 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Chambersburg (6%), Ayr Township (5%) and Cromwell Township (5%). Employers in Dublin Township added 47 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 157. In Dublin Township, 8.1% of workers work from home. Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles.
| Dublin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Dublin Township, the share who smoke cigarettes is 20%. Among adults here, 16% report frequent physical distress and 22% say their health is fair or poor.
| Dublin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dublin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.4% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 21°, with about 31 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 81, 395 acres with 1 miles of trail. 5.2 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Dublin Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Dublin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 81 | 1 mi | 395 |
| 2. Buchanan State Forest | — | 8 |
| 3. Rothrock State Forest | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA puts nearly two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to strong winds. Dublin Township’s FEMA risk score comes in at 49 of 100. Since 2014, one flood insurance claim has been paid here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Dublin Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Dublin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Dublin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Dublin Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,182 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
