Mont Alto, Pennsylvania

Mont Alto is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2000 census.

History

John Funk built the first house in the borough (then unestablished) in 1817 on what is now Main Street. At this time the town was known as Funkstown. Eventually the town of Altodale and the surrounding area, called Mont Alto, combined into what is now known as Mont Alto.

In 1915 the town of Mont Alto was incorporated with a population of 800.

In the beginning of the 20th century, Mont Alto contained one of the largest sanatoriums in the area for treatment of tuberculosis.

Geography

Mont Alto is located at 39°50′36″N 77°33′18″W / 39.84333°N 77.55500°W / 39.84333; -77.55500 (39.843234, -77.555023).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,357 people, 541 households, and 413 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,339.5 people per square mile (903.3/km²). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 993.1 per square mile (383.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.72% White, 0.96% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.