Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81
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The 81st Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

 District
is made up of parts of Blair County
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...

, Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 and Mifflin County
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Mifflin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 46,682. Its county seat is Lewistown. It is named after Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of Pennsylvania.-Geography:...

. The district includes the following areas:

  • Blair County
    • Snyder Township
      Snyder Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
      Snyder Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,358 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

       (PART, District 02)
    • Tyrone
      Tyrone, Pennsylvania
      Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, northeast of 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 it was noted for the manufacture of paper products. There were...

       (PART)
      • Ward 03
      • Ward 05
      • Ward 07
    • Tyrone Township
      Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
      Tyrone Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,800 at the 2000 census.It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.-General information:...

       (PART, District 01)
  • Huntingdon County
    • Alexandria
      Alexandria, Pennsylvania
      Alexandria is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 401 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

    • Barree Township
      Barree Township, Pennsylvania
      Barree Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 460 at the 2000 census.-History:The Monroe Furnace and Christian Oyer Jr...

    • Birmingham
    • Brady Township
      Brady Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Brady Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2000 census. The township includes the villages of Fousetown and Airydale.-Geography:...

    • Cass Township
      Cass Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Cass Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,062 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP Codes: 16622, 16623*Area Code: 814*Local Phone Exchanges: 447, 448...

    • Cassville
      Cassville, Pennsylvania
      Cassville is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 152.-Geography:Cassville is located at ....

    • Clay Township
      Clay Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Clay Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 920 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP Codes: 17253, 17264*Area Code: 814*Local Phone Exchanges: 447, 448...

    • Cromwell Township
      Cromwell Township, Pennsylvania
      Cromwell Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,632 at the 2000 census.-History:The St...

    • Dublin Township
      Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Dublin Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,280 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP Code: 17255*Area Code: 814*Local Phone Exchange: 259...

    • Franklin Township
      Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Franklin Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 447 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP Code: 16865*Area Code: 814*Local Phone Exchange: 632*School District: Tyrone Area School District...

    • Henderson Township
      Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Henderson Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 972 at the 2000 census. The township includes the village of Ardenheim.-History:...

    • Hopewell Township
      Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Hopewell Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

    • Huntingdon
      Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
      Huntingdon is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Huntingdon County. It is located along the Juniata River, west of Harrisburg, about halfway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, in an agricultural and fruit-growing region, with valuable forests and deposits of...

    • Jackson Township
      Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Jackson Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. Greenwood Furnace State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Jackson Township.-Geography:...

    • Juniata Township
      Juniata Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Juniata Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 553 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

    • Lincoln Township
      Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Lincoln Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 319 at the 2000 census.The village of Entriken, at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 26 and Pennsylvania Route 994, is the only town in the township....

    • Logan Township
      Logan Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Logan Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 703 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles , of which, 22.7 square miles of it is land and...

    • Mapleton
      Mapleton, Pennsylvania
      Mapleton is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 473 at the 2000 census.-History:The H.O. Andrews Feed Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.-Geography:...

    • Marklesburg
      Marklesburg, Pennsylvania
      Marklesburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 216 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marklesburg is located at ....

    • Mill Creek
      Mill Creek, Pennsylvania
      Mill Creek is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 351 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mill Creek is located at ....

    • Miller Township
      Miller Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Miller Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.-History:Following the American Revolutionary War, Matthew Miller and his wife, Mary Dunn, emigrated from County Donegal, Ireland to Juniata County. A few years later, they...

    • Morris Township
      Morris Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Morris Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.1 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...


  • Huntingdon County (continued)
    • Mount Union
      Mount Union, Pennsylvania
      Mount Union is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, 45 miles southeast of Altoona, on the Juniata River. In the vicinity are found bituminous coal, ganister rock, fire clay, and some timber. A major Easter grass factory is located in the northern quadrant of the borough limits; until May...

    • Oneida Township
      Oneida Township, Pennsylvania
      Oneida Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census. The township includes the villages of Donation and Center Union.-Geography:...

    • Orbisonia
      Orbisonia, Pennsylvania
      Orbisonia is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 425 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orbisonia is located at ....

    • Penn Township
      Penn Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Penn Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2000 census. The township includes the village of Hesston and the Seven Points Marina of Raystown Lake.-History:...

    • Petersburg
      Petersburg, Pennsylvania
      Petersburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was a stop on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line between Tyrone and Huntingdon and the junction point for the Petersburg Branch...

    • Porter Township
      Porter Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Porter Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,917 at the 2000 census.-History:The Juniata Iron Works, Barree Forge and Furnace, and Pulpit Rocks are listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

    • Rockhill Furnace
      Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
      Rockhill is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census. It is the site of the East Broad Top Railroad....

    • Saltillo
      Saltillo, Pennsylvania
      Saltillo is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.-History:Saltillo was named after the Mexican War Battle of Saltillo . It was a major tanning center during the late 18th and early 19th century. The Leas and McVitty Tannery was...

    • Shade Gap
      Shade Gap, Pennsylvania
      Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 97 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shade Gap is located at ....

    • Shirley Township
      Shirley Township, Pennsylvania
      Shirley Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,526 at the 2000 census.-History:The Runk Bridge and Lewis Smalley Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-Geography:...

    • Shirleysburg
      Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania
      Shirleysburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census.-History:Shirleysburg was originally the site of, and takes its name from Fort Shirley, a French and Indian War fort...

    • Smithfield Township
      Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Smithfield Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,466 at the 2000 census. The township includes the village of Smithfield.-Geography:...

    • Springfield Township
      Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Springfield Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 612 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP Code: 17243*Area Code: 814*Local Phone Exchanges: 447, 448...

    • Spruce Creek Township
      Spruce Creek Township, Pennsylvania
      Spruce Creek Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.2 square miles , of which, 8.2 square miles of it is land and...

    • Tell Township
      Tell Township, Pennsylvania
      Tell Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 648 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.5 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

    • Three Springs
      Three Springs, Pennsylvania
      Three Springs is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Three Springs is located at ....

    • Union Township
      Union Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Union Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.4 square miles , of which, 39.2 square miles of it is land and...

    • Walker Township
      Walker Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
      Walker Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,747 at the 2000 census. The township includes the village of McConnellstown.-Geography:...

    • Warriors Mark Township
      Warriors Mark Township, Pennsylvania
      Warriors Mark Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,635 at the 2000 census. It has been named the fastest growing township in Huntingdon County.-History:...

    • West Township
      West Township, Pennsylvania
      West Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.0 square miles , of which, 31.0 square miles of it is land and...

  • Mifflin County
    • Kistler
      Kistler, Pennsylvania
      Kistler is a borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kistler is located at ....

    • McVeytown
      McVeytown, Pennsylvania
      McVeytown, formerly Waynesburg, was settled in 1762, laid out in 1795 and incorporated in 1833. It is located in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census. The "Father of Pennsylvania Forestry", Dr. Joseph Rothrock was born in McVeytown on April 9, 1839...

    • Menno Township
      Menno Township, Pennsylvania
      Menno Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,763 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.8 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

    • Newton Hamilton
      Newton Hamilton, Pennsylvania
      Newton Hamilton is a borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 272 at the 2000 census.-General information:* ZIP Code: 17075* Area Code: 814* Local Phone Exchanges: 542, 543...

    • Oliver Township
      Oliver Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
      Oliver Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles , of which, 34.5 square miles of it is land and...

    • Union Township
      Union Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
      Union Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,313 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.5 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

    • Wayne Township
      Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
      Wayne Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,414 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.8 square miles , of which, 49.1 square miles of it is land and...



Representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Orville E. Snare  Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 
1969 – 1970
Samuel E. Hayes, Jr.  Republican 1971 – 1992
Larry O. Sather  Republican 1993 – 2006
Mike Fleck
Mike Fleck
Michael E. "Mike" Fleck is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 81st legislative district. He was first elected in 2006 to succeed the retiring Larry Sather....

 
Republican 2007 – present Three Springs
Three Springs, Pennsylvania
Three Springs is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Three Springs is located at ....

Incumbent
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