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Millerstown is a borough in northern Perry County whose motto is "Perry County's Oldest Planned Town."

Millerstown began in 1780, when David Miller bought a tract first sold as "Smithfield" in 1766 and established a settlement and a ferry operation on the Juniata River.

In 1790 Miller received a patent for the "laying out of the town," making Millerstown the first town plotted for sale in the territory that later became Perry County.

Millerstown was incorporated on February 12, 1849, and its first borough council met that April, with Abraham Addams as the first chief burgess.

Millerstown grew slowly at first — it had just sixty houses in 1825 and eighty houses by 1832.

Millerstown thrived during the canal days on the Juniata River, and it is still home to many old stone houses, some dating back to the 18th century.

The borough's first tavern was built on Market Street in 1800 and later became known as the Alexander House.

The 2020 census counted about 690 people in Millerstown, a population that has stayed remarkably steady — it was 679 in 2000 and 673 in 2010.

At the 2000 census Millerstown had 275 households within its compact 0.9 square miles.

Millerstown was the birthplace of James A. Beaver, who went on to become the 20th Governor of Pennsylvania.