Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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Cambria County
County
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Cambria County Courthouse, built in 1890-1891
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Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°29′N78°43′W / 40.49°N 78.72°W / 40.49; -78.72
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania
FoundedNovember 2, 1807
Named for Latin name of Wales
Seat Ebensburg
Largest city Johnstown
Area
 • Total
694 sq mi (1,800 km2)
 • Land688 sq mi (1,780 km2)
 • Water5.3 sq mi (14 km2)  0.8%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2020)
133,472
 • Density194/sq mi (75/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 13th
Website www.co.cambria.pa.us
DesignatedMay 25, 1982 [1]
Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, 1987 Cambria Iron Company, Blacksmith Shop, Lower Works, Johnstown (Cambria County, Pennsylvania).jpg
Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, 1987

Cambria County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472. [2] Its county seat is Ebensburg. [3] The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and later organized in 1807. [4] It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known as "Cambria". [5] The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state. [a]

Contents

Cambria County comprises the Johnstown, PA metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Johnstown-Somerset, PA combined statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 694 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 688 square miles (1,780 km2) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2) (0.8%) is water. [6] Cambria has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and average monthly temperatures in downtown Johnstown range from 27.8 °F in January to 71.0 °F in July, while in Ebensburg they range from 23.9 °F in January to 67.7 °F in July. PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U Cambria County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission, [7] and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America . [8]

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1810 2,117—
1820 3,28755.3%
1830 7,076115.3%
1840 11,25659.1%
1850 17,77357.9%
1860 29,15564.0%
1870 36,56925.4%
1880 46,81128.0%
1890 66,37541.8%
1900 104,83757.9%
1910 166,13158.5%
1920 197,83919.1%
1930 203,1462.7%
1940 213,4595.1%
1950 209,541−1.8%
1960 203,283−3.0%
1970 186,785−8.1%
1980 183,263−1.9%
1990 163,029−11.0%
2000 152,598−6.4%
2010 143,679−5.8%
2020 133,472−7.1%
[9]

As of the census [10] of 2000, there were 152,598 people, 60,531 households, and 40,616 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile (86 people/km2). There were 65,796 housing units at an average density of 96 units per square mile (37/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.80% White, 2.83% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.7% were of German, 10.2% Irish, 10.1% Italian, 10.0% Polish, 6.5% Slovak, 6.2% American and 5.6% English ancestry.

There were 60,531 households, out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.00% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

2020 census

Cambria County Racial Composition [11]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)119,38089.44%
Black or African American (NH)5,6654.24%
Native American (NH)960.07%
Asian (NH)7640.57%
Pacific Islander (NH)350.03%
Other/Mixed (NH)5,0673.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2,4651.84%

Law and government

United States presidential election results for Cambria County, Pennsylvania [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 49,40869.25%21,17729.68%7601.07%
2020 48,08567.96%21,73030.71%9361.32%
2016 42,25866.45%18,86729.67%2,4643.87%
2012 35,16358.10%24,24940.06%1,1141.84%
2008 31,99548.47%32,45149.16%1,5602.36%
2004 34,04850.83%32,59148.66%3440.51%
2000 28,00146.45%30,30850.27%1,9773.28%
1996 20,34134.32%30,39151.27%8,54314.41%
1992 20,77031.30%34,33451.75%11,24516.95%
1988 25,62639.70%38,51759.67%4090.63%
1984 32,17344.50%39,86555.14%2580.36%
1980 33,07245.85%36,12150.08%2,9384.07%
1976 32,46945.02%38,79753.79%8621.20%
1972 43,82560.05%27,95038.30%1,2001.64%
1968 33,28042.05%41,22552.08%4,6455.87%
1964 26,28132.21%55,18367.63%1340.16%
1960 37,06241.35%52,40958.48%1510.17%
1956 46,37352.55%41,75347.31%1230.14%
1952 39,29443.54%50,77456.26%1820.20%
1948 27,72539.37%41,53358.98%1,1641.65%
1944 28,20341.39%39,67658.22%2640.39%
1940 30,30641.29%42,89458.44%2010.27%
1936 24,37833.72%46,68764.57%1,2391.71%
1932 21,35141.75%28,19755.13%1,5973.12%
1928 29,49451.79%27,02447.46%4270.75%
1924 24,72851.77%13,56328.40%9,47319.83%
1920 19,62963.91%6,96122.67%4,12213.42%
1916 10,68849.75%9,41643.83%1,3786.41%
1912 3,25214.97%7,28233.52%11,19151.51%
1908 12,32557.87%7,97937.47%9924.66%
1904 13,10961.78%7,23234.08%8794.14%
1900 10,47657.99%7,16839.68%4202.33%
1896 8,86555.33%6,84342.71%3141.96%
1892 6,02047.42%6,25949.30%4173.28%
1888 5,51747.11%5,94850.79%2462.10%
1884 4,25344.45%4,81650.34%4985.21%
1880 3,96245.61%4,55552.44%1691.95%

Chart of Voter Registration

   Republican (51.32%)
   Democratic (37.83%)
   Independent (8.23%)
   Other Parties (2.61%)

Cambria was a swing county in statewide elections until the 2010s, with all four statewide winners carrying it in 2008. Al Gore received 50.3% of the county vote to 46.4% for George W. Bush in 2000, but Bush carried it with 50.8% of the vote to 48.7% for John Kerry in 2004–only the third time since 1928 that the county had supported a Republican for president. Cambria returned to the Democratic presidential column in 2008, with Barack Obama receiving 49.4% of the vote to 48.7% for John McCain. In 2011 the GOP won a majority on the county commissioners board and in 2012 gave Mitt Romney 58.1% of the vote to Barack Obama's 40.1%.

In 2016, Donald Trump carried the county with 66.5% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's 29.7%, winning the county by 36.8%. This broke the modern record for margin of victory in the county of 35.4% set by Lyndon Johnson in 1964. [12] Four years later, Trump won the county with an even bigger margin of 37.34%.

Voter registration

As of April 29, 2024, there were 84,932 registered voters in Cambria County. [13]

County commissioners

CommissionerParty
Thomas C. Chernisky Democrat
Keith Rager Republican
Scott W. Hunt Republican

Other county offices

OfficeOfficialParty
District AttorneyGregory J. Neugebauer Republican
Clerk of CourtsMax R. Pavlovich Republican
ControllerEd Cernic Jr. Democrat
CoronerJeffrey Lees Republican
ProthonotaryLisa Crynock Republican
Recorder of DeedsMelissa Kimla Republican
Register of WillsCindy Perrone Republican
SheriffDon Robertson Republican
TreasurerLisa Kozorosky Republican

State senate

DistrictSenatorParty
35 Wayne Langerholc Republican

State House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativeParty
71 James Rigby Republican
72 Frank Burns Democrat
73 Dallas Kephart Republican

United States House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativeParty
13 John Joyce Republican
15 Glenn Thompson Republican

United States Senate

SenatorParty
David McCormick Republican
John Fetterman Democrat

Public services

Waste management for the county is regulated by the Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority.

Education

Colleges and universities

Community, junior, and technical colleges

Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts Map of Cambria County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Public school districts

Private schools

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Ed Names and Addresses, July 1, 2015

Vocational/Technical schools

Recreation

There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Cambria County.

Communities

Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue). Map of Cambria County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels.png
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Cambria County:

City

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Unincorporated communities

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Cambria County. [14]

†county seat

RankCity/Town/etc.Municipal typePopulation (2010 Census)
1 Johnstown City20,978
2 Westmont Borough5,181
3 Northern Cambria Borough3,835
4 Elim CDP3,727
5† Ebensburg Borough3,351
6 Belmont CDP2,784
7 Nanty Glo Borough2,734
8 Portage Borough2,638
9 Geistown Borough2,467
10 Southmont Borough2,284
11 Patton Borough1,769
12 Cresson Borough1,711
13 Gallitzin Borough1,668
14 Mundys Corner CDP1,651
15 Ferndale Borough1,636
16 Oakland CDP1,578
17 University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown) CDP1,572
18 Vinco CDP1,305
19 Loretto Borough1,302
20 Hastings Borough1,278
21 Dale Borough1,234
22 East Conemaugh Borough1,220
23 Salix CDP1,149
24 Beaverdale CDP1,035
25 Lilly Borough968
26 Colver CDP959
27 South Fork Borough928
28 Carrolltown Borough853
29 Spring Hill CDP839
30 Scalp Level Borough778
31 Lorain Borough759
32 Brownstown Borough744
33 Sankertown Borough675
34 Revloc CDP570
35 Summerhill Borough490
36 Sidman CDP431
37 Vintondale Borough414
38 St. Michael CDP408
39 Blandburg CDP402
40 Riverside CDP381
41 Tunnelhill (partially in Blair County)Borough363
42 Dunlo CDP342
43 Daisytown Borough326
44 Franklin Borough323
45 Ehrenfeld Borough228
46 Ashville Borough227
47 Wilmore Borough225
48 Chest Springs Borough149
49 Cassandra Borough147

See also

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