Frugality, Pennsylvania

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Frugality is a former town in Cambria County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 143,679. Its county seat is Ebensburg. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset Counties and later organized in 1807. It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known as "Cambria".

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History

A post office called Frugality was in operation from 1887 until 1935.^[2] The name was selected as a sign of frugality of the residents.^[3]

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frugality, Pennsylvania
↑ "Cambria County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
↑ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°39′11″N78°29′19″W / 40.65306°N 78.48861°W / 40.65306; -78.48861

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frugality, Pennsylvania

[2] "Cambria County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[3] "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Ebensburg
City	Johnstown
Boroughs	Ashville Brownstown Carrolltown Cassandra Chest Springs Cresson Daisytown Dale East Conemaugh Ebensburg Ehrenfeld Ferndale Franklin Gallitzin Geistown Hastings Lilly Lorain Loretto Nanty Glo Northern Cambria Patton Portage Sankertown Scalp Level South Fork Southmont Summerhill Tunnelhill‡ Vintondale Westmont Wilmore
Townships	Adams Allegheny Barr Blacklick Cambria Chest Clearfield Conemaugh Cresson Croyle Dean East Carroll East Taylor Elder Gallitzin Jackson Lower Yoder Middle Taylor Munster Portage Reade Richland Stonycreek Summerhill Susquehanna Upper Yoder Washington West Carroll West Taylor White
CDPs	Beaverdale Belmont Blandburg Colver Dunlo Elim Mundys Corner Oakland Revloc Riverside St. Michael Salix Sidman Spring Hill University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Vinco
Unincorporated communities	Belsano Coupon Elmora Elton Emeigh Fallentimber Flinton Frugality Kaylor Marsteller Mineral Point Mountaindale Nicktown Number Thirty-Seven Oil City Parkhill Saint Benedict Saint Boniface Twin Rocks
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties