Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 26, 1804
Seat	Ebensburg
Largest city	Johnstown
Area - Total - Land - Water	693 sq mi (1,795 km²) 688 sq mi (1,782 km²) 5 sq mi (13 km²), 0.78%
Population - (2000) - Density	152,593 223/sq mi (86/km²)
Website: www.co.cambria.pa.us

Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is largely part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 152,598.

Cambria County was created on March 26, 1804 from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and was named for the nation of Wales. Its county seat is Ebensburg^[1].

[edit] Law And Government

[edit] Pennsylvania State Senate

John N. Wozniak, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 35th Senatorial District

[edit] Pennsylvania House of Representatives

[edit] United States House of Representatives

[edit] United States Senate

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 693 square miles (1,796 km²), of which, 688 square miles (1,782 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (14 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Clearfield County (north)
Centre County (northeast)
Blair County (east)
Bedford County (southeast)
Somerset County (south)
Westmoreland County (southwest)
Indiana County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] 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/km²). There were 65,796 housing units at an average density of 96 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 according to Census 2000.

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.

[edit] Municipalities

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:

[edit] Cities

Johnstown

[edit] Boroughs

[edit] Townships

[edit] 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.

[edit] Education

[edit] Colleges and universities

Christ the Saviour Seminary
Mount Aloysius College
Saint Francis University
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown [1]

[edit] Community, junior, and technical colleges

Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts

[edit] Public School Districts

[edit] Recreation

There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Cambria County.

Prince Gallitzin State Park is named for Demetrius Gallitzin a Russian nobleman turned Catholic priest who was instrumental in the settlement of Cambria County.
Laurel Ridge State Park surrounds a 70 mile (113 km) hiking trail that begins in Cambria County and ends at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County.

[edit] References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Ebensburg
Cities	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
Communities and CDPs	Beaverdale-Lloydell \| Belmont \| Colver \|Elim \| Salix-Beauty Line Park \| Spring Hill \| St. Michael-Sidman \| Vinco \| Wehrum

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Coordinates: 40°29′N 78°43′W / 40.49, -78.72

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