Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County, Pennsylvania | ||
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 Cambria County Courthouse | ||
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 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | ||
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | ||
| Founded | November 2, 1807 | |
| Named for | Latin name of Wales | |
| Seat | Ebensburg | |
| Largest city | Johnstown | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 694 sq mi (1,797 km2) | |
| • Land | 688 sq mi (1,782 km2) | |
| • Water | 5.3 sq mi (14 km2), 0.8% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2017) | 133,054 | |
| • Density | 198/sq mi (76/km2) | |
| Congressional districts | 13th, 15th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC−5/−4 | |
| Website | www.co.cambria.pa.us | |
Footnotes: | ||
Pennsylvania Historical Marker | ||
| Designated | May 25, 1982[1] | |
Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, 1987
Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 143,679.[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".
Cambria County comprises the Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area.
Contents
1 Geography
1.1 Adjacent counties
1.2 National protected areas
1.3 Major highways
2 Demographics
3 Law and government
3.1 County commissioners
3.2 Other county offices
3.3 State Senate
3.4 State House of Representatives
3.5 United States House of Representatives
3.6 United States Senate
4 Education
4.1 Colleges and universities
4.2 Community, junior, and technical colleges
4.3 Public school districts
4.4 Private schools
4.5 Vo Tech schools
5 Recreation
6 Communities
6.1 City
6.2 Boroughs
6.3 Townships
6.4 Census-designated places
6.5 Unincorporated communities
6.6 Population ranking
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
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.[5]
Adjacent counties
Clearfield County (north)
Blair County (east)
Bedford County (southeast)
Somerset County (south)
Westmoreland County (southwest)
Indiana County (west)
National protected areas
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (part)- Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Major highways
US 22
US 219
US 422
PA 36
PA 53
PA 56
PA 160
PA 164
PA 240
PA 271
PA 403
PA 553
PA 756
PA 865
PA 869
PA 985
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 2,117 | — | |
| 1820 | 3,287 | 55.3% | |
| 1830 | 7,076 | 115.3% | |
| 1840 | 11,256 | 59.1% | |
| 1850 | 17,773 | 57.9% | |
| 1860 | 29,155 | 64.0% | |
| 1870 | 36,569 | 25.4% | |
| 1880 | 46,811 | 28.0% | |
| 1890 | 66,375 | 41.8% | |
| 1900 | 104,837 | 57.9% | |
| 1910 | 166,131 | 58.5% | |
| 1920 | 197,839 | 19.1% | |
| 1930 | 203,146 | 2.7% | |
| 1940 | 213,459 | 5.1% | |
| 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% | |
| Est. 2017 | 133,054 | [6] | −7.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2017[2] | |||
As of the census[11] 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.
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.
Law and government
Presidential elections results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third parties |
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2016 | 66.5% 42,258 | 29.7% 18,867 | 3.9% 2,464 |
2012 | 58.1% 35,163 | 40.1% 24,249 | 1.8% 1,114 |
2008 | 48.5% 31,995 | 49.2% 32,451 | 2.4% 1,560 |
2004 | 50.8% 34,048 | 48.7% 32,591 | 0.5% 344 |
2000 | 46.5% 28,001 | 50.3% 30,308 | 3.3% 1,977 |
1996 | 34.3% 20,341 | 51.3% 30,391 | 14.4% 8,543 |
1992 | 31.3% 20,770 | 51.8% 34,334 | 16.9% 11,245 |
1988 | 39.7% 25,626 | 59.7% 38,517 | 0.6% 409 |
1984 | 44.5% 32,173 | 55.1% 39,865 | 0.4% 258 |
1980 | 45.9% 33,072 | 50.1% 36,121 | 4.1% 2,938 |
1976 | 45.0% 32,469 | 53.8% 38,797 | 1.2% 862 |
1972 | 60.1% 43,825 | 38.3% 27,950 | 1.6% 1,200 |
1968 | 42.1% 33,280 | 52.1% 41,225 | 5.9% 4,645 |
1964 | 32.2% 26,281 | 67.6% 55,183 | 0.2% 134 |
1960 | 41.4% 37,062 | 58.5% 52,409 | 0.2% 151 |
1956 | 52.6% 46,373 | 47.3% 41,753 | 0.1% 123 |
1952 | 43.5% 39,294 | 56.3% 50,774 | 0.2% 182 |
1948 | 39.4% 27,725 | 59.0% 41,533 | 1.7% 1,164 |
1944 | 41.4% 28,203 | 58.2% 39,676 | 0.4% 264 |
1940 | 41.3% 30,306 | 58.4% 42,894 | 0.3% 201 |
1936 | 33.7% 24,378 | 64.6% 46,687 | 1.7% 1,239 |
1932 | 41.8% 21,351 | 55.1% 28,197 | 3.1% 1,597 |
1928 | 51.8% 29,494 | 47.5% 27,024 | 0.8% 427 |
1924 | 51.8% 24,728 | 28.4% 13,563 | 19.8% 9,473 |
1920 | 63.9% 19,629 | 22.7% 6,961 | 13.4% 4,122 |
1916 | 49.8% 10,688 | 43.8% 9,416 | 6.4% 1,378 |
1912 | 15.0% 3,252 | 33.5% 7,282 | 51.5% 11,191 |
1908 | 57.9% 12,325 | 37.5% 7,979 | 4.7% 992 |
1904 | 61.8% 13,109 | 34.1% 7,232 | 4.1% 879 |
1900 | 58.0% 10,476 | 39.7% 7,168 | 2.3% 420 |
1896 | 55.3% 8,865 | 42.7% 6,843 | 2.0% 314 |
1892 | 47.4% 6,020 | 49.3% 6,259 | 3.3% 417 |
1888 | 47.1% 5,517 | 50.8% 5,948 | 2.1% 246 |
As of November 2008, there were 92,456 registered voters in Cambria County.[13]
Democratic: 57,000 (61.65%)
Republican: 28,285 (30.59%)- Other Parties / No Party: 7,171 (7.76%)
Despite being overwhelmingly Democratic in registration and the Democrats holding all row offices, Cambria has been a swing county in statewide elections since the 1990s, with all four statewide winners carrying it in 2008. Cambria County is one of Pennsylvania's most competitive counties. That is primarily due to its mixed urban-rural ratio.
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]
County commissioners
- Mark Wissinger, Republican
- William Smith, Democrat
- Thomas C. Chernisky, Chairman, Democrat
Other county offices
- District Attorney, Kelly Callihan, Democrat
- Clerk of Courts, Susan Kuhar, Democrat
- Controller, Ed Cernic Jr., Democrat
- Coroner, Jeffrey Lees, Democrat
- Prothonotary, Patty Berkebile, Democrat
- Recorder of Deeds, Ray Wendekier, Democrat
- Register of Wills, Patty Sharbaugh, Democrat
- Sheriff, Bob Kolar, Democrat
- Treasurer, Barbara J. Kline, Democrat
| Year | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|
2016 | 66.5% 42,258 | 29.7% 18,867 |
2012 | 58.1% 35,163 | 40.1% 24,249 |
2008 | 48.5% 31,995 | 49.2% 32,451 |
2004 | 50.8% 34,048 | 48.7% 32,591 |
2000 | 46.5% 28,001 | 50.3% 30,308 |
1996 | 34.3% 20,341 | 51.3% 30,391 |
1992 | 31.3% 20,770 | 51.7% 34,334 |
1988 | 39.7% 25,626 | 59.7% 38,517 |
1984 | 44.5% 32,173 | 55.1% 39,865 |
1980 | 45.8% 33,072 | 50.1% 36,121 |
1976 | 45.0% 32,469 | 53.8% 38,797 |
1972 | 60.1% 43,825 | 38.3% 27,950 |
1968 | 42.0% 33,280 | 52.1% 41,225 |
1964 | 32.2% 26,281 | 67.6% 55,183 |
1960 | 41.4% 37,062 | 58.5% 52,409 |
State Senate
Wayne Langerholc, Republican, Pennsylvania's 35th Senatorial District
State House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Bryan Barbin | Democrat |
| 72 | Frank Burns | Democrat |
| 73 | Thomas Sankey | Republican |
United States House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | John Joyce | Republican |
| 15 | Glenn Thompson | Republican |
United States Senate
| Senator | Party |
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| Pat Toomey | Republican |
| Bob Casey | Democrat |
Education
Colleges and universities
Christ the Saviour Seminary, Johnstown- Mount Aloysius College
- Saint Francis University
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown [1]
- (TTT) Tipple Town Tech.
Community, junior, and technical colleges
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts
- Cambria-Rowe Business College
- Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Commonwealth Technical Institute, Johnstown
Wrightco Technologies Technical Training Institute, Ebensburg
Public school districts
- Blacklick Valley School District
- Cambria Heights School District
- Central Cambria School District
- Conemaugh Valley School District
- Ferndale Area School District
- Forest Hills School District
Glendale School District (also in Clearfield County)- Greater Johnstown School District
- Northern Cambria School District
Penn Cambria School District (also in Blair County)- Portage Area School District
- Richland School District
- Westmont Hilltop School District
Windber Area School District (also in Somerset County)
There are also 11 public,cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania that are available for free statewide, to children K-12. See: Education in Pennsylvania.
Private schools
- All Saints Catholic School, Cresson
- Appalachian Youth Service
- Arbutus Park Manor, Johnstown
- Bishop Carroll High School (Ebensburg, Pennsylvania)
Bishop McCort High School, Johnstown- Cambria County Child Development Center, Ebensburg
- Cambria County Christian School, Johnstown
- Carousel Learning & Development Center, Johnstown
- Cathedral Catholic Academy, Johnstown
- Center for Achievement
- Childrens Express Inc, Cresson
- Easter Seal Day Care Center, Johnstown
- Genesis Christian Academy, Johnstown
- Holy Name School, Ebensburg
- Houston House, Johnstown
- Laurel Highlands Therapeutic Academy, Ebensburg
- Little Learning Lamp, Johnstown
Northern Cambria Catholic School, Nicktown- Occupational Preparation School, Ebensburg
- Our Mother of Sorrow School, Johnstown
Richland Academy, Johnstown- Sean Davison School of Driving, Lilly
- St Michael School, Loretto
- St Sophia Orthodox Christian Academy, Johnstown
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Ed Names and Addresses, July 1, 2015
Vo Tech schools
- Admiral Peary Vocational Technical School
- Greater Johnstown Career Technical Center
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.
Communities
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
- Johnstown
Boroughs
- Ashville
- Brownstown
- Carrolltown
- Cassandra
- Chest Springs
- Cresson
- Daisytown
- Dale
- East Conemaugh
Ebensburg (county seat)- Ehrenfeld
- Ferndale
- Franklin
- Gallitzin
- Geistown
- Hastings
- Lilly
- Lorain
- Loretto
- Nanty-Glo
- Northern Cambria
- Patton
- Portage
- Sankertown
- Scalp Level
- South Fork
- Southmont
- Summerhill
Tunnelhill (partly in Blair County)- 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
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.
- Beaverdale
- Belmont
- Blandburg
- Colver
- Dunlo
- Elim
- Mundys Corner
- Oakland
- Revloc
- Riverside
- Salix
- Sidman
- Spring Hill
- St. Michael
- University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown)
- Vinco
Unincorporated communities
- Coupon
- Flinton
- New Germany
- Nicktown
- Twin Rocks
- Saint Benedict
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Cambria County.[14]
† county seat
| Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnstown | City | 20,978 |
| 2 | Westmont | Borough | 5,181 |
| 3 | Northern Cambria | Borough | 3,835 |
| 4 | Elim | CDP | 3,727 |
| 5 | † Ebensburg | Borough | 3,351 |
| 6 | Belmont | CDP | 2,784 |
| 7 | Nanty Glo | Borough | 2,734 |
| 8 | Portage | Borough | 2,638 |
| 9 | Geistown | Borough | 2,467 |
| 10 | Southmont | Borough | 2,284 |
| 11 | Patton | Borough | 1,769 |
| 12 | Cresson | Borough | 1,711 |
| 13 | Gallitzin | Borough | 1,668 |
| 14 | Mundys Corner | CDP | 1,651 |
| 15 | Ferndale | Borough | 1,636 |
| 16 | Oakland | CDP | 1,578 |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown) | CDP | 1,572 |
| 18 | Vinco | CDP | 1,305 |
| 19 | Loretto | Borough | 1,302 |
| 20 | Hastings | Borough | 1,278 |
| 21 | Dale | Borough | 1,234 |
| 22 | East Conemaugh | Borough | 1,220 |
| 23 | Salix | CDP | 1,149 |
| 24 | Beaverdale | CDP | 1,035 |
| 25 | Lilly | Borough | 968 |
| 26 | Colver | CDP | 959 |
| 27 | South Fork | Borough | 928 |
| 28 | Carrolltown | Borough | 853 |
| 29 | Spring Hill | CDP | 839 |
| 30 | Scalp Level | Borough | 778 |
| 31 | Lorain | Borough | 759 |
| 32 | Brownstown | Borough | 744 |
| 33 | Sankertown | Borough | 675 |
| 34 | Revloc | CDP | 570 |
| 35 | Summerhill | Borough | 490 |
| 36 | Sidman | CDP | 431 |
| 37 | Vintondale | Borough | 414 |
| 38 | St. Michael | CDP | 408 |
| 39 | Blandburg | CDP | 402 |
| 40 | Riverside | CDP | 381 |
| 41 | Tunnelhill (partially in Blair County) | Borough | 363 |
| 42 | Dunlo | CDP | 342 |
| 43 | Daisytown | Borough | 326 |
| 44 | Franklin | Borough | 323 |
| 45 | Ehrenfeld | Borough | 228 |
| 46 | Ashville | Borough | 227 |
| 47 | Wilmore | Borough | 225 |
| 48 | Chest Springs | Borough | 149 |
| 49 | Cassandra | Borough | 147 |
See also
Cambria Somerset Authority - Water supply authority for Cambria County and Somerset County- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
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External links
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- Cambria County official website
Cambria County Historical Society housed in the A.W. Buck House
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Map of Cambria County showing cities, boroughs, unincorporated villages, and townships.[permanent dead link]
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Coordinates: 40°29′N 78°43′W / 40.49°N 78.72°W / 40.49; -78.72
