Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County Courthouse
Seal
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
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  - (2010)  - Density	143,679 209/sq mi (80.6/km²)
Website	www.co.cambria.pa.us

Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, 1987

Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It comprises the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 143,679.

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].

Law and Government

As of November 2008, there are 92,456 registered voters in Cambria County [1].

• Democratic: 57,000 (61.65%)
• Republican: 28,285 (30.59%)
• Other Parties: 7,171 (7.76%)

Despite being overwhelmingly Democratic in registration and the Democrats holding the commissioner majority and all row offices, Cambria is a swing county in statewide elections, with all four statewide winners carrying it in 2008. Cambria County is one of Pennsylvania's most competitive counties. 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. Cambria returned to the Democratic Presidential column in 2008, with Barack Obama receiving 49.4% of the vote to 48.7% for John McCain.

County commissioners

• Mark Wissinger, Chairman, Republican
• Doug Lengenfelder, Republican
• Thomas C. Chernisky, Democrat

Other county offices

• Clerk of Courts, Susan Kuhar, Democrat
• Controller, Ed Cernic Jr., Democrat
• Coroner, Dennis Kwiatkowski, Democrat
• Prothonotary, Patty Berkebile, Democrat
• Recorder of Deeds, Andrea Fedore Sims, Democrat
• Register of Wills, Patty Sharbaugh, Democrat
• Sheriff, Bob Kolar, Democrat
• Treasurer, Barbara J. Kline, Democrat

Pennsylvania State Senate

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

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party
71	Bryan Barbin	Democrat
72	Frank Burns	Democrat
73	Gary Haluska	Democrat

United States House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party
9	Bill Shuster	Republican
12	Mark Critz	Democratic

United States Senate

Senator	Party
Pat Toomey	Republican
Bob Casey	Democrat

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 693 square miles (1,794.9 km²), of which 688 square miles (1,781.9 km²) is land and 5 square miles (12.9 km²) (0.78%) is water.

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

Demographics

Historical populations
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%
[2][3]

As of the census^[4] 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.

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:

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 Township Allegheny Township Barr Township Blacklick Township Cambria Township Chest Township Clearfield Township Conemaugh Township Cresson Township Croyle Township

Dean Township East Carroll Township East Taylor Township Elder Township Gallitzin Township Jackson Township Lower Yoder Township Middle Taylor Township Munster Township Portage Township

Reade Township Richland Township Stonycreek Township Summerhill Township Susquehanna Township Upper Yoder Township Washington Township West Carroll Township West Taylor Township White Township

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-Lloydell Belmont Colver

Elim Flinton Salix-Beauty Line Park Spring Hill

St. Michael-Sidman Twin Rocks Vinco

Education

Colleges and universities

• Christ the Saviour Seminary
• Mount Aloysius College
• Saint Francis University
• University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown [2]

Community, junior, and technical colleges

Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts

• Cambria-Rowe Business College
• Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

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
• Greater Johnstown School District
• Northern Cambria School District
• Penn Cambria School District

• Richland School District
• Westmont Hilltop School District

• There are 11 public cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania that are available for free statewide, to children K-12. See: Education in Pennsylvania.

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.

See also

• Cambria Somerset Authority - Water supply authority for Cambria County and Somerset County
• List of municipal authorities in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ http://factfinder2.census.gov
3. ^ http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Cambria County official website
• Cambria County Historical Society
• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Map of Cambria County showing cities, boroughs, unincorporated villages, and townships.

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