Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria County Courthouse

Seal
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Cambria County
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in 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.)
 • (2014) 137,732
 • Density 201/sq mi (78/km²)
Congressional districts 9th, 12th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.co.cambria.pa.us

Footnotes:

Designated May 25, 1982[1]
Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, 1987

Cambria County is a rural 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.

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.[5]

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18102,117—
18203,28755.3%
18307,076115.3%
184011,25659.1%
185017,77357.9%
186029,15564.0%
187036,56925.4%
188046,81128.0%
189066,37541.8%
1900104,83757.9%
1910166,13158.5%
1920197,83919.1%
1930203,1462.7%
1940213,4595.1%
1950209,541−1.8%
1960203,283−3.0%
1970186,785−8.1%
1980183,263−1.9%
1990163,029−11.0%
2000152,598−6.4%
2010143,679−5.8%
Est. 2014137,732[6]−4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[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 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.

Law and government

As of November 2008, there are 92,456 registered voters in Cambria County.[12]

Despite being overwhelmingly Democratic in registration and the Democrats holding 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. 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. 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%.

County commissioners

Other county offices

State Senate

State 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 Keith Rothfus Republican

United States Senate

Senator Party
Pat Toomey Republican
Bob Casey Democrat

Education

Colleges and universities

Community, junior, and technical colleges

Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Public school districts

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

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

Vo Tech 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).

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  2. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. ↑ "Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies". Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  12. ↑ Running for Office. Dos.state.pa.us. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.

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