Cambria County is a county in the CommonwealthofPennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472.[2] Its county seatisEbensburg.[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".[5] The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
Cambria County
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Cambria County Courthouse, built in 1890-1891
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| Coordinates: 40°29′N 78°43′W / 40.49°N 78.72°W / 40.49; -78.72 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | November 2, 1807 |
| Named for | Latin name of Wales |
| Seat | Ebensburg |
| Largest city | Johnstown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 694 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Land | 688 sq mi (1,780 km2) |
| • Water | 5.3 sq mi (14 km2) 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate
(2020)
| 133,472 |
| • Density | 194/sq mi (75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 13th, 15th |
| Website | www |
| Designated | May 25, 1982[1] |
Cambria County comprises the Johnstown, PA metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Johnstown-Somerset, PA combined statistical area.
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.[6] Cambria has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and average monthly temperatures in downtown Johnstown range from 27.8 °F in January to 71.0 °F in July, while in Ebensburg they range from 23.9 °F in January to 67.7 °F in July. PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U Cambria County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission,[7] and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.[8]
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PA 985| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 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% | |
| 2020 | 133,472 | −7.1% | |
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As of the census[10] 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 people/km2). There were 65,796 housing units at an average density of 96 units per square mile (37/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.80% White, 2.83% BlackorAfrican 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 HispanicorLatino 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.
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (NH) | 119,380 | 89.44% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 5,665 | 4.24% |
| Native American (NH) | 96 | 0.07% |
| Asian (NH) | 764 | 0.57% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 35 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed (NH) | 5,067 | 3.8% |
| HispanicorLatino | 2,465 | 1.84% |
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 48,085 | 67.96% | 21,730 | 30.71% | 936 | 1.32% |
| 2016 | 42,258 | 66.45% | 18,867 | 29.67% | 2,464 | 3.87% |
| 2012 | 35,163 | 58.10% | 24,249 | 40.06% | 1,114 | 1.84% |
| 2008 | 31,995 | 48.47% | 32,451 | 49.16% | 1,560 | 2.36% |
| 2004 | 34,048 | 50.83% | 32,591 | 48.66% | 344 | 0.51% |
| 2000 | 28,001 | 46.45% | 30,308 | 50.27% | 1,977 | 3.28% |
| 1996 | 20,341 | 34.32% | 30,391 | 51.27% | 8,543 | 14.41% |
| 1992 | 20,770 | 31.30% | 34,334 | 51.75% | 11,245 | 16.95% |
| 1988 | 25,626 | 39.70% | 38,517 | 59.67% | 409 | 0.63% |
| 1984 | 32,173 | 44.50% | 39,865 | 55.14% | 258 | 0.36% |
| 1980 | 33,072 | 45.85% | 36,121 | 50.08% | 2,938 | 4.07% |
| 1976 | 32,469 | 45.02% | 38,797 | 53.79% | 862 | 1.20% |
| 1972 | 43,825 | 60.05% | 27,950 | 38.30% | 1,200 | 1.64% |
| 1968 | 33,280 | 42.05% | 41,225 | 52.08% | 4,645 | 5.87% |
| 1964 | 26,281 | 32.21% | 55,183 | 67.63% | 134 | 0.16% |
| 1960 | 37,062 | 41.35% | 52,409 | 58.48% | 151 | 0.17% |
| 1956 | 46,373 | 52.55% | 41,753 | 47.31% | 123 | 0.14% |
| 1952 | 39,294 | 43.54% | 50,774 | 56.26% | 182 | 0.20% |
| 1948 | 27,725 | 39.37% | 41,533 | 58.98% | 1,164 | 1.65% |
| 1944 | 28,203 | 41.39% | 39,676 | 58.22% | 264 | 0.39% |
| 1940 | 30,306 | 41.29% | 42,894 | 58.44% | 201 | 0.27% |
| 1936 | 24,378 | 33.72% | 46,687 | 64.57% | 1,239 | 1.71% |
| 1932 | 21,351 | 41.75% | 28,197 | 55.13% | 1,597 | 3.12% |
| 1928 | 29,494 | 51.79% | 27,024 | 47.46% | 427 | 0.75% |
| 1924 | 24,728 | 51.77% | 13,563 | 28.40% | 9,473 | 19.83% |
| 1920 | 19,629 | 63.91% | 6,961 | 22.67% | 4,122 | 13.42% |
| 1916 | 10,688 | 49.75% | 9,416 | 43.83% | 1,378 | 6.41% |
| 1912 | 3,252 | 14.97% | 7,282 | 33.52% | 11,191 | 51.51% |
| 1908 | 12,325 | 57.87% | 7,979 | 37.47% | 992 | 4.66% |
| 1904 | 13,109 | 61.78% | 7,232 | 34.08% | 879 | 4.14% |
| 1900 | 10,476 | 57.99% | 7,168 | 39.68% | 420 | 2.33% |
| 1896 | 8,865 | 55.33% | 6,843 | 42.71% | 314 | 1.96% |
| 1892 | 6,020 | 47.42% | 6,259 | 49.30% | 417 | 3.28% |
| 1888 | 5,517 | 47.11% | 5,948 | 50.79% | 246 | 2.10% |
| 1884 | 4,253 | 44.45% | 4,816 | 50.34% | 498 | 5.21% |
| 1880 | 3,962 | 45.61% | 4,555 | 52.44% | 169 | 1.95% |
Chart of Voter Registration
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] Four years later, Trump won the county with an even bigger margin of 37.34%.
As of April 29, 2024, there were 84,932 registered voters in Cambria County.[14]
| Commissioner | Party |
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| Thomas C. Chernisky | Democrat |
| Keith Rager | Republican |
| Scott W. Hunt | Republican |
| Office | Official | Party |
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| District Attorney | Gregory J. Neugebauer | Republican |
| Clerk of Courts | Max R. Pavlovich | Republican |
| Controller | Ed Cernic Jr. | Democrat |
| Coroner | Jeffrey Lees | Republican |
| Prothonotary | Lisa Crynock | Republican |
| Recorder of Deeds | Melissa Kimla | Republican |
| Register of Wills | Cindy Perrone | Republican |
| Sheriff | Don Robertson | Republican |
| Treasurer | Lisa Kozorosky | Republican |
| District | Senator | Party |
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| 35 | Wayne Langerholc | Republican |
| District | Representative | Party |
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| 71 | James Rigby | Republican |
| 72 | Frank Burns | Democrat |
| 73 | Dallas Kephart | Republican |
| District | Representative | Party |
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| 13 | John Joyce | Republican |
| 15 | Glenn Thompson | Republican |
| Senator | Party |
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| Bob Casey | Democrat |
| John Fetterman | Democrat |
Waste management for the county is regulated by the Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Ed Names and Addresses, July 1, 2015
There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Cambria County.
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:
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.
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Cambria County.[15]
† county seat
| Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
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| 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 |
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