- Source: Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472. Its county seat is Ebensburg. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and later organized in 1807. It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known as "Cambria". The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.
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. 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, 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.
= 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
=Demographics
As of the census 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% 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.
= 2020 census
=Law and government
Cambria was a swing county in statewide elections until the 2010s, with all four statewide winners carrying it in 2008. 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. Four years later, Trump won the county with an even bigger margin of 37.34%.
= Voter registration
=As of April 29, 2024, there were 84,932 registered voters in Cambria County.
Republican: 43,780 (51.55%)
Democratic: 31,863 (37.52%)
Independent: 7,069 (8.32%)
Third Party: 2,220 (2.61%)
= County commissioners
== Other county offices
== State senate
== State House of Representatives
== United States House of Representatives
== United States Senate
=Public services
Waste management for the county is regulated by the Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority.
Education
= Colleges and universities
=Christ the Saviour Seminary, Johnstown
Mount Aloysius College
Saint Francis University
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown University of Pittsburgh Johnstown | University of Pittsburgh
= Community, junior, and technical colleges
=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)
= 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 Montessori School, Johnstown
Sean Davison School of Driving, Lilly
St Michael's School, Loretto
St Sophia Orthodox Christian Academy, Johnstown
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Ed Names and Addresses, July 1, 2015
= Vocational/Technical schools
=Admiral Peary Vocational Technical School
Greater Johnstown Career & Technology 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
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
== 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
== Population ranking
=The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Cambria County.
† county seat
See also
Cambria Somerset Authority - Water supply authority for Cambria County and Somerset County
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
References
External links
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.
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