{{Short description|County in Pennsylvania, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Cambria County | state = Pennsylvania | seal = Cambria County, Pennsylvania seal.png | flag = Flag of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.gif | founded date = November 2 | founded year = 1807 | seat wl = Ebensburg | largest city wl = Johnstown | area_total_sq_mi = 694 | area_land_sq_mi = 688 | area_water_sq_mi = 5.3 | area percentage = 0.8% | census yr = 2020 | pop = 133472 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 128968 {{decrease}} | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=qf>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cambriacountypennsylvania/PST045224|title=Cambria County, Pennsylvania|website=Census.gov|access-date= }}</ref> | density_sq_mi = 194 | web = https://www.cambriacountypa.gov/ | ex image = Cambria County Courthouse - Ebensburg, PA.jpg | ex image size = 250 | ex image cap = Cambria County Courthouse, built in 1890-1891 | time zone = Eastern | district = 13th | named for = Latin name of Wales | footnotes = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Pennsylvania|designation1_date=May 25, 1982<ref name="PAHMDB">{{Cite web |title=PHMC Historical Markers Search |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_historical_marker_program/2539/search_for_historical_markers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321233735/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_historical_marker_program/2539/search_for_historical_markers |archive-date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=January 25, 2014 |website=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |publisher=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |format=Searchable database}}</ref>}} }} [[File:Cambria Iron Company, Blacksmith Shop, Lower Works, Johnstown (Cambria County, Pennsylvania).jpg|thumb|Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, 1987 ]]
'''Cambria County''' is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census - Geography Profile: Cambria County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US42021 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its county seat is Ebensburg.<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and later organized in 1807.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/PA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325044238/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/PA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=March 11, 2015 |website=Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The Newberry Library}}</ref> It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known as "Cambria".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Espenshade |first=A. Howry |url=https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaplac00espe/page/160/ |title=Pennsylvania Place Names |publisher=Pennsylvania State College |year=1925 |location=State College, PA |pages=160–161}}</ref> The county is part of the Southwest region of the commonwealth.{{efn|Includes Westmoreland, Cambria, Fayette, Blair, Indiana, Somerset, Bedford, Huntingdon, Greene and Fulton Counties}}
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 {{convert|694|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|688|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.3|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt |access-date=March 5, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 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. [http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U] Cambria County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission,<ref name="ARC">{{cite web |title=About the Appalachian Region |url=https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="NYT_CW">{{cite news |last1=Woodard |first1=Colin |title=The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/urban-rural-united-states-regions-midterms.html |work=New York Times |date=July 30, 2018 |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>
===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
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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1810 = 2117 | 1820 = 3287 | 1830 = 7076 | 1840 = 11256 | 1850 = 17773 | 1860 = 29155 | 1870 = 36569 | 1880 = 46811 | 1890 = 66375 | 1900 = 104837 | 1910 = 166131 | 1920 = 197839 | 1930 = 203146 | 1940 = 213459 | 1950 = 209541 | 1960 = 203283 | 1970 = 186785 | 1980 = 183263 | 1990 = 163029 | 2000 = 152598 | 2010 = 143679 | 2020 = 133472 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 128968 | estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 6, 2026}}</ref> {{decrease}} | footnote = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cambriacountypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}
===2020 census===
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 133,472. The median age was 46.0 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.0 males.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A021&in=state%3A42|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
The racial makeup of the county was 90.1% White, 4.4% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A021&in=state%3A42|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
53.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 46.1% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A021&in=state%3A42|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
There were 56,370 households in the county, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.3% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 64,395 housing units, of which 12.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 73.9% were owner-occupied and 26.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Cambria County, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cambria County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=P004:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+[73]&g=050XX00US42021|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cambria County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US42021|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cambria County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US42021|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |145,330 |134,073 |style='background: #ffffe6; |119,380 |95.23% |93.31% |style='background: #ffffe6; |89.44% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |4,224 |5,073 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,665 |2.76% |3.53% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.24% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |122 |108 |style='background: #ffffe6; |96 |0.07% |0.07% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07% |- |Asian alone (NH) |569 |720 |style='background: #ffffe6; |764 |0.37% |0.50% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |36 |28 |style='background: #ffffe6; |35 |0.02% |0.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02% |- |Other race alone (NH) |91 |102 |style='background: #ffffe6; |320 |0.05% |0.07% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |874 |1,569 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,747 |0.57% |1.09% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.55% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |1,352 |2,006 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,465 |0.88% |1.39% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.84% |- |'''Total''' |'''152,598''' |'''143,679''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''133,472''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}
===2000 census===
As of the 2000 census, there were 152,598 people, 60,531 households, and 40,616 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|222|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 65,796 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. 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 spouse 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== {{PresHead|place=Cambria County, Pennsylvania|source=<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=November 21, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|1880|Democratic|3,962|4,555|169|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|4,253|4,816|498|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1888|Democratic|5,517|5,948|246|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|6,020|6,259|417|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|8,865|6,843|314|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|10,476|7,168|420|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|13,109|7,232|879|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|12,325|7,979|992|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1912|Progressive|3,252|7,282|11,191|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|10,688|9,416|1,378|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|19,629|6,961|4,122|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|24,728|13,563|9,473|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|29,494|27,024|427|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|21,351|28,197|1,597|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|24,378|46,687|1,239|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|30,306|42,894|201|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|28,203|39,676|264|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|27,725|41,533|1,164|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|39,294|50,774|182|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|46,373|41,753|123|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|37,062|52,409|151|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|26,281|55,183|134|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|33,280|41,225|4,645|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|43,825|27,950|1,200|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|32,469|38,797|862|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|33,072|36,121|2,938|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1984|Democratic|32,173|39,865|258|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|25,626|38,517|409|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|20,770|34,334|11,245|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|20,341|30,391|8,543|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|28,001|30,308|1,977|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|34,048|32,591|344|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|31,995|32,451|1,560|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|35,163|24,249|1,114|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|42,258|18,867|2,464|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|48,085|21,730|936|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|49,408|21,177|760|Pennsylvania}} {{PresFoot}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns)|website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}} <!-- U.S. SenRow should be {{U.S. SenRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|46,482|22,887|1,635|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenRow|2018|Republican|27,367|21,590|650|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Seat=3|source=}} <!-- U.S. SenRow should be {{U.S. SenRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{U.S. SenRow|2016|Republican|36,948|21,894|3,886|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenRow|2022|Republican|35,847|18,849|1,652|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{P.A. GovHead|place=Cambria County|Seat=|source=}} <!-- U.S. SenRow should be {{P.A. GovRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{P.A. GovRow|2014|Democratic|18,325|22,021|0}} {{P.A. GovRow|2018|Republican|27,530|21,639|725}} {{P.A. GovRow|2022|Republican|32,381|22,885|1,015}} {{P.A. GovFoot}} {{Pie chart|thumb=right|caption=Chart of Voter Registration|label1=Republican|value1=51.32|color1={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|label2=Democratic|value2=37.83|color2={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|label3=Independent|value3=8.23|color3={{party color|Independent (United States)}}|label4=Other Parties|value4=2.61|color4={{party color|Green Party (United States)}}}}
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.<ref name="auto" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennsylvania Department of State |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Voter registration statistics by county |url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Pages/VotingElectionStatistics.aspx |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=dos.pa.gov}}</ref> * Republican: 43,780 (51.55%) * Democratic: 31,863 (37.52%) * Independent: 7,069 (8.32%) * Third Party: 2,220 (2.61%)
===County commissioners=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Commissioner !! Party |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Thomas C. Chernisky || Democrat |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Keith Rager || Republican |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Scott W. Hunt || Republican |}
===Other county offices===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Office !! Official !! Party |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | District Attorney || Gregory J. Neugebauer || Republican |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Clerk of Courts || Max R. Pavlovich || Republican |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Controller || Ed Cernic Jr. || Democrat |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Coroner || Jeffrey Lees || Republican |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Prothonotary || Lisa Crynock || Republican |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Recorder of Deeds || Melissa Kimla || Republican |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Register of Wills || Cindy Perrone || Republican |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Sheriff || Don Robertson || Republican |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | Treasurer || Lisa Kozorosky || Republican |}
===State senate=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! District !! Senator !! Party |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | 35 || Wayne Langerholc || Republican |}
===State House of Representatives=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! District !! Representative !! Party |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | 71 || James Rigby || Republican |- {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 72 || Frank Burns || Democrat |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | 73 || Dallas Kephart || Republican |}
===United States House of Representatives=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! District !! Representative !! Party |- {{Party shading/Republican}} | 13 || John Joyce || Republican |}
===United States Senate=== {|class="wikitable" |- !Senator !! Party |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | David McCormick || Republican |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | John Fetterman || Democrat |}
==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 [http://www.upj.pitt.edu University of Pittsburgh Johnstown | University of Pittsburgh]
===Community, junior, and technical colleges=== 300 px|thumb|right|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=== School districts include:<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42021_cambria/DC20SD_C42021.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Cambria County, PA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|place=Suitland, Maryland|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=2026-01-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42021_cambria/DC20SD_C42021_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> {{div col}} * 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) {{div col end}}
===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 *Children's 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 *[https://richland-academy.com/ 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 *[https://www.gjctc.org/ 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== right|thumb|300px|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=== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *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 {{div col end}}
===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *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 {{div col end}}
===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.
{{div col|colwidth=18em}} *Beaverdale *Belmont *Blandburg *Colver *Dunlo *Elim *Flinton *Mundys Corner *Oakland *Revloc *Riverside *Salix *Sidman *Spring Hill *St. Michael *University of Pittsburgh Johnstown *Vinco *Westwood {{div col end}}
===Unincorporated communities=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *Belsano *Coupon *Dean *Dysart *Elmora *Elton *Emeigh *Fallentimber *Garmantown *Glasgow *Hollentown *Marsteller *Mineral Point *New Germany *Nicktown *Parkhill *Saint Benedict *Saint Boniface *Saint Lawrence *Twin Rocks {{div col end}}
===Population ranking=== The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Cambria County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decennial Census by Decades |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |website=The United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !City/Town/etc. !Municipal type !Population (2010 Census) |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1 | '''Johnstown''' | City | 20,978 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 2 | '''Westmont''' | Borough | 5,181 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 3 | '''Northern Cambria''' | Borough | 3,835 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 4 | '''Elim''' | CDP | 3,727 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 5 | '''† Ebensburg''' | Borough | 3,351 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 6 | '''Belmont''' | CDP | 2,784 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 7 | '''Nanty Glo''' | Borough | 2,734 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 8 | '''Portage''' | Borough | 2,638 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 9 | '''Geistown''' | Borough | 2,467 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 10 | '''Southmont''' | Borough | 2,284 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 11 | '''Patton''' | Borough | 1,769 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 12 | '''Cresson''' | Borough | 1,711 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 13 | '''Gallitzin''' | Borough | 1,668 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 14 | '''Mundys Corner''' | CDP | 1,651 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 15 | '''Ferndale''' | Borough | 1,636 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 16 | '''Oakland''' | CDP | 1,578 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 17 | '''University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown)''' | CDP | 1,572 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 18 | '''Vinco''' | CDP | 1,305 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 19 | '''Loretto''' | Borough | 1,302 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 20 | '''Hastings''' | Borough | 1,278 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 21 | '''Dale''' | Borough | 1,234 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 22 | '''East Conemaugh''' | Borough | 1,220 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 23 | '''Salix''' | CDP | 1,149 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 24 | '''Beaverdale''' | CDP | 1,035 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 25 | '''Lilly''' | Borough | 968 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 26 | '''Colver''' | CDP | 959 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 27 | '''South Fork''' | Borough | 928 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 28 | '''Carrolltown''' | Borough | 853 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 29 | '''Spring Hill''' | CDP | 839 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 30 | '''Scalp Level''' | Borough | 778 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 31 | '''Lorain''' | Borough | 759 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 32 | '''Brownstown''' | Borough | 744 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 33 | '''Sankertown''' | Borough | 675 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 34 | '''Revloc''' | CDP | 570 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 35 | '''Summerhill''' | Borough | 490 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 36 | '''Sidman''' | CDP | 431 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 37 | '''Vintondale''' | Borough | 414 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 38 | '''St. Michael''' | CDP | 408 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 39 | '''Blandburg''' | CDP | 402 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 40 | '''Riverside''' | CDP | 381 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 41 | '''Tunnelhill''' (''partially in Blair County'') | Borough | 363 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 42 | '''Dunlo''' | CDP | 342 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 43 | '''Daisytown''' | Borough | 326 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 44 | '''Franklin''' | Borough | 323 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 45 | '''Ehrenfeld''' | Borough | 228 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 46 | '''Ashville''' | Borough | 227 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 47 | '''Wilmore''' | Borough | 225 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 48 | '''Chest Springs''' | Borough | 149 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 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
==References== {{Notelist}}{{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.cambriacountypa.gov/ Cambria County official website] *[http://www.cambriacountyhistorical.com/ Cambria County Historical Society] housed in the A.W. Buck House *[ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/cambria_GHSN.PDF Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Map of Cambria County showing cities, boroughs, unincorporated villages, and townships.]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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