Named for Latin name of Wales Congressional districts 9th, 12th Website www.co.cambria.pa.us Area 1,798 km² Population 140,499 (2013) County seat Ebensburg | Largest city Johnstown Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 Designated May 25, 1982 Founded 26 March 1804 Unemployment rate 5.9% (Apr 2015) | |
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Colleges and Universities University of Pittsburg, Saint Francis University, Pennsylvania Highlands Communi, Greater Johnstown Career a, Mount Aloysius College Points of interest Johnstown Flood National, Johnstown Inclined Plane, Johnstown Flood Museum, Heritage Discovery Center, Stackhouse Park | ||
Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 143,679. 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".
Contents
- Map of Cambria County PA USA
- Geography
- Adjacent counties
- National protected areas
- Demographics
- Law and government
- County commissioners
- Other county offices
- State Senate
- Colleges and universities
- Community junior and technical colleges
- Public school districts
- Private schools
- Vo Tech schools
- Recreation
- Communities
- City
- Census designated places
- Unincorporated communities
- Population ranking
- References
Map of Cambria County, PA, USA
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.
Adjacent counties
National protected areas
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/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.
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%.
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.
County commissioners
Other county offices
State Senate
Colleges and universities
Community, junior, and technical colleges
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
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
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.
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