Cambria County

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Cambria County Courthouse
Cambria County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Ebensburg
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		200 South Center Street
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Foundation : March 26, 1804
Made up from: Somerset County
Huntingdon County
Area code : 001 814
Demographics
Residents : 152,598  (2000)
Population density : 85.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1796 km²
Water surface : 14 km²
map
Map of Cambria County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.co.cambria.pa.us

Cambria County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 152,598 residents and a population density of 86 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ebensburg .

history

The county was formed on March 26, 1804 and named after the Latin name for Wales , as the first settlers came from there.

Historical objects

The historic bridge in Portage Township, built in 1832, is in Portage Township , Oil City . The railroad stone bridge was listed on June 22, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places with the number 88000782.

The county has two protected sites of outstanding historical importance, the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial . Two locations have National Historic Landmark status , the Cambria Iron Company and the Staple Bend Tunnel . A total of 28 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​1,796 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is located on the west side of the Allegheny Mountains and thus in the catchment area of ​​the Mississippi River .

Places in Cambria County

Cambria County is divided into 63 parishes, including a city , 32 boroughs and 30 townships . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains eight census-designated places . These are part of a township and have no self-administration.

Cambria County map
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 104,837 -
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%
1970 186,785 -8.1%
1980 183.263 -1.9%
1990 163.029 -11%
2000 152,598 -6.4%
1900-1990

2000

Citys

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

1 partially in Blair County

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cambria County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 41 .
  3. ↑ NRIS
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ COUNTIES, COUNTY SEATS AND NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA - 2002 page 8 (English)
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Cambria County, Pennsylvania  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′  N , 78 ° 43 ′  W