Loretto, Pennsylvania

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Loretto
The property built by Charles M. Schwab in Loretto with the garden Immergrün
The property built by Charles M. Schwab in Loretto with the garden Immergrün
Location in Pennsylvania
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Loretto
Loretto
Basic data
Foundation : 1845
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Cambria County
Coordinates : 40 ° 30 ′  N , 78 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 30 ′  N , 78 ° 38 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,190 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 457.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 592 m
Postal code : 15940
Area code : +1 814
FIPS : 42-44704
GNIS ID : 1179952

Loretto is a borough in Cambria County in the US state of Pennsylvania . According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 1,190 in an area of ​​2.6 km². The population density is 458 per km².

The place was founded by the Catholic priest Demetrius Augustinus Gallitzin and got its name in 1799 after the Italian pilgrimage site Loreto . Loretto has had borough status since 1845 . Nearby is the Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto (FCI Loretto), a medium-security US federal prison.