Cambria County, Pennsylvania
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Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 152,598.
Cambria County was created on March 26, 1804 from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and was named for the nation of Wales. Its county seat is Ebensburg6.
- 1 Law And Government
- 1.1 Pennsylvania State Senate
- 1.2 Pennsylvania House Of Representatives
- 1.3 United States House Of Representatives
- 2 Geography
- 3 Demographics
- 4 Municipalities
- 5 Education
- 5.1 Colleges and universities
- 5.2 Community, junior, and technical colleges
- 5.3 Public School Districts
- 6 External links
Law And Government
Pennsylvania State Senate
- John N. Wozniak, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 35th Senate District
Pennsylvania House Of Representatives
- Edward P. Wojnaroski, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 71st Legislative District
- Thomas F. Yewcic, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 72nd Legislative District
- Gary Haluska, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 73rd Legislative District
United States House Of Representatives
- John Murtha, Democrat, 12th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
- Bill Shuster Republican, 9th Congressional District of Pennsylvania
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,796 km² (693 mi²). 1,782 km² (688 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it (0.78%) is water.Adjacent Counties
- Clearfield County (north)
- Blair County (east)
- Bedford County (southeast)
- Somerset County (south)
- Westmoreland County (southwest)
- Indiana County (west)
Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 152,598 people, 60,531 households, and 40,616 families residing in the county. The population density was 86/km² (222/mi²). There were 65,796 housing units at an average density of 37/km² (96/mi²). 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.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.
Municipalities
Cities
Boroughs
Townships
Education
Colleges and universities
- Christ the Saviour Seminary
- Mount Aloysius College
- Saint Francis University
- University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown [link]
Community, junior, and technical colleges
- Cambria-Rowe Business College
- Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
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
- Greater Johnstown School District
- Northern Cambria School District
- Penn Cambria School District
- Portage Area School District
- Richland School District
- Westmont Hilltop School District
- Windber Area School District
External links
- [Cambria County official website]
- [Cambria County Historical Society]
- [Cambria County Obituaries and Death Notices]
- [Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Map of Cambria County showing cities, boroughs, unincorporated villages, and townships.]
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