Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in the United States. In the 2000 census, the county had 152 598 inhabitants and a population density of 86 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ebensburg.

• 3.1 City
• 3.2 boroughs
• 3.3 townships
• 3.4 Census-designated places

History

Historical buildings

In Portage Township, Oil City is the historic Bridge, built in 1832 in Portage Township. The railway bridge was taken with the number 88000782 on 22 June 1988 by the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

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

Cities and towns

Cambria County is divided into 63 municipalities, one city, 32 boroughs and 30 townships. For statistical purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau performs eight Census-designated places. These are part of a township and have no self-government.

2000

City

• Johnstown

Boroughs

• Ashville
• Brownstown
• Carrolltown
• Cassandra
• Chest Springs
• Cresson
• Daisy Town
• Dale
• East Conemaugh
• Ebensburg
• Ehrenfeld

• Ferndale
• Franklin
• Gallitzin
• Geistown
• Hastings
• Lilly
• Lorain
• Loretto
• Nanty -Glo
• Northern Cambria
• Patton

• Portage
• Sankertown
• Scalp level
• South Fork
• Southmont
• Summerhill
• Tunnelhill1
• Vintondale
• Westmont
• Wilmore

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Townships

• Adams Township
• Allegheny Township
• Barr Township
• Blacklick Township
• Cambria Township
• Chest Township
• Clearfield Township
• Conemaugh Township
• Cresson Township
• Croyle Township

• Dean Township
• East Carroll Township
• East Taylor Township
• Elder Township
• Gallitzin Township
• Jackson Township
• Lower Yoder Township
• Middle Taylor Township
• Portage Township

• Reade Township
• Richland Township
• Stonycreek Township
• Summerhill Township
• Susquehanna Township
• Upper Yoder Township
• Washington Township
• West Carroll Township
• West Taylor Township
• White Township

Census-designated places

• Beaverdale - Lloydell
• Belmont
• Colver
• Elim

• Salix - Beauty Line Park
• Spring Hill
• St. Michael - Sidman
• Vinco