Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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{{Short description|County in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Cambria County
| state = Pennsylvania
| seal = Cambria County, Pennsylvania seal.png
| flag = Flag of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.gif
| founded date = November 2
| founded year = 1807
| seat wl = Ebensburg
| largest city wl = Johnstown
| area_total_sq_mi = 694
| area_land_sq_mi = 688
| area_water_sq_mi = 5.3
| area percentage = 0.8%
| census estimate yr = 2020
| pop = 133472
| density_sq_mi = 194
| web = www.co.cambria.pa.us
| ex image = Cambria County Courthouse - Ebensburg, PA.jpg
| ex image size = 250
| ex image cap = [[Cambria County Courthouse]], built in 1890-1891
| time zone = Eastern
| district = 13th
| named for = Latin name of [[Cambria|Wales]]
| footnotes = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Pennsylvania|designation1_date=May 25, 1982<ref name="PAHMDB">{{Cite web |title=PHMC Historical Markers Search |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_historical_marker_program/2539/search_for_historical_markers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321233735/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_historical_marker_program/2539/search_for_historical_markers |archive-date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=January 25, 2014 |website=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |publisher=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |format=Searchable database}}</ref>}}
}}
[[File:Cambria Iron Company, Blacksmith Shop, Lower Works, Johnstown (Cambria County, Pennsylvania).jpg|thumb|Cambria Iron Company, [[Johnstown, PA|Johnstown]], 1987 ]]

'''Cambria County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 133,472.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census - Geography Profile: Cambria County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US42021 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]], [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]], and [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]] counties and later organized in 1807.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/PA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325044238/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/PA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=March 11, 2015 |website=Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The Newberry Library}}</ref> It was named for the nation of [[Wales]], which in Latin is known as "[[Cambria]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Espenshade |first=A. Howry |url=https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaplac00espe/page/160/ |title=Pennsylvania Place Names |publisher=[[Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State College]] |year=1925 |location=[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College, PA]] |pages=160–161}}</ref> The county is part of the Southwest region of the commonwealth.{{efn|Includes Westmoreland, Cambria, Fayette, Blair, Indiana, Somerset, Bedford, Huntingdon, Greene and Fulton Counties}}

Cambria County comprises the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown, PA]] [[metropolitan statistical area]], which is also included in the Johnstown-[[Somerset, Pennsylvania|Somerset, PA]] [[combined statistical area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|694|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|688|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.3|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt |access-date=March 5, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Cambria has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') and average monthly temperatures in downtown Johnstown range from 27.8 °F in January to 71.0 °F in July, while in Ebensburg they range from 23.9 °F in January to 67.7 °F in July. [http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U] Cambria County is one of the 423 counties served by the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]],<ref name="ARC">{{cite web |title=About the Appalachian Region |url=https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book ''[[American Nations|American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America]]''.<ref name="NYT_CW">{{cite news |last1=Woodard |first1=Colin |title=The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/urban-rural-united-states-regions-midterms.html |work=New York Times |date=July 30, 2018 |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]] (north)
*[[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]] (east)
*[[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] (southeast)
*[[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]] (south)
*[[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]] (southwest)
*[[Indiana County, Pennsylvania|Indiana County]] (west)

===National protected areas===
* [[Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site]] (part)
* [[Johnstown Flood National Memorial]]

===Major highways===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 2117
|1820= 3287
|1830= 7076
|1840= 11256
|1850= 17773
|1860= 29155
|1870= 36569
|1880= 46811
|1890= 66375
|1900= 104837
|1910= 166131
|1920= 197839
|1930= 203146
|1940= 213459
|1950= 209541
|1960= 203283
|1970= 186785
|1980= 183263
|1990= 163029
|2000= 152598
|2010= 143679
|2020= 133472
|footnote=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cambriacountypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 152,598 people, 60,531 households, and 40,616 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|222|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 65,796 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.80% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.83% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 27.7% were of [[German people|German]], 10.2% [[Irish people|Irish]], 10.1% [[Italian people|Italian]], 10.0% [[Polish people|Polish]], 6.5% [[slovak people|Slovak]], 6.2% [[United States|American]] and 5.6% [[English people|English]] ancestry.

There were 60,531 households, out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no spouse 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.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Cambria County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cambria County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Cambria%20County,%20Pennsylvania&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|119,380
|89.44%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|5,665
|4.24%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|96
|0.07%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|764
|0.57%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|35
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|5,067
|3.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|2,465
|1.84%
|}

==Law and government==
{{PresHead|place=Cambria County, Pennsylvania|source=<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=November 21, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|49,408|21,177|760|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|48,085|21,730|936|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|42,258|18,867|2,464|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|35,163|24,249|1,114|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|31,995|32,451|1,560|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|34,048|32,591|344|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|28,001|30,308|1,977|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|20,341|30,391|8,543|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|20,770|34,334|11,245|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|25,626|38,517|409|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|32,173|39,865|258|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|33,072|36,121|2,938|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|32,469|38,797|862|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|43,825|27,950|1,200|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|33,280|41,225|4,645|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|26,281|55,183|134|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|37,062|52,409|151|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|46,373|41,753|123|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|39,294|50,774|182|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|27,725|41,533|1,164|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|28,203|39,676|264|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|30,306|42,894|201|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|24,378|46,687|1,239|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|21,351|28,197|1,597|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|29,494|27,024|427|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|24,728|13,563|9,473|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|19,629|6,961|4,122|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|10,688|9,416|1,378|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|3,252|7,282|11,191|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|12,325|7,979|992|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|13,109|7,232|879|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|10,476|7,168|420|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|8,865|6,843|314|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|6,020|6,259|417|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|5,517|5,948|246|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|4,253|4,816|498|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|3,962|4,555|169|Pennsylvania}}
|}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}}

{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|46,482|22,887|1,635|Pennsylvania}}
{{U.S. SenFoot}}
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Cambria was a swing county in statewide elections until the 2010s, with all four statewide winners carrying it in 2008. [[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–only the third time since 1928 that the county had supported a Republican for president. 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.<ref name="auto" /> Four years later, Trump won the county with an even bigger margin of 37.34%.

=== Voter registration ===
As of April 29, 2024, there were 84,932 registered voters in Cambria County.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennsylvania Department of State |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Voter registration statistics by county |url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Pages/VotingElectionStatistics.aspx |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=dos.pa.gov}}</ref>
* [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]: 43,780 (51.55%)
* [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]: 31,863 (37.52%)
* [[Independent (United States)|Independent]]: 7,069 (8.32%)
* [[Third party (United States)|Third Party]]: 2,220 (2.61%)

===County commissioners===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Commissioner !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| Thomas C. Chernisky || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Keith Rager || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Scott W. Hunt || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===Other county offices===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Office !! Official !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| District Attorney || Gregory J. Neugebauer || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Clerk of Courts || Max R. Pavlovich || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| Controller || Ed Cernic Jr. || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Coroner || Jeffrey Lees || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Prothonotary || Lisa Crynock || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Recorder of Deeds || Melissa Kimla || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Register of Wills || Cindy Perrone || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Sheriff || Don Robertson || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Treasurer || Lisa Kozorosky || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===State senate===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District !! Senator !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 35th Senatorial District|35]] || [[Wayne Langerholc]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===State House of Representatives===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District !! Representative !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 71st Representative District|71]] || James Rigby || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 72nd Representative District|72]] || [[Frank Burns (Pennsylvania politician)|Frank Burns]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 73rd Representative District|73]] || [[Dallas Kephart]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===United States House of Representatives===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District !! Representative !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district|13]] || [[John Joyce (American politician)|John Joyce]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===United States Senate===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Senator !! Party
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[David McCormick]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[John Fetterman]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|}

== Public services ==
[[Waste management]] for the county is regulated by the [[Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority]].

==Education==

===Colleges and universities===
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary]], Johnstown
*[[Mount Aloysius College]]
*[[Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)|Saint Francis University]]
*[[University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown]] [http://www.upj.pitt.edu University of Pittsburgh Johnstown | University of Pittsburgh]

===Community, junior, and technical colleges===
[[File:Map of Cambria County Pennsylvania School Districts.png|300 px|thumb|right|Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania School Districts]]
*[[Cambria-Rowe Business College]]
*[[Pennsylvania Highlands Community College]]
*[[Commonwealth Technical Institute]], Johnstown
*[[Wrightco Technologies Technical Training Institute]], Ebensburg

===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 (Pennsylvania)|Glendale School District]] (also in Clearfield County)
* [[Greater Johnstown School District]]
* [[Northern Cambria School District]]
* [[Penn Cambria School District]] (also in Blair County)
* [[Portage Area School District]]
* [[Richland School District (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)|Richland School District]]
* [[Westmont Hilltop School District]]
* [[Windber Area School District]] (also in Somerset County)

===Private schools===
*All Saints Catholic School, Cresson
*Appalachian Youth Service
*Arbutus Park Manor, Johnstown
*[[Bishop Carroll High School (Ebensburg, Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Bishop McCort High School]], Johnstown
*Cambria County Child Development Center, Ebensburg
*Cambria County Christian School, Johnstown
*Carousel Learning & Development Center, Johnstown
*Cathedral Catholic Academy, Johnstown
*Center for Achievement
*Children's Express Inc., Cresson
*Easter Seal Day Care Center, Johnstown
*Genesis Christian Academy, Johnstown
*Holy Name School, Ebensburg
*Houston House, Johnstown
*Laurel Highlands Therapeutic Academy, Ebensburg
*Little Learning Lamp, Johnstown
*[[Northern Cambria Catholic School]], Nicktown
*Occupational Preparation School, Ebensburg
*Our Mother of Sorrow School, Johnstown
*[https://richland-academy.com/ Richland Academy Montessori School], Johnstown
*Sean Davison School of Driving, Lilly
*St Michael's School, Loretto
*St Sophia Orthodox Christian Academy, Johnstown
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Ed Names and Addresses, July 1, 2015

===Vocational/Technical schools===
*[[Admiral Peary Vocational-Technical School|Admiral Peary Vocational Technical School]]
*[https://www.gjctc.org/ Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center]

==Recreation==
There are two [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|Pennsylvania state parks]] in Cambria County.
*[[Prince Gallitzin State Park]] is named for [[Demetrius Gallitzin]], a [[Russia]]n nobleman turned [[Catholic priest]] who was instrumental in the settlement of Cambria County.
*[[Laurel Ridge State Park]] surrounds a 70-mile (113-km) hiking trail that begins in Cambria County and ends at [[Ohiopyle State Park]] in [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]].

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Cambria County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).]]

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: [[List of cities in Pennsylvania|cities]], [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania|boroughs]], [[List of townships in Pennsylvania|townships]], and, in at most two cases, [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania#Towns|towns]]. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Cambria County:

===City===
*[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]

===Boroughs===
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*[[Ashville, Pennsylvania|Ashville]]
*[[Brownstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Brownstown]]
*[[Carrolltown, Pennsylvania|Carrolltown]]
*[[Cassandra, Pennsylvania|Cassandra]]
*[[Chest Springs, Pennsylvania|Chest Springs]]
*[[Cresson, Pennsylvania|Cresson]]
*[[Daisytown, Pennsylvania|Daisytown]]
*[[Dale, Pennsylvania|Dale]]
*[[East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania|East Conemaugh]]
*[[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]] (county seat)
*[[Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania|Ehrenfeld]]
*[[Ferndale, Pennsylvania|Ferndale]]
*[[Franklin, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]
*[[Gallitzin, Pennsylvania|Gallitzin]]
*[[Geistown, Pennsylvania|Geistown]]
*[[Hastings, Pennsylvania|Hastings]]
*[[Lilly, Pennsylvania|Lilly]]
*[[Lorain, Pennsylvania|Lorain]]
*[[Loretto, Pennsylvania|Loretto]]
*[[Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania|Nanty Glo]]
*[[Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania|Northern Cambria]]
*[[Patton, Pennsylvania|Patton]]
*[[Portage, Pennsylvania|Portage]]
*[[Sankertown, Pennsylvania|Sankertown]]
*[[Scalp Level, Pennsylvania|Scalp Level]]
*[[South Fork, Pennsylvania|South Fork]]
*[[Southmont, Pennsylvania|Southmont]]
*[[Summerhill, Pennsylvania|Summerhill]]
*[[Tunnelhill, Pennsylvania|Tunnelhill]] (partly in [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]])
*[[Vintondale, Pennsylvania|Vintondale]]
*[[Westmont, Pennsylvania|Westmont]]
*[[Wilmore, Pennsylvania|Wilmore]]
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===Townships===
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*[[Adams Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Adams]]
*[[Allegheny Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]]
*[[Barr Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Barr]]
*[[Blacklick Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Blacklick]]
*[[Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria]]
*[[Chest Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Chest]]
*[[Clearfield Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield]]
*[[Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Conemaugh]]
*[[Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cresson]]
*[[Croyle Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Croyle]]
*[[Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Dean]]
*[[East Carroll Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|East Carroll]]
*[[East Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|East Taylor]]
*[[Elder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Elder]]
*[[Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Gallitzin]]
*[[Jackson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Jackson]]
*[[Lower Yoder Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Yoder]]
*[[Middle Taylor Township, Pennsylvania|Middle Taylor]]
*[[Munster Township, Pennsylvania|Munster]]
*[[Portage Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Portage]]
*[[Reade Township, Pennsylvania|Reade]]
*[[Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Richland]]
*[[Stonycreek Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Stonycreek]]
*[[Summerhill Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Summerhill]]
*[[Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna]]
*[[Upper Yoder Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Yoder]]
*[[Washington Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Washington]]
*[[West Carroll Township, Pennsylvania|West Carroll]]
*[[West Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|West Taylor]]
*[[White Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|White]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
[[Census-designated place]]s are geographical areas designated by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as [[Village (United States)|villages]], may be listed here as well.

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Beaverdale, Pennsylvania|Beaverdale]]
*[[Belmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Belmont]]
*[[Blandburg, Pennsylvania|Blandburg]]
*[[Colver, Pennsylvania|Colver]]
*[[Dunlo, Pennsylvania|Dunlo]]
*[[Elim, Pennsylvania|Elim]]
*[[Flinton, Pennsylvania|Flinton]]
*[[Mundys Corner, Pennsylvania|Mundys Corner]]
*[[Oakland, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Oakland]]
*[[Revloc, Pennsylvania|Revloc]]
*[[Riverside, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Riverside]]
*[[Salix-Beauty Line Park, Pennsylvania|Salix]]
*[[Sidman, Pennsylvania|Sidman]]
*[[Spring Hill, Pennsylvania|Spring Hill]]
*[[St. Michael, Pennsylvania|St. Michael]]
*[[University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown), Pennsylvania|University of Pittsburgh Johnstown]]
*[[Vinco, Pennsylvania|Vinco]]
*[[Westwood, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Westwood]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Belsano, Pennsylvania|Belsano]]
*[[Coupon, Pennsylvania|Coupon]]
*[[Dean, Pennsylvania|Dean]]
*[[Dysart, Pennsylvania|Dysart]]
*[[Elmora, Pennsylvania|Elmora]]
*[[Elton, Pennsylvania|Elton]]
*[[Emeigh, Pennsylvania|Emeigh]]
*[[Fallentimber, Pennsylvania|Fallentimber]]
*[[Garmantown, Pennsylvania|Garmantown]]
*Glasgow
*[[Hollentown, Pennsylvania|Hollentown]]
*[[Marsteller, Pennsylvania|Marsteller]]
*[[Mineral Point, Pennslvania|Mineral Point]]
*[[New Germany, Pennsylvania|New Germany]]
*[[Nicktown, Pennsylvania|Nicktown]]
*[[Parkhill, Pennsylvania|Parkhill]]
*[[Saint Benedict, Pennsylvania|Saint Benedict]]
*[[Saint Boniface, Pennsylvania|Saint Boniface]]
*[[Saint Lawrence, Pennsylvania|Saint Lawrence]]
*[[Twin Rocks, Pennsylvania|Twin Rocks]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Cambria County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decennial Census by Decades |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |website=The United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2010 Census)
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
| '''[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]'''
| City
| 20,978
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 2
| '''[[Westmont, Pennsylvania|Westmont]]'''
| Borough
| 5,181
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 3
| '''[[Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania|Northern Cambria]]'''
| Borough
| 3,835
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 4
| '''[[Elim, Pennsylvania|Elim]]'''
| CDP
| 3,727
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 5
| '''† [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]]'''
| Borough
| 3,351
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 6
| '''[[Belmont, Pennsylvania|Belmont]]'''
| CDP
| 2,784
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 7
| '''[[Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania|Nanty Glo]]'''
| Borough
| 2,734
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 8
| '''[[Portage, Pennsylvania|Portage]]'''
| Borough
| 2,638
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 9
| '''[[Geistown, Pennsylvania|Geistown]]'''
| Borough
| 2,467
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 10
| '''[[Southmont, Pennsylvania|Southmont]]'''
| Borough
| 2,284
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 11
| '''[[Patton, Pennsylvania|Patton]]'''
| Borough
| 1,769
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 12
| '''[[Cresson, Pennsylvania|Cresson]]'''
| Borough
| 1,711
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 13
| '''[[Gallitzin, Pennsylvania|Gallitzin]]'''
| Borough
| 1,668
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 14
| '''[[Mundys Corner, Pennsylvania|Mundys Corner]]'''
| CDP
| 1,651
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 15
| '''[[Ferndale, Pennsylvania|Ferndale]]'''
| Borough
| 1,636
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 16
| '''[[Oakland, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Oakland]]'''
| CDP
| 1,578
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 17
| '''[[University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown), Pennsylvania|University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown)]]'''
| CDP
| 1,572
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 18
| '''[[Vinco, Pennsylvania|Vinco]]'''
| CDP
| 1,305
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 19
| '''[[Loretto, Pennsylvania|Loretto]]'''
| Borough
| 1,302
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 20
| '''[[Hastings, Pennsylvania|Hastings]]'''
| Borough
| 1,278
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 21
| '''[[Dale, Pennsylvania|Dale]]'''
| Borough
| 1,234
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 22
| '''[[East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania|East Conemaugh]]'''
| Borough
| 1,220
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 23
| '''[[Salix, Pennsylvania|Salix]]'''
| CDP
| 1,149
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 24
| '''[[Beaverdale, Pennsylvania|Beaverdale]]'''
| CDP
| 1,035
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 25
| '''[[Lilly, Pennsylvania|Lilly]]'''
| Borough
| 968
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 26
| '''[[Colver, Pennsylvania|Colver]]'''
| CDP
| 959
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 27
| '''[[South Fork, Pennsylvania|South Fork]]'''
| Borough
| 928
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 28
| '''[[Carrolltown, Pennsylvania|Carrolltown]]'''
| Borough
| 853
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 29
| '''[[Spring Hill, Pennsylvania|Spring Hill]]'''
| CDP
| 839
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 30
| '''[[Scalp Level, Pennsylvania|Scalp Level]]'''
| Borough
| 778
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 31
| '''[[Lorain, Pennsylvania|Lorain]]'''
| Borough
| 759
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 32
| '''[[Brownstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Brownstown]]'''
| Borough
| 744
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 33
| '''[[Sankertown, Pennsylvania|Sankertown]]'''
| Borough
| 675
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 34
| '''[[Revloc, Pennsylvania|Revloc]]'''
| CDP
| 570
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 35
| '''[[Summerhill, Pennsylvania|Summerhill]]'''
| Borough
| 490
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 36
| '''[[Sidman, Pennsylvania|Sidman]]'''
| CDP
| 431
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 37
| '''[[Vintondale, Pennsylvania|Vintondale]]'''
| Borough
| 414
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 38
| '''[[St. Michael, Pennsylvania|St. Michael]]'''
| CDP
| 408
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 39
| '''[[Blandburg, Pennsylvania|Blandburg]]'''
| CDP
| 402
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 40
| '''[[Riverside, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Riverside]]'''
| CDP
| 381
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 41
| '''[[Tunnelhill, Pennsylvania|Tunnelhill]]''' (''partially in Blair County'')
| Borough
| 363
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 42
| '''[[Dunlo, Pennsylvania|Dunlo]]'''
| CDP
| 342
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 43
| '''[[Daisytown, Pennsylvania|Daisytown]]'''
| Borough
| 326
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 44
| '''[[Franklin, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]'''
| Borough
| 323
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 45
| '''[[Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania|Ehrenfeld]]'''
| Borough
| 228
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 46
| '''[[Ashville, Pennsylvania|Ashville]]'''
| Borough
| 227
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 47
| '''[[Wilmore, Pennsylvania|Wilmore]]'''
| Borough
| 225
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 48
| '''[[Chest Springs, Pennsylvania|Chest Springs]]'''
| Borough
| 149
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 49
| '''[[Cassandra, Pennsylvania|Cassandra]]'''
| Borough
| 147
|}

==See also==
* [[Cambria Somerset Authority]] - Water supply authority for Cambria County and Somerset County
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania]]

==References==
{{Notelist}}{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.co.cambria.pa.us/ Cambria County official website]
*[http://www.cambriacountyhistorical.com/ Cambria County Historical Society] housed in the [[A.W. Buck House]]
*[ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/cambria_GHSN.PDF Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Map of Cambria County showing cities, boroughs, unincorporated villages, and townships.]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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