Cambria County | |
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 Cambria County Courthouse, built in 1890-1891 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′N 78°43′W / 40.49°N 78.72°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | November 2, 1807 |
| Named for | Latin name of Wales |
| Seat | Ebensburg |
| Largest city | Johnstown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 694 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Land | 688 sq mi (1,780 km2) |
| • Water | 5.3 sq mi (14 km2) 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2020) | 133,472 |
| • Density | 194/sq mi (75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Website | www |
| Designated | May 25, 1982[1] |
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Cambria County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472.[2] Its county seat is Ebensburg.[3] The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and later organized in 1807.[4] It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known as "Cambria".[5] The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
Cambria County comprises the Johnstown, PA metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Johnstown-Somerset, PA combined statistical area.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Cambria County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies". Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Espenshade, A. Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. State College, PA: Pennsylvania State College. pp. 160–161.
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