Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1807 (declared in 1804)
Parent counties: Huntingdon and Somerset

Namesake: The country of Wales
Seat: Ebensburg (1807–)

Land area: 688 square miles

Population (2020): 133,472

Population (historic): 2,117 (1810); 11,256 (1840); 36,569 (1870); 104,837 (1900); 203,146 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1940

Subdivisions: One city; 32 boroughs; 16 CDPs; 30 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 21,607 (32.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,548
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,291
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,398
Average farm size (1920): 47.9 acres
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Ebensburg

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps a member of the city's founder's family

Founding: 1807 (platting); 1807 (post office); 1825 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,404

Population (historic): 75 (1810); 353 (1840); 1,240 (1870); 1,574 (1900); 3,063 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1870; 1880–1970; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 486 (26.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Buck House (c. 1875). 1143 Brick Road. Allegheny. Italianate.
2. Samuel Lemon Tavern (c. 1830). 110 Federal Park Road. Cresson. Federal.
3. House (1902). 365 McConnell Road. Munster. Tudor Revival.

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