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County:

Cambria County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

281,011

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

186,785

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

183,263

-1.9%

-4.8%

2.9%

1990:

163,029

-11.0%

-11.6%

0.6%

2000:

152,598

-6.4%

-5.1%

-1.3%

2005:

148,073

-3.0%

-1.5%

-1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

145,330

95.2%

0-to-19:

36,575

24.0%

Black:

4,224

2.8%

20-to-39:

36,972

24.2%

Hispanic:

1,352

0.9%

40-to-59:

42,167

27.6%

American Indian:

122

0.1%

60-plus:

36,884

24.2%

Other:

1,570

1.0%

Median Age:

41.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

221.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.7%

Median Family Income:

$37,797

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.4%

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