Ebensburg is a borough and the county seat of Cambria County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located 25 miles (40 km) west of Altoona and surrounded by Cambria Township. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at about 2,140 feet (650 m) above sea level. Ebensburg is located in a rich bituminous coal region. In the past, sawmills, tanneries, wool mills, and a foundry operated there. The number of residents in 1900 was 1,574, and in 1910, 1,978. The population was 3,351 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Cambria County Courthouse in Ebensburg
Beulah Cemetery west of Ebensburg.
Fire damage in downtown Ebensburg from the 1915 fire.
The Cambria County Courthouse as seen from South Center Street in the late 19th century, built in Victorian style, it features a clocktower, and a statue of Justice at its peak. Cambria County Historical Society
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472. Its county seat is Ebensburg. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and later organized in 1807. It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known as "Cambria". The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.
Cambria County Courthouse, built in 1890-1891
Cambria Iron Company, Johnstown, 1987