Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
The Cambria County Courthouse in Ebensburg | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: Crossroads of Cambria | |
Location of Ebensburg in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. | |
Ebensburg | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′11″N 78°43′32″W / 40.48639°N 78.72556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cambria |
| Settled | 1796 |
| Incorporated | 1825 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough council |
| • Mayor | Randy Datsko |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.72 sq mi (4.46 km2) |
| • Land | 1.69 sq mi (4.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,152 ft (656 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,404 |
| • Density | 2,016.5/sq mi (778.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15931 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-22144 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215018 |
| Website | www |
The Borough of 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. As of the 2020 census, Ebensburg had a population of 3,404. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ending in Ebensburg is the Ghost Town Trail, a rail trail established in 1991 on the right-of-way of the former Ebensburg and Black Lick Railroad. Also of note, next to the old Cambria County Jail, is the Veterans Park of Cambria County honoring the men from Cambria County who fought in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, and the Spanish-American War.