Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania

Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania
Borough
Ehrenfeld from a passing Pennsylvanian train
Ehrenfeld from a passing Pennsylvanian train
Location of Ehrenfeld in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Ehrenfeld in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Ehrenfeld is located in Pennsylvania
Ehrenfeld
Ehrenfeld
Coordinates: 40°22′20″N 78°46′35″W / 40.37222°N 78.77639°W / 40.37222; -78.77639
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
Incorporated1956
Government
 • TypeBorough council
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Land0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,683 ft (513 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
203
 • Density471.00/sq mi (181.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15956
Area code814
FIPS code42-22712
GNIS feature ID1215019[2]

Ehrenfeld (German: "Field of Honor") is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 228 at the 2010 census.[4] It once was nicknamed "Scooptown".[5]

Geography

Ehrenfeld is located in south-central Cambria County at 40°22′20″N 78°46′35″W / 40.37222°N 78.77639°W / 40.37222; -78.77639 (40.372273, -78.776394),[6] in the valley of the Little Conemaugh River. It is bordered to the east by the borough of Summerhill and to the southwest by the borough of South Fork. U.S. Route 219 passes through the eastern part of Ehrenfeld, with access from one exit (Pennsylvania Route 53). US 219 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Ebensburg, the county seat, and southwest 33 miles (53 km) to Somerset. Johnstown, the largest city in Cambria County, is 13 miles (21 km) to the southwest via US 219 and Pennsylvania Route 56.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Ehrenfeld has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.15 km2), of which 0.43 square miles (1.12 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 2.98%, is water.[4]

Demographics

Ehrenfeld Borough Hall
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890567—
1960566—
1970397−29.9%
1980360−9.3%
1990307−14.7%
2000234−23.8%
2010228−2.6%
2020203−11.0%
Sources:[7][8][9][3]

As of 2021, there were 184 people in the borough.[10] The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.[8]

History

In 1901, General Electric Company built the first alternating current power plant at Ehrenfeld. The plant, designed to eliminate the difficulties in long-distance direct current transmission, was built for the Webster Coal and Coke Company.[11]

Notable person

Actor Charles Bronson was born and raised in Ehrenfeld.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ehrenfeld borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Bronson coming of age in Scoop Town", rogerebert.com. Accessed March 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  9. ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  10. ^ Population of Ehrenfeld, datausa.io. Accessed March 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Notice in: History of coal use Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, netl.doe.gov. Accessed December 2010.