Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Borough
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Ehrenfeld
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cambria
Government Type:Borough council
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1956
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.15
Area Land Km2:1.12
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:0.45
Area Land Sq Mi:0.43
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:203
Population Density Km2:181.95
Population Density Sq Mi:471.00
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.3722°N -78.7764°W
Elevation Ft:1683
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15956
Area Code:814
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-22712
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1215019

Ehrenfeld 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.[2] It once was nicknamed "Scooptown".[3]

Geography

Ehrenfeld is located in south-central Cambria County at 40.3722°N -78.7764°W (40.372273, -78.776394),[4] 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 to Ebensburg, the county seat, and southwest to Somerset. Johnstown, the largest city in Cambria County, is 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 1.15km2, of which 1.12km2 is land and 0.03km2, or 2.98%, is water.[2]

Demographics

As of 2021, there were 184 people in the borough.[5] The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.

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.[6]

Notable person

Actor Charles Bronson was born and raised in Ehrenfeld.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ehrenfeld borough, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 12, 2015. https://archive.today/20150312130151/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4222712. March 12, 2015. dead.
  3. https://www.rogerebert.com/features/bronson-coming-of-age-in-scoop-town "Bronson coming of age in Scoop Town"
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. https://datausa.io/profile/geo/ehrenfeld-pa/ Population of Ehrenfeld
  6. http://www.netl.doe.gov/KeyIssues/historyofcoaluse.html Notice in: History of coal use