Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania

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]

Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania
Borough
Ehrenfeld from a passing Pennsylvanian train
Location of Ehrenfeld in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Ehrenfeld
Coordinates: 40°22′20″N 78°46′35″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cambria
Incorporated	1956
Government
• Type	Borough council
Area [1]
• Total	0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
• Land	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,683 ft (513 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	203
• Density	471.00/sq mi (181.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15956
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-22712
GNIS feature ID	1215019[2]

Geography

Ehrenfeld is located in south-central Cambria County at 40°22′20″N 78°46′35″W (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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	567		—
1960	566		—
1970	397		−29.9%
1980	360		−9.3%
1990	307		−14.7%
2000	234		−23.8%
2010	228		−2.6%
2020	203		−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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "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. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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 June 11, 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.