Cairnbrook is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
and
coal town
A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides reside ...
in
Shade Township,
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
, United States. The community is located along
Pennsylvania Route 160
Pennsylvania Route 160 (PA 160) is a north–south State highway#United States, state highway that is located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset and Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria counties in western Pennsylvania, U ...
within a mile of the borough of
Central City. As of the 2010 census, the population was 520 residents.
Demographics
See also
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Cairnbrook Historic District
Cairnbrook Historic District is a national historic district located at Shade Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 132 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures. It encompasses an area developed by the L ...
References
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Census-designated places in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania
Coal towns in Pennsylvania
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Company towns in Pennsylvania
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