Southmont is a borough in Cambria County,

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. It is part of the

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is the largest city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, it is the principal city of the Metropolitan statistical area ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,284 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1919 out of Upper Yoder Township.

Geography

Southmont is located in southwestern Cambria County at (40.310874, -78.934005). It is bordered to the east by the city of Johnstown, to the north by the borough of Westmont, and to the southwest by the unincorporated community of Elim in

Upper Yoder Township Upper Yoder Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,449 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography The township is located in the s ...

. Southmont is located on heights rising nearly above the valley of the

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which flows through Johnstown. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,262 people, 965 households, and 660 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.28%

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, 0.22%

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, 0.04% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population. There were 965 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were

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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87. In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $49,297. Males had a median income of $36,553 versus $25,398 for females. The

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for the borough was $25,750. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Southmont Borough official website
{{authority control Populated places established in 1850 Boroughs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania 1919 establishments in Pennsylvania