Profile for Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PA

Johnstown is on the Conemaugh River at the mouth of Stony Creek

The collapse of a dam in 1889 caused a disastrous flood in which 2,200 people died. Clara Barton led the American Red Cross's first relief effort here

Public transportation: Cambria County Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 179. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 6.4 per 1,000 people.

Ranked among the top 10 small towns, February 2001 in the ePodunk Home Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 1977 movie, "Slap Shot"
· 1983 movie, "All the Right Moves"

Well-known residents have included:
· Jack Ham, football player
· Carroll Baker, actress

Local festivals include:

• Folkfest - Aug. 31-Sept. 2 2007

Performing arts: Johnstown Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Laurel Ridge State Park, Powell Stackhouse Park

Sports teams: Chiefs (East Coast Hockey League), Johnstown Riverhawks (American Indoor Football Association)

Historic sites and museums: Johnstown Flood Museum, Inclined Plane National Historic Site, Discovery Center, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Cambria County Area Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (30)

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Hotels (5)

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Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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23% of Johnstown residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Johnstown ancestry & family history guide.

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• Cambria County Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - PA data
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Johnstown was $13,236, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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8% of Johnstown residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Johnstown festival dates:

• Folkfest - Aug. 31-Sept. 2 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Historic districts in Johnstown include Cambria City Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Johnstown, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $234.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $606.

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Libraries in Johnstown include Cambria County Library System, Highland Community Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Johnstown include Johnstown Tribune-Democrat

TV stations in Johnstown include WJAC, WWCP.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WQEJ.

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Cambria County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Johnstown political report.

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The average commute time for Johnstown workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Johnstown between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Johnstown include Comfort Inn & Suites, Econo Lodge Johnstown, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Sleep Inn.

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