Belmont, Pennsylvania | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location within Cambria County |
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Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°17′6″N 78°53′17″W / 40.28500°N 78.88806°WCoordinates: 40°17′6″N 78°53′17″W / 40.28500°N 78.88806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Cambria |
Townships | Stonycreek, Richland |
Area | |
• Total | 1.78 sq mi (4.60 km2) |
• Land | 1.76 sq mi (4.55 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,784 |
• Density | 1,585/sq mi (611.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 42-05400 |
GNIS feature ID | 1169199 |
Belmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,784 at the 2010 census.
Belmont is located in southwestern Cambria County at 40°17′6″N 78°53′17″W / 40.28500°N 78.88806°W (40.285014, -78.888160). It is in southern Stonycreek Township and western Richland Township and is bordered to the north by the boroughs of Lorain and Geistown and the community of Oakland. The city of Johnstown touches the northwest corner of Belmont, and Somerset County is on the southern border, across the Stonycreek River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Belmont CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 1.00%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,846 people, 1,254 households, and 798 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,574.2 people per square mile (607.1/km²). There were 1,350 housing units at an average density of 746.7/sq mi (288.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.14% White, 0.70% African American, 0.42% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.