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Colver, Pennsylvania

Colver, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Location within Cambria County
Location within Cambria County
Colver is located in Pennsylvania
Colver
Colver
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°32′35″N 78°47′14″W / 40.54306°N 78.78722°W / 40.54306; -78.78722Coordinates: 40°32′35″N 78°47′14″W / 40.54306°N 78.78722°W / 40.54306; -78.78722
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Cambria
Township Cambria
Area
 • Total 1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2)
 • Land 1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 2,160 ft (660 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 959
 • Density 759/sq mi (293.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 15927
FIPS code 42-15416
GNIS feature ID 1172252

Colver is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 959 at the 2010 census.

Colver got its name from B. Dawson Coleman and John Heisley Weaver. Using the first 3 letters of Coleman and the last 3 letters of Weaver.Revloc, Pennsylvania is the backwards-spelling of Colver.

Colver is located in central Cambria County at 40°32′35″N 78°47′14″W / 40.54306°N 78.78722°W / 40.54306; -78.78722 (40.542992, -78.787314). It is in the northwestern part of Cambria Township, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Ebensburg, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Colver CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,035 people, 416 households, and 291 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 837.3 people per square mile (322.3/km²). There were 445 housing units at an average density of 360.0/sq mi (138.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.52% White, 0.10% African American and 0.39% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.


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