Southmont, Pennsylvania
| Southmont, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
 Location of Southmont in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 40°18′39″N 78°56′02″W / 40.31083°N 78.93389°WCoordinates: 40°18′39″N 78°56′02″W / 40.31083°N 78.93389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cambria |
| Settled | 1850 |
| Incorporated | 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2) |
| • Land | 1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,284 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,148 |
| • Density | 2,045.71/sq mi (790.09/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-72344 |
| Website | www |
Southmont is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,284 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1919 out of Upper Yoder Township.
Southmont is located in southwestern Cambria County at 40°18′39″N 78°56′2″W / 40.31083°N 78.93389°W (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. Southmont is located on heights rising nearly 600 feet (180 m) above the valley of the Stonycreek River which flows through Johnstown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,262 people, 965 households, and 660 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,151.1 people per square mile (831.8/km²). There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of 970.9 per square mile (375.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.28% White, 0.22% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
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