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CRESSON, PENNSYLVANIA QUICK STATSCounty: Cambria
Incorporated: 6/7/1902
Elevation: 2030 feet
Land Area: 0.49 square miles
Population Density: 2994 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (98.4%), Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): German (37.7%), Irish (29.6%), Polish (15.8%), Italian (11.6%), English (10.2%), French (3.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (73.2 miles , pop. 334,563)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (184.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Sankertown borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Gallitzin borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Tunnelhill borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Lilly borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Loretto borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Cassandra, PA (2.2 miles) , Portage borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Ashville borough, PA (2.6 miles )
Cresson Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. House age significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
CRESSON, PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 86.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.10%
Colleges/Universities in Cresson:
MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 998, Location: 7373 ADMIRAL PEARY HWY, Private, not-for-profit, Website: mtaloy.edu)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Cresson:
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA about 13 miles, ALTOONA, PA, Full-time enrollment: 3,516 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN about 19 miles, JOHNSTOWN, PA, FT enrollment: 2,851 INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS about 32 miles, INDIANA, PA, FT enrollment: 12,307 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS about 45 miles, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, FT enrollment: 38,248 WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 51 miles, YOUNGWOOD, PA, FT enrollment: 3,223 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY about 60 miles, FROSTBURG, MD, FT enrollment: 4,672 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 66 miles, SHIPPENSBURG, PA, FT enrollment: 6,330
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