Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,880.
The best of Conemaugh Township’s subject grades is an A for safety; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 32 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. 14% of residents are under 18 in Conemaugh Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 96 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Staple Bend Tunnel is on the National Register of Historic Places. Conemaugh Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Conemaugh Township beats most towns.
Staple Bend TunnelWhere Conemaugh Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Conemaugh Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,145 in 2000, 1,943 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Conemaugh Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Conemaugh Township.
At 0.5 per 1,000 residents, Conemaugh Township’s property crime rate is below both the Pennsylvania town median (5.7) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9).
| Conemaugh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Conemaugh Township’s FEMA risk score is 2 of 100. Since 1978, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Conemaugh Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Conemaugh Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Conemaugh Township fell to 241 in 2023, 260 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Conemaugh Township is 22 minutes.
| Conemaugh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conemaugh Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 19° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conemaugh Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 17% of Conemaugh Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Conemaugh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Conemaugh Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Conemaugh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Conemaugh Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
4 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
in town National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
4 mi National MemorialJohnstown Flood National Memorial75K visitors a year24 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak Zone
22 mi MuseumFort LigonierFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Conemaugh Township
About 3 of every 100 Conemaugh Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Conemaugh Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,943 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Conemaugh Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conemaugh Township | — | — | B | A | C | C+ |
| East Taylor Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
| Johnstown | #1004 | D | A | D | D | D− |
| Daisytown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stonycreek Township | #879 | C | A | — | D | C− |
| Richland Township | #506 | B+ | B− | C− | A | B+ |
Conemaugh Township and East Taylor Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Taylor Township and Stonycreek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Daisytown and Franklin aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Conemaugh Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
Conemaugh Township has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Tom Yewcic and John J. Tominac.
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