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History · East Conemaugh

East Conemaugh dates to 1868, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 1880.

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60%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Quick answers

How East Conemaugh began

When was East Conemaugh founded?

1868

East Conemaugh dates its founding to 1868 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 756 in 18802020 census: 1,082158 years

How historic is East Conemaugh?

B

More historic than 56% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives East Conemaugh’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, East Conemaugh is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of East Conemaugh’s overall grade.
Founding era1868, from Wikidata: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194060.0% of homes (±9.3) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%A+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 56%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so East Conemaugh’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.3 points). Two sources give 1868.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about East Conemaugh’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of East Conemaugh are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of East Conemaugh’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 5,256 in 1920; 1,082 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19043 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1972. Watch East Conemaugh change.
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Start East Conemaugh’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how East Conemaugh’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

East Conemaugh, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Conemaugh yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

East Conemaugh is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, East Conemaugh had a population of 1,082.

East Conemaugh was established in 1868. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,220 to 1,082 (-11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

People over time

East Conemaugh, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,50018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 5,256

Peaked at 5,256 in 1920; 1,082 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on East Conemaugh’s Wikipedia page.

Timeline

East Conemaugh, 1868 to 1954

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868
    FoundingEast Conemaugh is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 5,256
  6. 1954Born hereThomas F. Yewcic is born here
By decade

East Conemaugh, decade by decade

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On the map

East Conemaugh on the map, 1904 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of East Conemaugh. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

East Conemaugh on the 1904 USGS mapEast Conemaugh on the 1964 USGS mapEast Conemaugh on the 1972 USGS map1904Johnstown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of East Conemaugh.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

East Taylor TownshipIts storyB−FranklinIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJohnstown11 historic placesA+

Questions about East Conemaugh’s history

What year was East Conemaugh founded?

In 1868, according to Wikidata. the census of 1880 counted 756 people here.

How does East Conemaugh rank for history?

East Conemaugh is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in East Conemaugh?

60% of East Conemaugh’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.3 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1938.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (18), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.