Editing Loretto, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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 | population_total         = 1196
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'''Loretto''' is a [[borough]] in [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] it had a population of 1,302.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4244704| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Loretto borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 17, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150317124113/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4244704| archive-date=March 17, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>  Like the rest of Cambria County, it is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Loretto is the home of [[Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)|Saint Francis University]].

==Geography==
Loretto is located in east-central Cambria County at {{coord|40|30|23|N|78|38|10|W|type:city}} (40.506355, -78.636066).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|6|mi|0}} east of [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]], the Cambria County seat, and {{convert|17|mi}} west of Altoona. Johnstown is {{convert|25|mi}} to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough of Loretto has a total area of {{convert|2.5|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)|Saint Francis University]], an institute of higher learning with an enrollment of 2,210,<ref>[http://www.francis.edu/fastfacts.htm About Saint Francis University<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070726213535/http://www.francis.edu/fastfacts.htm |date=2007-07-26 }}</ref> occupies the southwestern quadrant of the borough.

[[File:Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel - Loretto, Pennsylvania 01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (Loretto, Pennsylvania)|Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel]]]]

==History==
Loretto was founded in 1799 by [[Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin]] as the first English-speaking [[Catholic]] settlement west of the [[Allegheny Front]]. He named it after the town of [[Loreto, Marche|Loreto]], Italy,<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n189 190]}}</ref> site of a Catholic [[Basilica della Santa Casa|place of pilgrimage]]. Loretto was built adjoining the original settlement founded by Captain Michael McGuire, a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] veteran, in 1788.<ref>{{cite book| last=Adams| first=Edmund| title=Catholic Trails West: Founding Catholic Families of Pennsylvania, volume 2| year=1989| publisher=Gateway Press| location=Baltimore| isbn=0806312122| page=354}}</ref> In his will, Captain McGuire donated land to the Catholic Church on which Prince Gallitzin built [[Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (Loretto, Pennsylvania)|St. Michael's Church]] in 1799.

[[Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto]], is a [[List of U.S. federal prisons|U.S. federal prison]] located {{convert|0.5|mi}} southeast of Loretto, on the site of a former Catholic seminary.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 193
|1860= 256
|1870= 280
|1880= 280
|1890= 236
|1900= 240
|1910= 246
|1920= 422
|1930= 352
|1940= 504
|1950= 863
|1960= 1338
|1970= 1661
|1980= 1395
|1990= 1072
|2000= 1190
|2010= 1302
|2020= 1196
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] there were 1,190 people, 133 households, and 82 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,167.3|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=out}}. There were 153 housing units at an average density of {{convert|150.1|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 96.39% White, 2.52% African American, 0.50% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26%.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 133 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 27.8% of households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.20.

The age distribution was 5.5% under the age of 18, 71.6% from 18 to 24, 8.7% from 25 to 44, 7.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 70.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.8 males. The median household income was $30,357 and the median family income was $40,750. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $7,125. About 2.7% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin]], Apostle of the Alleghenies
* [[Charles M. Schwab]], industrialist

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.francis.edu Saint Francis University]

{{Cambria County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1816]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1816 establishments in Pennsylvania]]