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History of Parish of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Pa. |
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| 1890 - |
December 8, present church at Chest Springs, built by M's'g'r Martin Ryan, dedicated. |
| 1893 - |
August 6, corner stone of present church at St. Augustine laid. |
| 1894 - |
July 1, present church at St. Augustine dedicated. Father Ludden, rector. |
| 1901 - |
Diocese of Altoona formed. |
The Population of Cambria County by Decades.
The population of what is now Cambria County, in 1790, was about 400; in 1800, it scarcely exceeded 1,000; by the third decinnial census of the United States in 1810, it was 2,117; in 1820 it had increased to 3,287; in 1830, 7,079, with three churches, three clergymen and one printing press; in 1840, the number was 11,256, two of whom were negro slaves, 41 were coal miners - 35 in Washington Township and six in Conemaugh Township; the census of 1850 gave 17,773; 1860, 29,155; 1870, 36,569; 1880, 56,811; 1890, 66,375; 1900, 104,837; 1910, 166,169; 1920, something over 198,000.
The percentage of increase in the population of Cambria County in the last three decennial decades exceeded that of any other county in Pennsylvania, if not in the United States.
The Outlook for the Future of the Parish.
The outlook for the future prosperity of the parish of St. Augustine is about as good as that of any other country parish in the country. The soil of Clearfield Township is fertile, and with the promised improvement of public highways which will give much needed outlets to markets, the parish will undoubtedly be more prosperous. At all events, there is no danger of the parishioners being evicted from their homes, as is the sad predicament of many heads of families at mining operations. For many of those unfortunates it were well if they were to go
| Back to the farms |
| From the cities' alarms, |
| From the noise of the town |
| Where the coal trains come down. |
With the resort to home manufacturing of many things needed on the farm, cooperative purchasing of the necessaries of life, machinery, fertilizers, etc., used on the farms, the conditions of farm life will be very considerably bet-
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