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is a borough within Cresson Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 75 miles (121 km) east of Pittsburgh. Cresson is an elevated place known for its beauty. Mineral springs add to its attractions. It is above 2,000 feet (610 m) in elevation. Lumber, coal, and coke yards were industries that had supported the population which numbered 1,470 in 1910. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population at the 2000 census was 1,631.
Railroads, specifically the Allegheny Portage Railroad, fueled the growth of the area. Many famous businessmen from Pittsburgh (Charles Schwab, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, etc.) maintained summer residences in the area.
Cresson Borough is geographically located within Cresson Township and is at (40.462631, -78.586319), about 10.5 miles WSW of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.