New Baltimore, Pennsylvania

New Baltimore is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryThe first settler was Michael Riddlemoser, who built a house here in 1820, and laid out the street plan in 1829. The community was initially known as Mosersburg, and was later renamed New Baltimore, after Riddlemoser’s hometown. The borough was incorporated in 1874.In the 1880s, a major railroad yard and maintenance facility were planned for New Baltimore to serve the South Pennsylvania Railroad. In the end, construction on the railroad stopped and the tracks were never laid, and New Baltimore lost its chance to become a significant railroading center.The New Baltimore Bridge, built in 1879, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.GeographyNew Baltimore is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all of it land.Farmlands dominate the village and the mountain range with the majority forested to the west.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 168 people, 66 households, and 48 families residing in the borough. The population density was 531.7 people per square mile (202.7/km²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 237.4 per square mile (90.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.43% White and 3.57% Asian.