Hooversville, PA

Hooversville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 626 residents. Hooversville is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hooversville was established in 1836. The through line in Hooversville is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Hooversville makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The first settlers to claim land in the Hooversville area were George Lohr, Michael Kocher, and Casper Ripple, who died in 1828. Hooversville sits on the eastern edge of Quemahoning Township, along its border with Shade Township. Pennsylvania Route 403 runs through Hooversville and serves as the main road through the borough.