 cresson township is a township in cambria county, pennsylvania, united states which geographically contains cresson borough. the population was 4,055 at the 2000 census. it is part of the johnstown, pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. ==history== the benjamin f. jones cottage was listed on the national register of historic places in 1995. ==geography== cresson township contains cresson borough and is about 9 miles wsw of altoona, pennsylvania and 4 miles north of johnstown-cambria county airport. according to the united states census bureau, the township has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and  of it (0.17%) is water. ==demographics== as of the census of 2000, there were 4,055 people, 
Populated_places_established_in_1893 Townships_in_Cambria_County,_Pennsylvania