 In 1897, the community was founded by coal barons Charles and Edward Julius Berwind, owners of the Berwind Corporation; the name "Windber" simply switches the order of the two syllables in the family name "Berwind".8,013 people lived in Windber in 1910 and 9,057 in 1940; the population was 4,138 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.