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Clarion County
Clarion County Courthouse
Clarion County Courthouse
Flag of Clarion County
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Official seal of Clarion County
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clarion County
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Pennsylvania
Founded March 11, 1839
Named for Clarion River
Seat Clarion
Largest borough Clarion
Area
 • Total 610 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Land 601 sq mi (1,560 km2)
 • Water 9.0 sq mi (23 km2)  1.5%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 37,241
 • Density 66/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 15th
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated: April 26, 1982

Clarion County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,241. Its county seat is Clarion. The county was formed on March 11, 1839, from parts of Venango and Armstrong counties. Clarion County is entirely defined as part of the Pittsburgh media market. The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the state.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 610 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 601 square miles (1,560 km2) is land and 9.0 square miles (23 km2) (1.5%) is water. It has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb), and average temperatures in Clarion borough range from 24.5 °F in January to 82 °F in July. Clarion County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission, and it is identified as part of the "Midlands" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.

Adjacent counties

Parks

Part of Cook Forest State Park is in Clarion County.

The Clarion County Park is located in Paint Township. Clarion County Veterans Memorial Park is located directly across Main Street (Route 322) from the Clarion County Courthouse in the center of the Borough of Clarion.

Major highways

  • I-80
  • US 322
  • PA 28
  • PA 36
  • PA 58
  • PA 66
  • PA 68
  • PA 157
  • PA 208
  • PA 338
  • PA 368
  • PA 478
  • PA 536
  • PA 861

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850 23,565
1860 24,988 6.0%
1870 26,537 6.2%
1880 40,328 52.0%
1890 36,802 −8.7%
1900 34,283 −6.8%
1910 36,683 7.0%
1920 36,170 −1.4%
1930 34,531 −4.5%
1940 38,410 11.2%
1950 38,334 −0.2%
1960 37,480 −2.2%
1970 38,414 2.5%
1980 43,362 12.9%
1990 41,699 −3.8%
2000 41,765 0.2%
2010 39,988 −4.3%
2020 37,241 −6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2017

As of the census of 2020, there were 37,241 people, 18,845 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The population density was 69 people per square mile (27 people/km2). There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of 32 units per square mile (12/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 3% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.9% were English or Welsh, 12.9% American, 10.5% German, 8.0% Irish, 6.3% Scotch-Irish, 5.5% Italian and 2.6% Dutch, and 2.0% French ancestry.

There were 18,845 households, out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.10% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.60% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

2020 census

Clarion County Racial Composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 35,023 94%
Black or African American (NH) 521 1.4%
Native American (NH) 39 0.1%
Asian (NH) 175 0.47%
Pacific Islander (NH) 15 0.04%
Other/Mixed (NH) 1,081 3%
Hispanic or Latino 387 1%

Education

Map of Clarion County Pennsylvania School Districts
Map of Clarion County public school districts

Colleges and universities

  • PennWest Clarion

Public school districts

  • Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District
  • Clarion Area School District
  • Clarion-Limestone Area School District
  • Karns City Area School District
  • Keystone School District
  • North Clarion County School District
  • Redbank Valley School District
  • Union School District

Intermediate unit

Public school districts and private schools in the county are served by Riverview Intermediate Unit IU6 which provides special education and professional development services.

Technical school

Clarion County Career Center is located along State Route 66 in Marianne (Shippenville address).

Private schools

  • Alexander Amish School - Venus
  • Bear Run School - Knox
  • Christs Dominion Academy - Summerville
  • Clarion Center School - Clarion
  • County Corner - Knox
  • Deer View School - Mayport
  • Immaculate Conception School - Clarion
  • Little Bird Preschool - New Bethlehem
  • Meadow View Amish School - Knox
  • New Bethlehem Mennonite School - New Bethlehem
  • Shady Nook Amish School - Sligo
  • St Josephs School - Lucinda
  • Zacheral Amish School - Venus

Communities

Map of Clarion County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels
Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red) and Townships (white)

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Clarion County:

Boroughs

Townships

  • Ashland
  • Beaver
  • Brady
  • Clarion
  • Elk
  • Farmington
  • Highland
  • Knox
  • Licking
  • Limestone
  • Madison
  • Millcreek
  • Monroe
  • Paint
  • Perry
  • Piney
  • Porter
  • Redbank
  • Richland
  • Salem
  • Toby
  • Washington

Census-designated places

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Clarion County.

county seat

Rank City/town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 Census)
1 Clarion Borough 3,931
2 Marianne CDP 1,063
3 Knox Borough 1,093
4 New Bethlehem Borough 978
5 Rimersburg Borough 942
6 East Brady Borough 818
7 Sligo Borough 681
8 Strattanville Borough 537
9 Hawthorn Borough 477
10 Shippenville Borough 442
11 St. Petersburg Borough 336
12 Callensburg Borough 150
13 Tylersburg CDP 196
T-14 Foxburg Borough 181
T-14 Crown CDP 265
15 Leeper CDP 136
16 Vowinckel CDP 130

Notable people

  • Marietta Bones (1842–1901) - suffragist, social reformer, philanthropist
  • Fred Caligiuri (1918–2018) - Major League Baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Athletics, 1941, 1942); as of 2018 was the oldest living major-league player; born in Forest County; former resident of Knox and Rimersburg
  • Hunter Corbett - pioneer American Presbyterian missionary to China, ministered in China for 56 years
  • Jim Kelly - NFL athlete (Buffalo Bills); grew up in East Brady
  • Chris Kirkpatrick - musician ('N Sync); born in Clarion
  • Dominick Labino - glass artist; born in Fairmount City (Redbank Township); managed the Owens-Illinois glass plant in Clarion
  • Ossee Schreckengost - Major League Baseball player; born in New Bethlehem
  • Randall Silvis - author and screenwriter; born in Madison Township
  • Grace M. Sloan (1902–2001), Pennsylvania state treasurer and auditor general; born in Clarion
  • Ernest M. Skinner - pipe organ builder, inventor; born in Clarion
  • Jane Wolfe - silent film actress and thelemite; born in St. Petersburg

See also

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