Clarion County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,241. Its

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is Clarion. The county was formed on March 11, 1839, from parts of Venango and

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counties. Clarion County is entirely defined as part of the

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.5%) is water. It has a warm-summer

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(''Dfb''), and average temperatures in Clarion borough range from 24.5 °F in January to 82 °F in July.

Adjacent counties

* Forest County (north) * Jefferson County (east) * Armstrong County (south) * Butler County (west) *

Venango County Venango County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805. Venango County comprises the Oil City ...

(west)

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

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 41,765 people, 16,052 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The

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was 69 people per square mile (27/km²). There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.16%

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, 0.79%

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, 0.11% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 43.9% were

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, 12.9%

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, 10.5%

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, 8.0% Irish, 6.3% Scotch-Irish, 5.5% Italian and 2.6% Dutch, and 2.0%

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ancestry. There were 16,052 households, out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were

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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

Government

Voter Registration

As of February 21, 2022, there are 23,454 registered voters in Clarion County. * Democratic: 6,247 (26.64%) * Republican: 14,567 (62.11%) *

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: 1,851 (7.89%) *

Third Party Third party may refer to: Business * Third-party source, a supplier company not owned by the buyer or seller * Third-party beneficiary, a person who could sue on a contract, despite not being an active party * Third-party insurance, such as a V ...

: 789 (3.36%)

County Commissioners

* Wayne Brosius; Republican * Ted Tharan; Republican * Ed Heasley; Democrat

Other county officials

* Hon.

James G. Arner The Hon. James G. Arner (born 1951 in Brookville, Pennsylvania) is the current two-term President Judge of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas of Clarion County, Pennsylvania of the 18th district. Arner is a graduate of Temple University Beasl ...

, senior judge, Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas * Hon. Sara Seidle-Patton, president judge, Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas * Duane L. Quinn (18-3-01), district judge * Timothy P. Schill (18-3-02), district judge * Jarah L Heeter (18-3-03), district judge * Jeffery C. Miller (18-3-04), district judge * Drew Welsh; Republican, District Attorney * Rex Munsee; Republican, sheriff * Karyn Montana; Republican, treasurer

State Senate

State House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

Education

Colleges and universities

* Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Public school districts

Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District (ACVSD) is a small, rural, public school district in western Pennsylvania. It spans portions of four counties and is the only Pennsylvania public school district to do so. The district is one of the 5 ...

* Clarion Area School District * Clarion-Limestone Area School District *

Karns City Area School District Karn City Area School District is a public school district in Butler County, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, Clarion County, and Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the boroughs of Chicora, Pennsylvani ...

* Keystone School District * North Clarion County School District *

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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

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:

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, townships, and, in at most two cases,

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. The following boroughs and townships are located in Clarion County:

Boroughs

* Callensburg * Clarion (county seat) * East Brady * Foxburg *

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* Knox * New Bethlehem * Rimersburg * Shippenville *

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* St. Petersburg * Strattanville

Townships

* Ashland *

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* Brady * Clarion * Elk * Farmington *

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* Knox * Licking *

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* Millcreek * Monroe *

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* Perry * Piney * Porter * Redbank * Richland * Salem * Toby *

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Census-designated places

* Crown * Leeper * Marianne * Tylersburg * Vowinckel

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Clarion County. † ''county seat''

Notable people

* Marietta Bones (1842–1901) - suffragist, social reformer, philanthropist *

Fred Caligiuri Frederick John Caligiuri (October 22, 1918 – November 30, 2018) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played during and for the Philadelphia Athletics. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lbs., he batted and threw right-handed. Biography ...

(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 (

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); grew up in East Brady * Chris Kirkpatrick - musician (

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); born in Clarion *

Dominick Labino Dominick Labino (1910–1987) was an internationally known scientist, inventor, artist and master craftsman in glass. Labino's art works in glass are in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums throughout the world. Labino held over 60 ...

- glass artist; born in Fairmount City (Redbank Township); managed the

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glass plant in Clarion *

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- 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 *

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builder, inventor; born in Clarion * Jane Wolfe - silent film actress and

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; born in St. Petersburg

References

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