Clearfield County is a

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in the Commonwealth of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 80,562. The

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is Clearfield, and the largest city is DuBois. The county was created in 1804 and later organized in 1822. Clearfield County comprises the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the State College-DuBois, PA

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History

Clearfield County was formed by the Act of Assembly by the second Governor of Pennsylvania at the time,

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on March 26, 1804. The county was created from parts of the already created counties of

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and Lycoming. The name for the county was most likely derived from the many cleared fields of the valleys surrounding

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and West Branch of the Susquehanna River, formed by the bison herds and also by old corn fields of prior Native Americans tribes.

Location of county government

The first board of county commissioners to the county were Roland Curtin, James Fleming and James Smith, all appointed by Governor McKean in 1805. The first act the commissioners did was to create a local government or seat of the newly created county. They came upon land owned at the time by Abraham Witmer at a village known as Chincleclamousche, named after the Native American chief of the

Cornplanter John Abeel III (born between 1732 and 1746–February 18, 1836), known as Gaiänt'wakê (''Gyantwachia'' – "the planter") or Kaiiontwa'kon (''Kaintwakon'' – "By What One Plants") in the Seneca language and thus generally known as Cornplant ...

's tribe of

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. Clearfield became the new name of the old village.

Early industry

The two major industries of the county in the mid-1800s until the early 1900s was lumber and coal. Lumber was still being floated down the West Branch of the Susquehanna up until 1917. Coal remains the main industry of the county to this day.

Clearfield County Conspiracy Trials

No case tried in the county has caused as much comment as the union conspiracy trials. In all there were fifty-six persons, primarily miners in the Houtzdale region, who were charged with conspiracy as organized strikers. The first case against John Maloney and fifty three others was tried in 1875, before a jury with Judge Orvis presiding. All were found guilty, although they seem to have been solely peacefully picketing. Four were sentenced to one year's imprisonment, eight for six months, and sentences suspended as to the others. As every organized labor society in the USA was interested in the result, the events of the trial and verdict were telegraphed throughout the country This proceeding was followed by the trial of the remaining two offenders who were union representatives,

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, and Xingo Parks. Siney was then the President of the Miners’ National Association (MNA). He came to Houtzdale and delivered an address of support for the union strike, for which he was arrested. Parks was an able organizer for the MNA. They were defended by US Senator Matthew H. Carpenter of Wisconsin. At trial Siney was acquitted, but Parks was found guilty of inciting unlawful assembly. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, but pardoned within a month from the time sentence was pronounced. These cases led in the next year to a liberalization of the Pennsylvania conspiracy law, through amendment providing that only ''"force, threat, or menace of harm to person or property"'' should be considered illegal.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Pennsylvania by land area and fourth-largest by total area. The

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flows through the county, bisecting the

along the way. The mountainous terrain of the county made traffic difficult for early settlers. Various Native American paths and trails crossing the area were used intermittently by settlers, invading armies, and escaped slaves travelling north along the

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. A major feature located in Bloom Township, within the county, is known as Bilger's rocks and exhibits fine examples of exposed

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...

bedrock that was created during the formation of the

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. The shape of Clearfield County bears an amazing resemblance to that of the state of Arkansas.

Major highways

*, ''exits 97, 101, 111, 120, 123 & 133'' * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Adjacent counties

* Elk County (north) * Cameron County (north) *

Clinton County Clinton County may refer to: *Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States: **Clinton County, New York ** Clinton County, Ohio *Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, ...

(northeast) *

Centre County Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The lands ...

(east) * Blair County (southeast) *

Cambria County Cambria County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,472. Its county seat is Ebensburg. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset Cou ...

(south) * Indiana County (southwest) * Jefferson County (west)

Climate

The county has a warm-summer

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(''Dfb''). Average monthly temperatures in DuBois range from 24.6 °F in January to 68.6 °F in July, while in Clearfield borough they range from 23.8 °F in January to 69.3 °F in July and in Osceola Mills they range from 24.4 °F in January to 69.1 °F in July

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 83,382 people, 32,785 households, and 22,916 families residing in the county. The

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was 73 people per square mile (28/km²). There were 37,855 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.40%

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, 1.49%

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, 0.12% Native American, 0.26%

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, 0.01%

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, 0.26% from

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, and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were

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of any race. 22.9% were of

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, 13.6% American, 10.2%

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, 9.9%

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, 9.1%

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and 6.0%

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ancestry. There were 32,785 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.70% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

2020 Census

Micropolitan Statistical Area

The

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has designated Clearfield County as the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (µSA). As of the 2010 census the micropolitan area ranked sixth most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 65th most populous in the United States, with a population of 81,642. Clearfield County is also a part of the State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of both Clearfield and Centre County areas, as well as the State College area. The

ranked ninth in the State of Pennsylvania and 125th most populous in the United States, with a population of 235,632.

Politics and government

Voter Registration

As of February 21, 2022, there are 48,052 registered voters in Clearfield County. * Democratic: 14,216 (29.58%) *

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: 28,344 (58.99%) *

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

: 3,397 (7.07%) *

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 ...

: 2,095 (4.36%) While the county registration tends to be evenly matched between Democrats and Republicans, the county trends Republican in statewide and federal elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was

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in 1964, while

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and

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winning pluralities in the county, with the former by 88 votes. In 2006, Democrat

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received 55% of its vote when he unseated incumbent Republican US Senator

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and

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received 50.2% of the vote against

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. Each of the three row-office statewide winners carried Clearfield in 2008.

County commissioners

Other county offices

State Senate

State House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

Correctional facilities

*Clearfield County Jail * Quehanna Bootcamp *

SCI Houtzdale SCI may refer to: Companies *Service Corporation International, an American funeral service provider *Shipping Corporation of India *SCI Systems, merged into Sanmina Corporation, electronics manufacturing *SCi Games, a video game developer Org ...

* Moshannon Valley Correctional Center

Education

Colleges and universities

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Clearfield, Pennsylvania Clearfield is a borough and the county seat of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 5,962 people, making it the second most populous community in Clearfield County, behind DuBois. The borough ...

* Pennsylvania State University at DuBois

Community, junior and technical colleges

*Clearfield County Career and Technology Center * Triangle Tech

Public school districts

Clearfield Area School District The Clearfield Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. It is located within the central and northern portion of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. C ...

Curwensville Area School District The Curwensville Area School District is a small, rural, public school district. It serves the residents of the Boroughs of Curwensville, Grampian and Lumber City and Ferguson Township, Greenwood Township, Penn Township and Pike Township in ...

* DuBois Area School District (also in Jefferson County) * Glendale School District (also in Cambria County) *

Harmony Area School District The Harmony Area School District is a small, rural, public school district which is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania and Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The district, which is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and ...

(also in Indiana County) *

Moshannon Valley School District The Moshannon Valley School District is a diminutive, rural public school district in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Houtzdale, Brisbin, Ramey, and Glen Hope plus the townships of Gulich, Jordan, Bigler, and ...

* Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District (also in Centre County) *

Purchase Line School District Purchase Line School District is a small, public school district located in central Pennsylvania which covers small areas in two counties. It serves a rural region, including the townships of Montgomery and Green, and the Borough of Glen Campbe ...

(also in Indiana County) *

West Branch Area School District West Branch Area School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district located in Morrisdale, Clearfield County, and Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. West Branch Are ...

(also in Clinton County)

Intermediate unit

* Central IU 10 – West Decatur

Correctional institution schools

* Quehanna Boot Camp – Karthaus * SCI-Houtzdale – Houtzdale * Clearfield County Jail-Clearfield

Private schools

* Butchers Run Amish School *

Clearfield Alliance Christian School Clearfield Alliance Christian School is a private Christian school located near the borough of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County Clearfield County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the popul ...

* DuBois Area Catholic Elementary School * DuBois Area Catholic High School * DuBois Christian Schools * Golden Yoke School * Milestones Achievement Center * Mount Calvary Christian Academy * New Story (DuBois) * Otterbein Christian Academy * Paint & Play School (DuBois) * Scenic View School * St Francis Grade School * Weber Road School

Libraries

* Clearfield County Public Library – Curwensville * Curwensville Public Library * DuBois Public Library – * Glendale Public Library – Coalport * Joseph and Elizabeth Shaw Public Library – Clearfield

Recreation

There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Clearfield County. * Parker Dam State Park * S. B. Elliott State Park Clearfield County is also home to the largest wild area in Pennsylvania, the

Quehanna Wild Area Quehanna Wild Area () is a wildlife area within parts of Cameron, Clearfield and Elk counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania; with a total area of , it covers parts of Elk and Moshannon State Forests. Founded in the 1950s as a nuclear resea ...

. A culturally and historically significant natural formation of massive

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can be found at Bilger's rocks.

Camping

Lodging/Camping

Hunting/fishing

Hunting Fishing

Sporting

Golf

Points of interest

* Bilger's Rocks * Clearfield Armory *

Dimeling Hotel Dimeling Hotel is a historic hotel located in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. The seven-story, 120-room hotel, located across from the Clearfield County Courthouse, was designed by Louis Beezer and Michael J. Beezer of Beezer Brothers, a ...

* McGees Mills Covered Bridge * St. Severin's Old Log Church

Communities

Clearfield County Municipalities (cropped)

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

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, and, in at most two cases,

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. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Clearfield County:

City

* DuBois

Boroughs

* Brisbin * Burnside *

Chester Hill Chester Hill, a suburb of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area, is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Western Sydney, Chester Hill ...

* Clearfield (county seat) *

Coalport Coalport is a village in Shropshire, England. It is located on the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge, a mile downstream of Ironbridge. It lies predominantly on the north bank of the river; on the other side is Jackfield. The settlement wa ...

Curwensville Curwensville is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Altoona on the West Branch Susquehanna River. Coal mining, tanning, and the manufacture of fire bricks were the industries at the turn of the 20th century. In 1 ...

* Falls Creek (mostly in Jefferson County) * Glen Hope *

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* Houtzdale * Irvona * Mahaffey * New Washington * Newburg (also known as La Jose) * Osceola Mills * Ramey * Troutville * Wallaceton * Westover

Townships

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* Bigler * Bloom *

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* Bradford *

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* Burnside *

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* Covington * Decatur * Ferguson * Girard * Goshen *

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* Greenwood * Gulich * Huston *

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* Karthaus * Knox *

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* Penn *

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* Sandy *

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* Woodward

Census-designated places

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s are geographical areas designated by the

for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. * Allport * Bigler * Grassflat * Hawk Run * Hyde * Kylertown * Morrisdale * Oklahoma * Plymptonville * Sandy * Treasure Lake * West Decatur

Unincorporated communities

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are region of land that are not parts of any incorporated boroughs, cities, or towns. *

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* Lumber City * New Castle (Clearfield County) – in Decatur Township * Sylvan Grove *

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Population ranking

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

Notable people

* Mary Elizabeth Willson (1842–1906), gospel singer, singer, composer, evangelist * Willie Adams, major league baseball pitcher (1912–1919) *

Howie Bedell Howard William Bedell (born September 29, 1935 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball player, coach and front-office administrator. An outfielder, Bedell played for the Milwaukee Braves in 1962 and the Philad ...

, major league baseball player * William Bigler (January 1, 1814 – August 9, 1880), American politician, 12th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855, later U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1856 until 1861. * Earl Caldwell, former reporter and columnist for The New York Times; first African-American to have a regular column in a major national newspaper. Central figure in a major Supreme Court case about the protection of journalists' sources. Currently hosts Pacifica's WBAI radio (New York City) * Otto Eppers, cartoonist/illustrator who as part of a stunt successfully jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge at 17 years of age *

Howard Fargo Howard L. Fargo is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 8th legislative district. He graduated from Clearfield High School in 1946 and from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1 ...

, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2000) * Anthony A. Mitchell, clarinetist, composer and conductor. Led the United States Navy Band from 1962 to 1968. * Rembrandt Cecil Robinson (1924–1972) was a United States Navy officer (Rear admiral) 7*

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, governor of Wisconsin (1897–1901) *

William Irvin Swoope William Irvin Swoope (October 3, 1862 – October 9, 1930) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Swoope was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, PA and Phillips ...

, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1923–27) * William A. Wallace, Democratic U.S. senator who served from 1875 to 1881 *

Powell Weaver Powell Weaver (1890–1951) was an American composer, organist, pianist who was active in the midwest during the early 20th century and who wrote some organ pieces that are included in recitals today. Early life Powell Weaver was born on ...

, composer and organist * Zenas Leonard (1809 - 1857), American mountain man, explorer and trader, known for his journal "Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard"

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History of Townships in Clearfield County, PA
History of Clearfield County

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