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 Armstrong counties. Clarion County is entirely defined as part of the

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. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 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. Clarion County is one of the 423 counties served by the

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, 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

* Forest County (north) * Jefferson County (east) * Armstrong County (south) * Butler County (west) * Venango County (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 2020, there were 37,241 people, 18,845 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 3% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 1% of the population were

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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

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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 6, 2024, there are 23,414 registered voters in Clarion County. * Republican: 14,959 (63.89%) * Democratic: 5,788 (24.72%) *

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: 1,946 (8.31%) * Third Party: 721 (3.08%)

County commissioners

* Wayne Brosius; Republican * Ted Tharan; Republican * Braxton White; Democrat

Other county officials

* Hon. James G. Arner, 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 * Shawn Zerfoss; Republican, Sheriff * Karyn Montana; Republican, Treasurer

State senate

State House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

Education

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

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 * Hawthorn * 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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* Madison * Millcreek * Monroe *

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* Piney * Porter * Redbank * Richland * Salem * Toby * Washington

Census-designated places

* Crown * Leeper *

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* Tylersburg * Vowinckel

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Clarion County. † ''county seat''

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 (

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); 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 -

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builder, inventor; born in Clarion *

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- silent film actress and thelemite; born in St. Petersburg

References

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