Wilcox is a

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located in Jones Township,

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, United States. The community was named after a settler, Col. A.I. Wilcox. As of the 2020 census, Wilcox had a population of 354. Wilcox is located in the west-central part of Jones Township in northern Elk County, in the valley of the West Branch of the

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, a tributary of the

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. U.S. Route 219 passes through the center of town, leading north to

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and south to Ridgway, the Elk County seat. Pennsylvania Route 321 leads northwest from Wilcox to Kane. The Swedish Lutheran Parsonage located at 230 Kane Street was added to the

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in 2005. The year 2008 marked the 150th anniversary of the settlement of this village. Wilcox is located on the

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near the East Branch Clarion River Lake. Over 250,000 visitors a year come to Wilcox to enjoy the natural foresting, fishing, hunting, and three state and national parks.

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Jones Township history
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Elk County, Pennsylvania {{ElkCountyPA-geo-stub

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