Английская Википедия:Clarion County, Pennsylvania
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Clarion County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,241.[1] Its county seat is Clarion.[2] 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. Clarion County is in the sparsely populated Pennsylvania Wilds region.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (1.5%) is water.[3] 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.[4]
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.
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Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 41,765 people, 16,052 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.16% White, 0.79% Black or African American, 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 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 16,052 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
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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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% |
Government
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Voter Registration
As of February 6, 2024, there are 23,414 registered voters in Clarion County.[7]
- Republican: 14,959 (63.89%)
- Democratic: 5,788 (24.72%)
- Independent: 1,946 (8.31%)
- Third Party: 721 (3.08%)
County commissioners
- Wayne Brosius; Republican
- Ted Tharan; Republican
- Ed Heasley; 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
District | Senator | Party |
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21 | Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican |
State House of Representatives
District | Representative | Party |
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63 | Donna Oberlander | Republican |
United States House of Representatives
District | Representative | Party |
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15 | Glenn Thompson | Republican |
United States Senate
Senator | Party |
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John Fetterman | Democrat |
Bob Casey | Democrat |
Education
Colleges and universities
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: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Clarion County:
Boroughs
- Callensburg
- Clarion (county seat)
- East Brady
- Foxburg
- Hawthorn
- Knox
- New Bethlehem
- Rimersburg
- Shippenville
- Sligo
- St. Petersburg
- Strattanville
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.[8]
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Rank | City/town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2020 Census) |
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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
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Clarion County, Pennsylvania
- Oil Creek Library District
References
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