Clarion County, Pennsylvania
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| Clarion County, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location in the state of Pennsylvania |
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| Founded | March 11, 1839 |
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| Seat | Clarion |
| Largest city | Clarion |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
609 sq mi (1,577 km²) 7 sq mi (18 km²), 1.07% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
41,765 70/sq mi (27/km²) |
| Website: www.co.clarion.pa.us | |
Clarion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Its county seat is Clarion[1]. The county was formed on March 11, 1839 from parent counties Venango Co. and Armstrong Co.
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[edit] Law and Government
[edit] Pennsylvania State Senate
| District | Senator | Party |
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| 21 | Mary Jo White | Republican |
[edit] Pennsylvania House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party |
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| 63 | Fred McIlhattan | Republican |
[edit] United States House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party |
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| 5 | John E. Peterson | Republican |
[edit] United States Senate
| Senator | Party |
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| Arlen Specter | Republican |
| Bob Casey | Democrat |
[edit] District Attorney
- Mark T. Aaron; Republican
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 609 square miles (1,577 km²), of which, 602 square miles (1,560 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (17 km²) of it (1.07%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Forest County (north)
- Jefferson County (east)
- Armstrong County (south)
- Butler County (southwest)
- Venango County (west)
[edit] State Park
Part of Cook Forest State Park is in Clarion County.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 41,765 people, 16,052 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The population density 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% 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. 45.0% were of German, 10.3% American, 9.8% Irish, 6.7% Italian and 6.2% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
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.
[edit] Notable residents
- Chris Kirkpatrick - musician ('N Sync). Born in Clarion
- Ernest M. Skinner - pipe organ builder, inventor. Born in Clarion
- Jane Wolfe - silent film actress and thelemite. Born in St. Petersburg
[edit] Municipalities
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:
[edit] Boroughs
[edit] Townships
[edit] Education
[edit] Colleges and universities
[edit] Public School Districts
- Armstrong School District (also in Armstrong County)
- Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District
- Clarion Area School District
- Clarion-Limestone Area School District
- Keystone School District
- North Clarion County School District
- Redbank Valley School District
- Union School District
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[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
