Clarion County, Pennsylvania




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Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Clarion County Pennsylvania Courthouse.jpg
Clarion County Courthouse


Seal of Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Seal

Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Clarion County
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Founded March 11, 1839
Named for Clarion River
Seat Clarion
Largest borough Clarion
Area
 • Total 610 sq mi (1,580 km2)
 • Land 601 sq mi (1,557 km2)
 • Water 9.0 sq mi (23 km2), 1.5%
Population (est.)
 • (2017) 38,458
 • Density 66/sq mi (25/km2)
Congressional district 15th
Time zone
Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website www.co.clarion.pa.us

Footnotes:

Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated April 26, 1982[1]



Clarion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,988.[2] Its county seat is Clarion.[3] 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.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Adjacent counties


    • 1.2 State Park


    • 1.3 County Parks


    • 1.4 Major highways




  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Government


    • 3.1 County Commissioners


    • 3.2 Other county officials


    • 3.3 State Senate


    • 3.4 State House of Representatives


    • 3.5 United States House of Representatives


    • 3.6 United States Senate




  • 4 Education


    • 4.1 Colleges and universities


    • 4.2 Public school districts


    • 4.3 Intermediate unit


    • 4.4 Technical school


    • 4.5 Private schools




  • 5 Communities


    • 5.1 Boroughs


    • 5.2 Townships


    • 5.3 Census-designated places


    • 5.4 Population ranking




  • 6 Notable people


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References





Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 610 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 601 square miles (1,560 km2) is land and 9.0 square miles (23 km2) (1.5%) is water.[4]



Adjacent counties




  • Forest County (north)


  • Jefferson County (east)


  • Armstrong County (south)


  • Butler County (west)


  • Venango County (west)



State Park


Part of Cook Forest State Park is in Clarion County.



County Parks


The Clarion County Park is located in Paint Township. Clarion County Veterans Memorial Park is located near the Clarion County Courthouse in the center of the Borough of Clarion.



Major highways




  • I-80


  • US 322


  • PA 28


  • PA 36


  • PA 58


  • PA 66


  • PA 68


  • PA 157


  • PA 208


  • PA 338


  • PA 368


  • PA 478


  • PA 536


  • PA 861



Demographics























































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1850 23,565
1860 24,988 6.0%
1870 26,537 6.2%
1880 40,328 52.0%
1890 36,802 −8.7%
1900 34,283 −6.8%
1910 36,683 7.0%
1920 36,170 −1.4%
1930 34,531 −4.5%
1940 38,410 11.2%
1950 38,334 −0.2%
1960 37,480 −2.2%
1970 38,414 2.5%
1980 43,362 12.9%
1990 41,699 −3.8%
2000 41,765 0.2%
2010 39,988 −4.3%
Est. 2017 38,458 [5] −3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2017[2]

As of the census[10] 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.


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.



Government



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[11]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

71.2% 12,576
24.2% 4,273
4.6% 811

2012

66.6% 10,828
31.1% 5,056
2.4% 386

2008

60.1% 10,737
37.8% 6,756
2.2% 384

2004

64.4% 11,063
35.2% 6,049
0.4% 72

2000

61.8% 9,796
35.4% 5,605
2.8% 448

1996

45.9% 6,916
39.5% 5,954
14.6% 2,201

1992

41.2% 6,477
35.5% 5,584
23.3% 3,657

1988

58.4% 8,026
40.8% 5,616
0.8% 109

1984

64.3% 9,836
35.3% 5,407
0.4% 61

1980

58.4% 8,812
36.2% 5,472
5.4% 817

1976

55.0% 8,360
43.3% 6,585
1.7% 265

1972

68.0% 10,073
30.4% 4,509
1.6% 239

1968

56.0% 8,077
37.0% 5,341
7.0% 1,005

1964
39.9% 6,143

60.0% 9,235
0.1% 11

1960

65.0% 10,307
34.7% 5,506
0.2% 34

1956

66.9% 10,048
33.0% 4,955
0.1% 8

1952

63.8% 9,340
35.6% 5,212
0.7% 97

1948

57.9% 6,866
42.1% 4,984


1944

60.2% 8,098
39.1% 5,263
0.7% 99

1940

57.8% 9,035
42.0% 6,564
0.3% 44

1936

49.3% 8,477
48.9% 8,412
1.8% 300

1932
46.0% 5,991

51.1% 6,651
2.9% 373

1928

70.4% 9,183
28.7% 3,746
0.8% 109

1924

55.3% 5,913
34.0% 3,642
10.7% 1,143

1920

53.3% 4,615
40.3% 3,487
6.5% 560

1916
41.1% 2,595

51.7% 3,269
7.2% 454

1912
14.6% 916

49.2% 3,079
36.2% 2,267

1908
42.9% 2,915

48.5% 3,291
8.6% 585

1904

51.0% 2,978
42.2% 2,466
6.9% 401

1900
44.7% 3,002

51.7% 3,472
3.6% 244

1896
43.6% 3,338

53.5% 4,097
3.0% 227

1892
39.2% 2,543

57.8% 3,746
3.0% 193

1888
41.7% 2,950

54.9% 3,880
3.4% 243




County Commissioners



  • Wayne Brosius; Republican

  • Ted Tharan; Republican

  • Ed Heasley; Democrat



Other county officials




  • Hon. James G. Arner, president judge, Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas

  • Duane L. Quinn (18-3-01), district judge

  • Timothy P. Schill (18-3-02), district judge

  • Amy Long Turk (18-3-03), district judge

  • Jeffery C. Miller (18-3-04), district judge

  • Mark T. Aaron; Republican, District Attorney

  • Rex Munsee; Republican, sheriff

  • Thomas McConnell; Republican, Treasurer



State Senate













District Senator Party
21 Scott E. Hutchinson
Republican


State House of Representatives













District Representative Party
63 Donna Oberlander
Republican


United States House of Representatives













District Representative Party
15 Glenn Thompson
Republican


United States Senate















Senator Party
Pat Toomey
Republican
Bob Casey
Democrat


Education




Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts



Colleges and universities


  • Clarion University of Pennsylvania


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


The eight school districts of Clarion County have low enrollment. The Pennsylvania Department of Education projects that they will continue to experience steadily declining enrollment through 2019. A new school district composed of Clarion Area School District, Clarion-Limestone Area School District and North Clarion County School District would have a student population of 2500 with declining enrollment projected in all three former districts through 2019. A new district composed of Union School District (Pennsylvania), Keystone School District and adding Perry Township and Richland Township would have a student population under 2000 pupils. Consolidation would bring the elimination of costly main office, administrator positions. This would assist the district residents with the rising school administrator, employee and teachers' pension costs by controlling the need to raise taxes.


Over the next 10 years, rural Pennsylvania school enrollment is projected to decrease 8 percent. The most significant enrollment decline is projected to be in western Pennsylvania, where rural school districts may have a 16 percent decline. More than 40 percent of elementary schools and more than 60 percent of secondary schools in western Pennsylvania are projected to experience significant enrollment decreases (15 percent or greater).[12] As the enrollment declines, per pupil administrative costs of the schools will continue to rise.


Pennsylvania has one of the highest numbers of school districts in the nation. In Pennsylvania, 80% of the school districts serve student populations under
5,000, and 40% serve less than 2,000. Less than 95 of Pennsylvania's 501 school districts have enrollment below 1250 students, in 2007.[13]
This results in excessive school administration bureaucracy and not enough course diversity.[14] In a survey of 88 superintendents of small districts, 42% of the 49 respondents stated that they thought consolidation would save money without closing any schools.[15]


Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale. According to the Tax Foundation, Pennsylvania ranked 11th in the U.S. in 2008 in terms of property taxes paid as a percentage of home value (1.34%) and 12th in the country in terms of property taxes as a percentage of income (3.55%).[16]



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, 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




Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red) and Townships (white).


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


  • Emlenton (mostly in Venango County)

  • 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



  • Crown

  • Leeper

  • Marianne

  • Tylersburg

  • Vowinckel



Population ranking


The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Clarion County.[17]


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Rank
City/Town/etc.
Municipal type
Population (2010 Census)
1

† Clarion
Borough
5,276
2

Marianne
CDP
1,167
3

Knox
Borough
1,146
4

New Bethlehem
Borough
989
5

Rimersburg
Borough
951
6

East Brady
Borough
942
7

Sligo
Borough
720
8

Emlenton (mostly in Venango County)
Borough
625
9

Strattanville
Borough
550
10

Hawthorn
Borough
494
11

Shippenville
Borough
480
12

St. Petersburg
Borough
400
13

Callensburg
Borough
207
14

Tylersburg
CDP
196
T-15

Foxburg
Borough
183
T-15

Crown
CDP
183
16

Leeper
CDP
158
17

Vowinckel
CDP
139


Notable people




  • Marietta Bones (May 4, 1842 – July 11, 1901) - suffragist, social reformer, philanthropist.


  • Hunter Corbett - pioneer of an American Presbyterian missionary to China, ministered in China for 56 years.


  • Fred Caligiuri - Major League Baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Athletics, 1941, 1942) and as of 2018, the oldest living major-league player. Born October 22, 1918, in Forest County, Pennsylvania. Former resident of Knox and Rimersburg. Died November 30, 2018, at age 100.


  • 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 Borough.


  • Ossee Schreckengost - Major League Baseball player. Born in New Bethlehem.

  • Grace McCalmont Sloan - First woman to be elected Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Auditor General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Resident of Clarion Borough.[18]


  • Randall Silvis - author and screenwriter


  • 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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  16. ^ New Census Data on Property Taxes on Homeowners, Tax Foundation, September 22, 2009.


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  18. ^ The Pennsylvania Manual 1963-1964









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