Editing Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|657|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|652|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.4|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 8, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') and average monthly temperatures in Brookville range from 24.8&nbsp;°F in January to 68.8&nbsp;°F in July, while in Punxsutawney they range from 25.7&nbsp;°F in January to 69.6&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref> Jefferson County is one of the 423 counties served by the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]],<ref name="ARC">{{cite web |title=About the Appalachian Region |url=https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> and it is identified as part of the "Midlands" by Colin Woodard in his book ''[[American Nations|American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America]]''.<ref name="NYT_CW">{{cite news |last1=Woodard |first1=Colin |title=The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/urban-rural-united-states-regions-midterms.html |work=New York Times |date=July 30, 2018 |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Forest County, Pennsylvania|Forest County]] (northwest)
* [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]] (northeast)
* [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]] (east)
* [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania|Indiana County]] (south)
* [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|Armstrong County]] (southwest)
* [[Clarion County, Pennsylvania|Clarion County]] (west)

===Major highways===
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===Streams===
There are many named [[Streams in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|streams]] flowing through Jefferson County, far too many to list here. An exhaustive list is presented in a [[Streams in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|separate article]]. All those streams eventually flow to the [[Allegheny River]] except for Bear Run, {{convert|1.36|mi2|km2}}, in the southeast which flows into the [[Susquehanna River]]. The principal streams and the area of their watersheds that lie within the county are:
* [[Clarion River]]: {{convert|130.50|mi2|km2}}
** Little Toby Creek: {{convert|34.46|mi2|km2}}
** Clear Creek: {{convert|20.12|mi2|km2}}
** Cathers Run: {{convert|15.69|mi2|km2}}
** Mill Creek: {{convert|30.70|mi2|km2}}
* [[Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania)|Redbank Creek]]: {{convert|375.52|mi2|km2}}
** [[North Fork Creek]]: {{convert|91.63|mi2|km2}}
*** Clear Run: {{convert|9.79|mi2|km2}}
*** Pekin Run: {{convert|10.12|mi2|km2}}
** [[Sandy Lick Creek]]: {{convert|143.98|mi2|km2}}
*** Wolf Run: {{convert|18.19|mi2|km2}}
*** Soldier Run: {{convert|11.09|mi2|km2}}
*** Trout Run: {{convert|10.74|mi2|km2}}
*** Mill Creek: {{convert|53.69|mi2|km2}}
*** Fivemile Run: {{convert|17.55|mi2|km2}}
*** Falls Creek: {{convert|11.39|mi2|km2}}
** [[Little Sandy Creek (Redbank Creek tributary)|Little Sandy Creek]]: {{convert|70.65|mi2|km2}}
* [[Mahoning Creek (Allegheny River tributary)|Mahoning Creek]]: {{convert|149.63|mi2|km2}}
** East Branch Mahoning Creek: {{convert|15.27|mi2|km2}}
** Stump Creek: {{convert|14.86|mi2|km2}}
** Big Run: {{convert|19.41|mi2|km2}}
** Canoe Creek: {{convert|11.57|mi2|km2}}
** Elk Run: {{convert|13.20|mi2|km2}}
** Pine Run: {{convert|18.88|mi2|km2}}