Editing Venango County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
[[File:French creek meets allegheny river.jpg|thumb|right|[[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] (left) meets the [[Allegheny River]] at Riverfront Park in Franklin.]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|683|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|674|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.6|sqmi}} (1.3%) 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 11, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> Venango 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>

[[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] is formed near [[French Creek, New York]] and extends for a length of {{convert|117|mi|km}} with a drainage area of {{convert|1,270|mi2|km2}}. It joins the Allegheny River near [[Franklin, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]. The watershed area includes parts of [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie]], [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford]], Venango, and [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer]] Counties in Pennsylvania as well as [[Chautauqua County, New York]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]] (northwest)
* [[Warren County, Pennsylvania|Warren County]] (north)
* [[Forest County, Pennsylvania|Forest County]] (northeast)
* [[Clarion County, Pennsylvania|Clarion County]] (east)
* [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler County]] (south)
* [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County]] (west)