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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1154|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1145|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.2|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt |access-date=March 6, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the third-largest county in Pennsylvania by land area and fourth-largest by total area. The [[West Branch Susquehanna River]] flows through the county, bisecting the [[county seat]] along the way. Clearfield 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> The mountainous terrain of the county made traffic difficult for early settlers. Various Native American paths and trails crossing the area were used intermittently by settlers, invading armies, and escaped slaves travelling north along the [[Underground Railroad]]. A major feature located in [[Bloom Township, Pennsylvania|Bloom Township]], within the county, is known as [[Bilger's rocks]] and exhibits fine examples of exposed [[sandstone]] [[bedrock]] that was created during the formation of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. The shape of Clearfield County bears an amazing resemblance to that of the state of [[Arkansas]]. ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *{{jct|state=PA|I|80}}, ''exits 97, 101, 111, 120, 123 & 133'' *{{jct|state=PA|US|119}} *{{jct|state=PA|US|219}} *{{jct|state=PA|US|322}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|36}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|53}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|153}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|253}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|255}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|286}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|410}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|453}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|729}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|830}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|865}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|879}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|969}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|970}} {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]] (north) * [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron County]] (north) * [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] (northeast) * [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] (east) * [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]] (southeast) * [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]] (south) * [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania|Indiana County]] (southwest) * [[Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson County]] (west) {{div col end}} ===Climate=== The county has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb''). Average monthly temperatures in DuBois range from 24.6 °F in January to 68.6 °F in July, while in Clearfield borough they range from 23.8 °F in January to 69.3 °F in July and in Osceola Mills they range from 24.4 °F in January to 69.1 °F in July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University |url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/}}</ref>
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