Editing Clarion, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Clarion, Pennsylvania
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|settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = Clarion
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|government_type = Borough council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Jennifer Fulmer Vinson
|leader_title1 = President
|leader_name1 = Carol Lapinto
|leader_title2 = Vice President
|leader_name2 = Benjamin T. Aaron
|leader_title3 = President Pro Tem
|leader_name3 = Rachel Roberts
|leader_title4 = Borough council
|leader_name4 = {{plainlist|
*Brenda Sanders Dede
*Andy Montana
*Zachary Garbarino
*Patty Schmader
}}
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1839
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1841
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|area_total_km2 = 4.19
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|area_total_sq_mi = 1.62
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.57
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|population_total = 3931
|population_density_km2 = 964.04
|population_density_sq_mi = 2497.46
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code = 16214
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
|website = {{URL|www.clarionboro.org}}
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'''Clarion''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Clarion County, Pennsylvania|Clarion County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2021-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> It is located {{convert|77|mi}} north-northeast of [[Pittsburgh]] and is part of the [[Pittsburgh DMA]]. Clarion was settled in 1839 and incorporated in 1841. In the past, the surrounding area produced natural gas, oil, lumber and coal. The population was 2,004 in 1900, 2,864 in 1910, and 3,931 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> down from 5,276 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4213800| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Clarion borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 22, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422172808/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4213800| archive-date=April 22, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is home to the annual [[Autumn Leaf Festival]] and [[PennWest Clarion]]. The [[Clarion County Courthouse and Jail|county courthouse]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.

==Geography==
Clarion is located slightly northeast of the center of Clarion County at {{coord|41|12|42|N|79|23|2|W|type:city}} (41.211791, -79.384005),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the [[Allegheny Plateau]] region of western Pennsylvania. The main part of the borough sits at an elevation of {{convert|1400|to|1500|ft}} above sea level, overlooking the {{convert|400|ft|m|adj=mid|-deep}} valley of the [[Clarion River]], a tributary of the [[Allegheny River]].

[[U.S. Route 322]] passes through the borough as Main Street, leading northwest {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Franklin, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] and southeast {{Convert|16|mi}} to [[Brookville, Pennsylvania|Brookville]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 68]] (Fifth Avenue) leads south from the center of Clarion, {{convert|2|mi|0}} to Exit 62 of [[Interstate 80]] and {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Sligo, Pennsylvania|Sligo]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|4.19|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.08|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.11|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 2.70%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

== Climate ==
Clarion has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with warm summers and cold to very cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is highest in the summer months, with an annual average of {{convert|46.55|in|mm|abbr=on}}. Snow usually falls between October and April.

{{Weather box
|location = Clarion, Pennsylvania (3mi SW) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 70
|year record high F = 104
|Jan high F = 33.3
|Feb high F = 36.2
|Mar high F = 46.1
|Apr high F = 60.3
|May high F = 71.1
|Jun high F = 78.7
|Jul high F = 82.2
|Aug high F = 80.7
|Sep high F = 74.0
|Oct high F = 62.0
|Nov high F = 48.9
|Dec high F = 37.7
|year high F = 59.3
|Jan mean F = 24.4
|Feb mean F = 26.0
|Mar mean F = 34.4
|Apr mean F = 46.4
|May mean F = 57.3
|Jun mean F = 65.6
|Jul mean F = 69.6
|Aug mean F = 68.4
|Sep mean F = 61.7
|Oct mean F = 50.0
|Nov mean F = 38.9
|Dec mean F = 30.0
|year mean F = 47.7
|Jan low F = 15.5
|Feb low F = 15.7
|Mar low F = 22.6
|Apr low F = 32.5
|May low F = 43.6
|Jun low F = 52.6
|Jul low F = 57.0
|Aug low F = 56.2
|Sep low F = 49.5
|Oct low F = 37.9
|Nov low F = 28.9
|Dec low F = 22.3
|year low F = 36.2
|Jan record low F = −25
|Feb record low F = −26
|Mar record low F = −16
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 36
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 11
|Nov record low F = −1
|Dec record low F = −23
|year record low F = −26
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.64
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.71
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.05
|May precipitation inch = 3.86
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.66
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.31
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.22
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.00
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.64
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.56
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.73
|year precipitation inch = 46.88
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 19.0
|Feb precipitation days = 15.4
|Mar precipitation days = 14.7
|Apr precipitation days = 15.3
|May precipitation days = 14.1
|Jun precipitation days = 13.6
|Jul precipitation days = 11.8
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 11.6
|Oct precipitation days = 13.8
|Nov precipitation days = 14.4
|Dec precipitation days = 17.2
|year precipitation days = 172.2
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pbz
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00361485&format=pdf
| title = Station: Clarion 3 SW PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 8, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 719
|1860= 648
|1870= 709
|1880= 1169
|1890= 2164
|1900= 2004
|1910= 2612
|1920= 2793
|1930= 3201
|1940= 3798
|1950= 4409
|1960= 4958
|1970= 6095
|1980= 6198
|1990= 6457
|2000= 6185
|2010= 5276
|2020= 3931
|estyear=2021
|estimate=3880
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,185 people, 2,000 households, and 718 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,142.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,192 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,468.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.99% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

[[File:Clarion, Pennsylvania (4091833585).jpg|thumb|left|The Sutton-Ditz House Museum in Clarion]]

There were 2,000 households, out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64.1% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.75. versus $20,214 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $10,832. About 18.8% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Borough council ==
[[File:Clarion, Pennsylvania (4091834537).jpg|thumb|Ross Memorial Library in downtown Clarion]]
Clarion is governed by an elected, seven-member borough council. Current council members include President Carol Lapinto, Vice President Benjamin Aaron, President Pro Tem Rachel Roberts, Brenda Sanders Dede, Andy Montana, Zachary Garbarino, and Patty Schmader. Jennifer Fulmer Vinson is the Mayor.

==Education==
Clarion is the site of the campus of [[Penn West Clarion]], a public university and the second-largest university in [[Western Pennsylvania]].

==Notable people==

* [[Kurt Angle]], American Olympic Gold Medalist - Clarion University graduate heavyweight wrestler
* [[Clara Rankin Coblentz]], social reformer
* [[Emmet Heidrick]], baseball player
* [[Chris Kirkpatrick]], [[NSYNC]] singer
* [[Ernest M. Skinner]], [[pipe organ]] builder

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Clarion, Pennsylvania}}
* [http://www.clarionboro.org Clarion Borough official website]
* [http://www.clarionpa.com Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry]

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1839]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Clarion County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in Pennsylvania]]