Clarion, Pennsylvania
Borough of Clarion | ||
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Downtown Clarion |
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Location in Pennsylvania | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1839 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Pennsylvania | |
County : | Clarion County | |
Coordinates : | 41 ° 13 ′ N , 79 ° 23 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 6,185 (as of: 2000) | |
Population density : | 1,627.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 3.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 3.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 453 m | |
Postal code : | 16214 | |
Area code : | +1 814 | |
FIPS : | 42-13800 | |
GNIS ID : | 1171901 | |
Website : | www.clarionboro.org | |
Mayor : | Andrea Estadt |
Clarion is the county seat of Clarion County in the US state of Pennsylvania with a good 6,000 inhabitants, which is about a seventh of the total population of the county. The distance to Pittsburgh is approximately 160 km in a south-southwest direction.
The city has an area of 3.9 km² . It is located on Interstate 80 , the second longest interstate highway in the United States, a little east of the center of the county, borders in the northeast on the Highland Township and is otherwise surrounded by Clarion Township .
The city was settled in 1839 and was officially founded two years later. The Clarion County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
sons and daughters of the town
- Ernest Martin Skinner , 1866–1960, organ builder
Web links
Commons : Clarion, Pennsylvania - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clarion in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed November 18, 2014