Clarion County
Clarion County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Clarion |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Clarion County Courthouse 421 Main Street Clarion, PA 16214 |
Foundation : | March 11, 1839 |
Made up from: |
Venango County Armstrong County |
Area code : | 001 814 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 41,765 (2000) |
Population density : | 27.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1557 km² |
Water surface : | 23 km² |
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Website : www.co.clarion.pa.us |
Clarion County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 41,765 people and a population density of 27 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Clarion .
geography
The county has an area of 1,557 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water.
history
The county was formed on March 11, 1839 from parts of Venango County and Armstrong County and is named after the Clarion River .
Four buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 22, 2018).
Places in Clarion County
Clarion County is divided into 35 parishes, including 13 boroughs and 22 townships . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains five census-designated places . These are part of a township and have no self-administration.
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 23,565 | - | |
1860 | 24,988 | 6% | |
1870 | 26,537 | 6.2% | |
1880 | 40,328 | 52% | |
1890 | 36,802 | -8.7% | |
1900 | 34,283 | -6.8% | |
1910 | 36,638 | 6.9% | |
1920 | 36,170 | -1.3% | |
1930 | 34,531 | -4.5% | |
1940 | 38,410 | 11.2% | |
1950 | 38,344 | -0.2% | |
1960 | 37,408 | -2.4% | |
1970 | 38,414 | 2.7% | |
1980 | 43,362 | 12.9% | |
1990 | 41,699 | -3.8% | |
2000 | 41,765 | 0.2% | |
1850-1990
2000 |
Census-designated places (CDP)
1 mostly in Venango County
Individual evidence
- ^ Clarion County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 58 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2018.
- ↑ Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 US Census Bureau
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 11 ′ N , 79 ° 25 ′ W