The Clarion County Park is located in Paint Township. Clarion County Veterans Memorial Park is located directly across Main Street (Route 322) from the Clarion County Courthouse in the center of the Borough of Clarion.
As of the census[13] of 2020, there were 37,241 people, 18,845 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The population density was 69 people per square mile (27 people/km2). There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of 32 units per square mile (12/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 3% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.9% were English or Welsh, 12.9% American, 10.5% German, 8.0% Irish, 6.3% Scotch-Irish, 5.5% Italian and 2.6% Dutch, and 2.0% French ancestry.
There were 18,845 households, out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.10% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.60% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.
2020 census
Government
Voter Registration
As of February 6, 2024, there are 23,414 registered voters in Clarion County.[16]
Public school districts and private schools in the county are served by Riverview Intermediate Unit IU6 which provides special education and professional development services.
Technical school
Clarion County Career Center is located along State Route 66 in Marianne (Shippenville address).
Private schools
Alexander Amish School - Venus
Bear Run School - Knox
Christs Dominion Academy - Summerville
Clarion Center School - Clarion
County Corner - Knox
Deer View School - Mayport
Immaculate Conception School - Clarion
Little Bird Preschool - New Bethlehem
Meadow View Amish School - Knox
New Bethlehem Mennonite School - New Bethlehem
Shady Nook Amish School - Sligo
St Josephs School - Lucinda
Zacheral Amish School - Venus
Communities
Map of Clarion County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red) and Townships (white)
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Clarion County:
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Clarion County.[17]
†county seat
Notable people
Marietta Bones (1842–1901) - suffragist, social reformer, philanthropist
Fred Caligiuri (1918–2018) - Major League Baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Athletics, 1941, 1942); as of 2018 was the oldest living major-league player; born in Forest County; former resident of Knox and Rimersburg
Hunter Corbett - pioneer American Presbyterian missionary to China, ministered in China for 56 years
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