Clarion, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°12′42″N 79°23′02″W / 41.21167°N 79.38389°W / 41.21167; -79.38389
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Clarion, Pennsylvania
Borough
The Clarion County Courthouse downtown
The Clarion County Courthouse downtown
Location of Clarion in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Clarion in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Map showing Clarion County in Pennsylvania
Map showing Clarion County in Pennsylvania
Clarion is located in Pennsylvania
Clarion
Clarion
Location in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°12′42″N 79°23′02″W / 41.21167°N 79.38389°W / 41.21167; -79.38389
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClarion
Settled1839
Incorporated1841
Government
 • TypeBorough council
 • MayorJennifer Fulmer Vinson
 • PresidentCarol Lapinto
 • Vice PresidentBenjamin T. Aaron
 • President Pro TemRachel Roberts
 • Borough council
  • Brenda Sanders Dede
  • Andy Montana
  • Zachary Garbarino
  • Patty Schmader
Area
814
FIPS code42-13800
Websitewww.clarionboro.org

Clarion is a

PennWest Clarion. The 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 41°12′42″N 79°23′2″W / 41.21167°N 79.38389°W / 41.21167; -79.38389 (41.211791, -79.384005),[5] in the Allegheny Plateau region of western Pennsylvania. The main part of the borough sits at an elevation of 1,400 to 1,500 feet (430 to 460 m) above sea level, overlooking the 400-foot-deep (120 m) valley of the Clarion River, a tributary of the Allegheny River.

U.S. Route 322 passes through the borough as Main Street, leading northwest 28 miles (45 km) to Franklin and southeast 16 miles (26 km) to Brookville. Pennsylvania Route 68 (Fifth Avenue) leads south from the center of Clarion, 2 miles (3 km) to Exit 62 of Interstate 80 and 11 miles (18 km) to Sligo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.19 km2), of which 1.58 square miles (4.08 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 km2), or 2.70%, is water.[4]

Climate

Clarion has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers and cold to very cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is highest in the summer months, with an annual average of 46.55 in (1,182 mm). Snow usually falls between October and April.

Climate data for Clarion, Pennsylvania (3mi SW) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 72
(22) 		73
(23) 		84
(29) 		92
(33) 		97
(36) 		101
(38) 		101
(38) 		104
(40) 		97
(36) 		87
(31) 		80
(27) 		70
(21) 		104
(40)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 33.3
(0.7) 		36.2
(2.3) 		46.1
(7.8) 		60.3
(15.7) 		71.1
(21.7) 		78.7
(25.9) 		82.2
(27.9) 		80.7
(27.1) 		74.0
(23.3) 		62.0
(16.7) 		48.9
(9.4) 		37.7
(3.2) 		59.3
(15.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 24.4
(−4.2) 		26.0
(−3.3) 		34.4
(1.3) 		46.4
(8.0) 		57.3
(14.1) 		65.6
(18.7) 		69.6
(20.9) 		68.4
(20.2) 		61.7
(16.5) 		50.0
(10.0) 		38.9
(3.8) 		30.0
(−1.1) 		47.7
(8.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 15.5
(−9.2) 		15.7
(−9.1) 		22.6
(−5.2) 		32.5
(0.3) 		43.6
(6.4) 		52.6
(11.4) 		57.0
(13.9) 		56.2
(13.4) 		49.5
(9.7) 		37.9
(3.3) 		28.9
(−1.7) 		22.3
(−5.4) 		36.2
(2.3)
Record low °F (°C) −25
(−32) 		−26
(−32) 		−16
(−27) 		5
(−15) 		17
(−8) 		25
(−4) 		36
(2) 		31
(−1) 		25
(−4) 		11
(−12) 		−1
(−18) 		−23
(−31) 		−26
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.64
(92) 		2.71
(69) 		3.50
(89) 		4.05
(103) 		3.86
(98) 		4.66
(118) 		5.31
(135) 		4.22
(107) 		4.00
(102) 		3.64
(92) 		3.56
(90) 		3.73
(95) 		46.88
(1,191)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 19.0 15.4 14.7 15.3 14.1 13.6 11.8 11.3 11.6 13.8 14.4 17.2 172.2
Source:
NOAA[6][7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850719—
1860648−9.9%
18707099.4%
18801,16964.9%
18902,16485.1%
19002,004−7.4%
19102,61230.3%
19202,7936.9%
19303,20114.6%
19403,79818.7%
19504,40916.1%
19604,95812.5%
19706,09522.9%
19806,1981.7%
19906,4574.2%
20006,185−4.2%
20105,276−14.7%
20203,931−25.5%
2021 (est.)3,880[8]−1.3%
Sources:[9][10][11][12][2]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.82% of the population.

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

poverty line
, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Borough council

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

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Clarion borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Station: Clarion 3 SW PA". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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