Clarion, Pennsylvania
Clarion, Pennsylvania | |
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.jpg) The Clarion County Courthouse downtown | |
 Location of Clarion in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. | |
 Map showing Clarion County in Pennsylvania | |
  Clarion Location in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′42″N 79°23′02″W / 41.21167°N 79.38389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Clarion |
| Settled | 1839 |
| Incorporated | 1841 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough council |
| • Mayor | Jennifer Fulmer Vinson |
| • President | Carol Lapinto |
| • Vice President | Benjamin T. Aaron |
| • President Pro Tem | Rachel Roberts |
| • Borough council |
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| Area 814 | |
| FIPS code | 42-13800 |
| Website | www |
Clarion is a
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 (41.211791, -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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 719 | — | |
| 1860 | 648 | −9.9% | |
| 1870 | 709 | 9.4% | |
| 1880 | 1,169 | 64.9% | |
| 1890 | 2,164 | 85.1% | |
| 1900 | 2,004 | −7.4% | |
| 1910 | 2,612 | 30.3% | |
| 1920 | 2,793 | 6.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,201 | 14.6% | |
| 1940 | 3,798 | 18.7% | |
| 1950 | 4,409 | 16.1% | |
| 1960 | 4,958 | 12.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,095 | 22.9% | |
| 1980 | 6,198 | 1.7% | |
| 1990 | 6,457 | 4.2% | |
| 2000 | 6,185 | −4.2% | |
| 2010 | 5,276 | −14.7% | |
| 2020 | 3,931 | −25.5% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 3,880 | [8] | −1.3% |
| Sources:[9][10][11][12][2] | |||
As of the
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There were 2,000 households, out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.3% were
Borough council
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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 Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion. The public university campus is 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
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
Media related to Clarion, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
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