Welcome to Clarion ...

Clarion is located in Clarion County<1> and is the County Seat for Clarion County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarion has a population of 5,716 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarion is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clarion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Clarion: 16214<4>

Websites for Clarion ...

Official Website:   www.clarionboro.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clarionpa.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarion had an population of 5,716 people. This is an increase of 8.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarion had a population of 5,276 people (or 13.19% of the total population of Clarion County). This makes Clarion the county's most populous community.

The population of Clarion represents 0.04% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 181st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,276 people, the population of Clarion decreased 14.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,185 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarion.

Communities Also Named Clarion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Clarion: This one is located in Clarion County and the other is located in Elk County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 9 communities that are also named Clarion - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarion.

Communities near Clarion ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarion.

• Brookville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <6>
• Knox
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <6>
• New Bethlehem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <6>
• East Brady
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <6>
• Rimersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <6>
• Parker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <6>
• Sligo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <6>
• Emlenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
  • Emlenton is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <6>
• Summerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
• Hawthorn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
  • Hawthorn is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorn <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarion. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarion.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarion. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarion.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarion ...

Looking for more information about Clarion? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarion.

Adding Clarion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarion in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clarion post office opened in 1840.

We also found Clarion in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clarion: www.clarionboro.org/

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/