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Welcome to Clarion County ...

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

The community of Clarion is the Seat for Clarion County.

Clarion County was founded March 11, 1859. Clarion was created by taking area from Venango and Armstrong Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clarion had a population of 38,438 people. This is a decrease of 3.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,923 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarion represented 0.31% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Clarion County:

  • Callensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Callensburg is located in Clarion County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Clarion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarion is located in Clarion County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <2>
  • East Brady
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Foxburg is located in Clarion County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
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  • Hawthorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
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  • New Bethlehem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rimersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • Saint Petersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shippenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sligo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sligo is located in Clarion County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
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    • Strattanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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