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Welcome to Venango County ...

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

The community of Franklin is the Seat for Venango County.

Venango County was founded March 12, 1800. Venango was created by taking area from Allegheny and Lycoming Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Venango had a population of 50,668 people. This is a decrease of 7.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 54,972 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Venango represented 0.43% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Venango County:

  • Barkeyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clintonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cooperstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooperstown is located in Venango County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Emlenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Venango County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Oil City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City is located in Venango County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <2>
  • Pleasantville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Polk is located in Venango County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Rouseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugarcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Utica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Utica is located in Venango County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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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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