Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Clarion County is a located in the  of  and is part of the. Its is. The county was formed on, from parent counties  and

District Attorney

 * Mark T. Aaron; Republican

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,577 (609 ). 1,560 km² (602 sq mi) of it is land and 17 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.07%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

State Park
Part of is in Clarion County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 41,765 people, 16,052 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (69/sq mi). There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.16%, 0.79% or , 0.11% , 0.34% , 0.08% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,052 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.10% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.60% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

Notable residents

 * - musician . Born in Clarion
 * - builder, inventor. Born in Clarion
 * - silent film actress and . Born in St. Petersburg



Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following boroughs and townships are located in Clarion County:

Public School Districts

 * (also in Armstrong County)