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Population (year 2000): 6,185. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,507 (-11.0% change)
Males: 2,611 (42.2%), Females: 3,574 (57.8%)
Clarion County
Zip code:
16214
Median resident age: 21.7 years
Median household income: $19,902 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,800 (year 2000)
Races in Clarion:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Black (3.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (34.1%), Irish (15.2%),
Italian (13.7%), Polish (7.6%), English (7.1%), Scotch-Irish
(3.4%).
Elevation: 1491 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clarion
- High school or higher: 91.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
- Unemployed: 11.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clarion borough
- Never married: 67.1%
- Now married: 22.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 5.5%
3.3% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -344 (-5.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Clarion:
- CLARION HOSPITAL (ONE HOSPITAL DRIVE)
- CLARION PSYCH CNTR (TWO HOSPITAL DR RD#3 BOX
188)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Clarion:
- BROOKVILLE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BROOKVILLE, PA)
- ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
KITTANNING, PA)
- PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clarion:
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 34 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; ID:
FKL)
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 35 miles; DU BOIS,
PA; ID: DUJ)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 65 miles; LATROBE, PA;
ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clarion:
- CLARION COUNTY (about 4 miles; CLARION, PA; ID: AXQ)
- MC VILLE (about 36 miles; FREEPORT, PA; ID: P37)
- TITUSVILLE (about 36 miles; TITUSVILLE, PA; ID: 6G1)
College/University in Clarion:
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Full-time
enrollment: 5,690; Location: WOOD ST; Public; Website:
www.clarion.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Clarion:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 44 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
12,307)
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 48
miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; FT enrollment: 6,399)
- GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GROVE CITY, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,306)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 67 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 68 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Clarion:
- CLARION AREA JSHS (Students: 454; Grades: 07
- 12)
Public primary/middle school in Clarion:
- CLARION AREA EL SCH (Students: 456; Grades:
KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Clarion:
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 166;
Location: 729 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- CLARION CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 23;
Location: TWO HOSPITAL DRIVE; Grades: 2 - 10)
Library in Clarion:
- CLARION FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$338,628; Location: 644 MAIN ST.; 36,739 books; 701
audio materials; 1,217 video materials; 83 serial
subscriptions)
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