Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Borough

Clearfield, Pennsylvania, looking west

Map showing Clearfield in Clearfield County

Map showing Clearfield County in Pennsylvania
Clearfield

Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°01′21″N 78°26′25″W / 41.02250°N 78.44028°W / 41.02250; -78.44028Coordinates: 41°01′21″N 78°26′25″W / 41.02250°N 78.44028°W / 41.02250; -78.44028
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Clearfield
Settled 1805
Incorporated 1840
Government
  Type Borough Council
  Mayor James P. Schell
Area
  Total 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
  Land 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
  Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 1,109 ft (338 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 6,215
  Density 3,448/sq mi (1,331.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 16830
Area code(s) 814
Website clearfieldboro.com

Clearfield is a borough and the county seat[1] of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,215 at the 2010 census,[2] and the borough is part of the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the larger State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area. The settled area surrounding the borough consists of the nearby census-designated places of Hyde and Plymptonville, which combined with Clearfield have a population of approximately 8,595 people.

Merger

As of October 2015, meetings between Clearfield Borough and Lawrence Township members have been discussed for possible merger and consolidation of the two municipalities to become one municipality or city. As of April 10th, 2016 both Clearfield Borough and Lawrence Township still remain separate municipalities.[3][4]

History

There were many trade routes and paths for Native Americans living and passing through Clearfield County up to the 1600s. One major Indian path at the time was the Great Shamokin Path, which started near the Indian village of Shamokin (now Sunbury) on the Susquehanna River and continued west past Lock Haven, to Chinklacamoose,[5] now the borough of Clearfield. Finally the path ended at the village of Kittanning on the Allegheny River, which is now the modern town of the same name.

National Register of Historic Places

Clearfield is home to four of Clearfield County's list of twenty National Registered Historic Places.

Clearfield County Courthouse
Dimeling Hotel
Downtown center Clearfield South 2nd Street and Market Street

All-America City

In 1966, Clearfield was one of the winners of the All-America City Award, given annually to the top ten cities in the United States. The other nine cities included in the top ten list in 1966 were Pinellas County, Florida; Malden, Massachusetts; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; Cohoes, New York; Greensboro, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; and Seattle, Washington.

Geography

Clearfield is located near the center of Clearfield County at 41°01′21″N 78°26′25″W / 41.022555°N 78.440233°W / 41.022555; -78.440233,[6] along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Clearfield Creek joins the West Branch 2 miles (3 km) to the east (downstream) of town.

U.S. Route 322 passes through the borough, and Interstate 80 passes just to the north, with access from Exit 120 (Pennsylvania Route 879). Via US-322 and I-80 it is 22 miles (35 km) northwest to the city of DuBois. US-322 leads southeast 40 miles (64 km) to State College.

Neighborhoods

The borough of Clearfield has many neighborhoods, not all of which are within the borough boundary. These locations are not separate communities, and have the same ZIP code as Clearfield.

Schools

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850503
186075750.5%
18701,36179.8%
18801,80932.9%
18902,24824.3%
19005,081126.0%
19106,85134.8%
19208,52924.5%
19309,2218.1%
19409,3721.6%
19509,357−0.2%
19609,270−0.9%
19708,176−11.8%
19807,580−7.3%
19906,633−12.5%
20006,6310.0%
20106,215−6.3%
Est. 20146,064[11]−2.4%
Sources:[12][13][14]

As of the census[13] of 2010, there were 6,215 people, a drop of 6.3% from the 2000 census.3,070 households, and 1,740 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,649.7 people per square mile (1,406.7/km2). There were 3,326 housing units at an average density of 1,830.6 per square mile (705.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.1% White, 2.6% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 3,070 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,414, and the median income for a family was $40,095. Males had a median income of $29,972 versus $22,607 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,374. About 8.3% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (3.70%) is water.

Notable people

Media

Television

Clearfield receives television programming from the Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania media market.

Newspaper

Clearfield is covered by The Progress, published daily since 1913, and Gant Daily, published online since 2006.

See also

References

External links

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