Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Clinton County
; Clinton County, Pennsylvania;
	; Clinton County Courthouse;
	; ; Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania;
	; ; Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.;
Founded	June 21, 1839
Named for	DeWitt Clinton
Seat	Lock Haven
Largest city	Lock Haven
Area
• Total	897 sq mi (2,323 km2)
• Land	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
• Water	8.9 sq mi (23 km2), 1.0%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	38,998
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Congressional district	12th
Time zone	; Eastern: UTC−5/−4;
Website	www.clintoncountypa.com
	; Footnotes:
; Pennsylvania Historical Marker;
Designated	June 12, 1982
;
	;

Coordinates: 41°14′N 77°38′W / 41.24°N 77.64°W / 41.24; -77.64

County in the United States

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,238.^[2] Its county seat is Lock Haven.^[3] The county was created on June 21, 1839, from parts of Centre and Lycoming Counties. Its name is in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton, however some sources suggest the namesake is Henry Clinton.^[4]

Clinton County comprises the Lock Haven, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA Combined Statistical Area.

Geography[edit]

1883 map of Clinton County, with the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad running through the center.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 897 square miles (2,320 km²), of which 888 square miles (2,300 km²) is land and 8.9 square miles (23 km²) (1.0%) is water.^[5]

Adjacent counties[edit]

Potter County (north)

Lycoming County (east)

Union County (southeast)

Centre County (south)

Clearfield County (southwest)

Cameron County (west)

Landforms[edit]

Bear Mountain - a USGS GNIS registered mountain peak (Bear Mountain: summit type feature at Latitude/Longitude: 41.0095121,-77.4338743 or 41°00'34"N,077°26'02"W) on the "Mill Hall" topographic map^[6]

Major Highways[edit]

I-80

Future I‑99

US 220

PA 64

PA 120

PA 144

PA 150

PA 477

PA 664

PA 880

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	8,323		—
1850	11,207		34.7%
1860	17,723		58.1%
1870	23,211		31.0%
1880	26,278		13.2%
1890	28,685		9.2%
1900	29,197		1.8%
1910	31,545		8.0%
1920	33,555		6.4%
1930	32,319		−3.7%
1940	34,557		6.9%
1950	36,532		5.7%
1960	37,619		3.0%
1970	37,721		0.3%
1980	38,971		3.3%
1990	37,182		−4.6%
2000	37,910		2.0%
2010	39,238		3.5%
Est. 2017	38,998	^[7]	−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8] 1790–1960^[9] 1900–1990^[10] 1990–2000^[11] 2010–2017^[2]

As of the census^[12] of 2000, there were 37,914 people, 14,773 households, and 9,927 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 18,166 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. 0.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.0% were of German, 15.6% American, 9.6% Irish, 8.6% Italian and 7.4% English ancestry.

There were 14,773 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

Micropolitan Statistical Area[edit]

Map of the Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), composed of the following parts:

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Lock Haven, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget^[13] has designated Clinton County as the Lock Haven, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (µSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census^[14] the micropolitan area ranked 16th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 315th most populous in the United States with a population of 39,238. Clinton County is also a part of the Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the population of both Clinton County and the Lycoming County areas. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 11th in the State of Pennsylvania and 143rd most populous in the United States with a population of 155,349.

Government and politics[edit]

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[15]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	64.6% 10,022	30.6% 4,744	4.8% 739
2012	54.9% 7,303	43.1% 5,734	2.1% 274
2008	50.7% 7,504	48.0% 7,097	1.3% 190
2004	57.5% 8,035	41.7% 5,823	0.8% 109
2000	50.6% 6,064	46.0% 5,521	3.4% 409
1996	37.4% 4,293	49.3% 5,658	13.3% 1,532
1992	35.6% 4,471	42.9% 5,397	21.5% 2,701
1988	49.4% 5,735	49.6% 5,759	1.0% 119
1984	59.2% 6,678	40.1% 4,525	0.6% 70
1980	52.4% 6,288	40.3% 4,842	7.3% 880
1976	46.6% 5,858	52.0% 6,532	1.4% 174
1972	62.5% 8,205	36.4% 4,772	1.1% 142
1968	48.6% 6,563	46.7% 6,301	4.8% 644
1964	29.9% 4,298	69.8% 10,038	0.3% 36
1960	60.6% 9,184	39.3% 5,965	0.1% 12
1956	60.3% 8,250	39.6% 5,411	0.1% 17
1952	58.3% 8,125	41.3% 5,758	0.4% 55
1948	52.9% 5,618	47.2% 5,013
1944	50.7% 5,915	48.9% 5,703	0.5% 57
1940	45.8% 6,291	54.0% 7,419	0.2% 26
1936	43.3% 6,479	55.8% 8,351	0.9% 139
1932	54.5% 4,851	42.1% 3,741	3.4% 302
1928	73.6% 8,120	25.8% 2,849	0.5% 60
1924	54.6% 5,129	20.7% 1,939	24.7% 2,323
1920	54.6% 4,303	37.8% 2,976	7.7% 605
1916	45.1% 2,794	47.9% 2,967	6.9% 429
1912	20.1% 1,214	36.5% 2,200	43.4% 2,621^[16]
1908	54.5% 3,477	40.0% 2,547	5.5% 351
1904	61.4% 3,535	33.7% 1,941	5.0% 285
1900	50.6% 3,157	46.1% 2,879	3.3% 205
1896	51.2% 3,486	44.9% 3,053	3.9% 265
1892	43.9% 2,572	52.5% 3,075	3.6% 211
1888	45.4% 2,756	52.8% 3,204	1.9% 113

As of February 24, 2014, there were 20,246 registered voters in Clinton County.

Democratic: 8,960 (44.3%)

Republican: 8,688 (42.9%)

Other Parties: 2,598 (12.8%)

While Clinton County has historically been Republican like the rest of central Pennsylvania, Democrats captured the registration edge in early 2008. Each of the three row-office statewide winners carried Clinton in 2008. In 2006, Democrat Bob Casey Jr. received 54% of its vote when he unseated incumbent Republican US Senator Rick Santorum and Ed Rendell received 56% of the vote against Lynn Swann. The conservative tendencies of the county were again reestablished in 2008 when then-Senator Obama lost the county vote 48% to John McCain's 51%. This was followed in 2010 with U.S. Senate candidate, Republican Pat Toomey, receiving 59% to 41% for Democrat Joe Sestak. In 2012, Mitt Romney carried the county 55% to President Obama's 43%, while incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey, Jr. received 44% to his Republican challenger, Tom Smith's 53% [1].

County commissioners[edit]

Pete Smeltz, Chairman, Republican

Jeffrey Snyder, Republican

Paul Conklin, Democrat

Other county offices[edit]

Chief Clerk, Jann Meyers

Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary, Marie Vilello, Democrat

District Attorney, David Strouse, Democrat

Register of Wills, Jennifer Hoy, Republican

Treasurer, Michelle Kunes

Auditor, Peggy Heller, Republican

Auditor, Robert Rooney, Democrat

Auditor, Michelle Crowell, Democrat

State Senate[edit]

District	Senator	Party
25	Joseph B. Scarnati III	Republican

State House of Representatives[edit]

District	Representative	Party
76	Stephanie Borowicz	Republican

United States House of Representatives[edit]

District	Representative	Party
12	Vacant	Vacant

United States Senate[edit]

Senator	Party
Pat Toomey	Republican
Bob Casey	Democratic

Education[edit]

Map of Clinton County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

Colleges and universities[edit]

Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Public school districts[edit]

Jersey Shore Area School District (also in Lycoming County)

Keystone Central School District (also in Centre County)

West Branch Area School District (also in Clearfield County)

Recreation[edit]

There are five Pennsylvania state parks in Clinton County.

Bucktail State Park Natural Area is a 75-mile (121 km) scenic route along Pennsylvania Route 120 stretching from Lock Haven to Emporium in Cameron County.

Hyner Run State Park

Hyner View State Park

Kettle Creek State Park

Ravensburg State Park

Communities[edit]

Map of Clinton County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

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

City[edit]

Lock Haven (county seat)

Boroughs[edit]

Avis

Beech Creek

Flemington

Loganton

Mill Hall

Renovo

South Renovo

Townships[edit]

Allison

Bald Eagle

Beech Creek

Castanea

Chapman

Colebrook

Crawford

Dunnstable

East Keating

Gallagher

Greene

Grugan

Lamar

Leidy

Logan

Noyes

Pine Creek

Porter

Wayne

West Keating

Woodward

Census-designated places[edit]

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Castanea

Dunnstown

Lamar

McElhattan

Rauchtown

Rote

Population ranking[edit]

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Clinton County.^[14]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† Lock Haven	City	9,772
2	Mill Hall	Borough	1,613
3	Avis	Borough	1,484
4	Dunnstown	CDP	1,360
5	Flemington	Borough	1,330
6	Renovo	Borough	1,228
7	Castanea	CDP	1,125
8	Rauchtown (partially in Lycoming County)	CDP	726
9	Beech Creek	Borough	701
10	McElhattan	CDP	598
11	Lamar	CDP	562
12	Rote	CDP	507
13	Loganton	Borough	468
14	South Renovo	Borough	439

References[edit]

^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ ^a^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 85.

^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

^ summit type feature

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 9, 2018.

^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

^ "Office of Management and Budget". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

^ ^a^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-02-10.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

^ The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 1,926 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 613 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 77 votes, and Socialist Labor candidate Arthur Reimer received 5 votes.

External links[edit]

Clinton County Government Homepage

[PAHMDB-1] "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[QF-2] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[4] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 85.

[GR1-5] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[6] summit type feature

[USCensusEst2017-7] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[8] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[9] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[10] Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[11] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[GR2-12] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[13] "Office of Management and Budget". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[Archived_copy-14] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-02-10.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

[15] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[16] The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 1,926 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 613 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 77 votes, and Socialist Labor candidate Arthur Reimer received 5 votes.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Lock Haven
City	Lock Haven
Boroughs	Avis Beech Creek Flemington Loganton Mill Hall Renovo South Renovo
Townships	Allison Bald Eagle Beech Creek Castanea Chapman Colebrook Crawford Dunnstable East Keating Gallagher Greene Grugan Lamar Leidy Logan Noyes Pine Creek Porter Wayne West Keating Woodward
CDPs	Castanea Dunnstown Lamar McElhattan Rauchtown‡ Rote
Unincorporated communities	Cooks Run Farrandsville Hyner Keating Mackeyville North Bend Salona Tylersville Westport Woolrich
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county

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Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Clinton County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Founded	June 21, 1839
Named for	DeWitt Clinton
Seat	Lock Haven
Largest city	Lock Haven
Area
• Total	897 sq mi (2,323 km²)
• Land	888 sq mi (2,300 km²)
• Water	8.9 sq mi (23 km²), 1.0%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	38,998
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km²)
Congressional district	12th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website	www.clintoncountypa.com
Footnotes:
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	June 12, 1982^[1]