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Population in July 2007: 6,205. Population change since 2000: -5.9%
 

Males: 2,931  (47.2%)
Females: 3,274  (52.8%)
Median resident age:  40.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16830.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,700 (it was $27,414 in 2000)
Clearfield  $31,700
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $76,200 (it was $58,200 in 2000)
Clearfield  $76,200
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Clearfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Clearfield: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (21.9%), Irish (11.5%), English (10.7%), United States (9.8%), Italian (9.2%), Polish (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/21/1840

Elevation: 1114 feet

Land area: 1.82 square miles.

Population density: 3415 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




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For population 25 years and over in Clearfield

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clearfield borough

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

80 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Clearfield:  1.7% ($988)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (113.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (237.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Plymptonville, PA (0.9 miles ), Hyde, PA (2.1 miles ), Curwensville borough, PA (6.6 miles ), Wallaceton borough, PA (11.3 miles ), Lumber City, PA (11.4 miles) , Grampian borough, PA (12.4 miles ), Brisbin borough, PA (14.1 miles ), Houtzdale borough, PA (14.9 miles ).

Latitude: 41.02 N, Longitude: 78.44 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,139 (+47.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,391 (47.1%)


People in group quarters in Clearfield
  • 67 people in nursing homes
  • 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: -109 (-1.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Crime in Clearfield by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.015.60.0
Rapes 151002
    per 100,000 15.175.115.40.00.031.5
Robberies 310217
    per 100,000 45.215.00.031.115.6110.3
Assaults 3812812188
    per 100,000 572.8180.2122.9186.5281.3126.1
Burglaries 15142772519
    per 100,000 226.1210.2414.8108.8390.7299.4
Thefts 156158137129106102
    per 100,000 2351.52372.42104.82005.01656.51607.6
Auto thefts 101049166
    per 100,000 150.7150.261.5139.9250.094.6
Arson 003000
    per 100,000 0.00.046.10.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 262.1222.2155.0145.6205.8176.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.13
US city average:  3.00

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Clearfield-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.2 miles away from the Clearfield city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 tornado 36.7 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 40 people.


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Birthplace of: Doug Brocail - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Texas Rangers, born: May 16, 1967).


Main business address for: CNB FINANCIAL CORP/PA (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).


Hospital/medical center in Clearfield:
  • CLEARFIELD HOSP (809 TURNPIKE AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Clearfield:
  • DUBOIS REGNL MED CNTR (about 21 miles; DUBOIS, PA)
  • MINERS HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; HASTINGS, PA)
  • ELK REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 30 miles; SAINT MARYS, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Clearfield, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clearfield:
  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 33 miles; DU BOIS, PA; ID: DUJ)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 44 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 52 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clearfield:
  • CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE (about 3 miles; CLEARFIELD, PA; ID: FIG)
  • ALBERT (about 15 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; ID: 1N3)
  • ST MARYS MUNI (about 27 miles; ST MARYS, PA; ID: OYM)

Colleges/Universities in Clearfield:
  • CLEARFIELD BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 19; Location: 22 N THIRD ST; Private, for-profit)
  • CLEARFIELD COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FT enrollment: 14; Location: RR 1 BOX 5; Public; Website: www.ccctc.org)
  • CLEARFIELD HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN (FT enrollment: 7; Location: 809 TURNPIKE AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-CLEARFIELD (Location: 119 BYERS ST; Public; Website: www.lhup.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clearfield:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 38 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 58 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 59 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 66 miles; CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,538)
Public high schools in Clearfield:
Private high school in Clearfield:
  • CLEARFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 166; Location: RD 2 BOX 257; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Clearfield:
Private elementary/middle school in Clearfield:
  • ST FRANCIS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 230 S SECOND STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Clearfield:
  • JOSEPH & ELIZABETH SHAW LIB (Operating income: $168,223; Location: 1 SOUTH FRONT ST; 48,676 books; 794 audio materials; 311 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • In the fm strongest signals catagory 107.9 WJHT fm is no longer owned by Dame roadcasting it as bought out by Forever Broadcasting added by Mike E.

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Cemetery: Hillcrest Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Grice Clearfield Community Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 119 North 4th Street).

Hotels: Comfort Inn-Clearfield (1400 Industrial Road), Days Inn Clearfield (14451 CLEARFIELD-SHAWVILLE Highway), Comfort Inn Clearfield (1821 Industrial Park Road), Days Inn at Clearfield (14451 Clearfield Shawville), Clearfield-Days Inn (Route 879 And Interstate Highway 80), Budget Inn (Route 322 E), Econo Lodge Clearfield (150 Hotel Heights), Days Inn of Clearfield (Routes 80 And 879), Holiday Inn ExpStes Clearfield (14424 Clearfield Shawville Highway).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Clearfield and their reported violations in the past:

CLEARFIELD MUNICIPAL AUTH (Population served: 14000, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.4%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Clearfield compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Clearfield (2007 data):
  • Clearfield Bank & Trust Company: Clearfield Branch, at 11 North Second Street, Clearfield Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $362.9 mil, Deposits: $327.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Cbt Financial Corp.
  • CNB Bank: Industrial Park Road Branch at 101 Industrial Park Road, branch established on 1997-02-03; Cnb Bank at One South Second Street, branch established on 1934-01-27. Info updated 2007-02-09: Bank assets: $767.3 mil, Deposits: $631.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Financial Corporation
  • Northwest Savings Bank: Clearfield Branch at 1200 S Second Street, branch established on 1973-09-24. Info updated 2006-06-07: Bank assets: $6,564.7 mil, Deposits: $5,434.2 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 162 total offices
  • CSB Bank: River Road Branch at 900 River Road, branch established on 1985-03-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $222.6 mil, Deposits: $174.9 mil, headquarters in Curwensville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Penn Laurel Financial Corp.
  • First Commonwealth Bank: Clearfield Branch at 14303 Clearfield-Shawville Highway, branch established on 1978-10-16. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $5,983.0 mil, Deposits: $4,327.9 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 111 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 6$3,638
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$434
Streets and Highways 7$21,533$36,9140$0
Other Government Administration 2$6,804$40,8249$244
Financial Administration 2$5,340$32,0400$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$32,787$49,1818$8,869
Totals for Government 19$66,464$41,97725$13,184



Clearfield government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $22,000
  • Charges - All Other: $26,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $504,000
    General - Other: $491,000
    Regular Highways: $345,000
    Central Staff Services: $159,000
    General Public Buildings: $88,000
    Fire Protection: $86,000
    Financial Administration: $60,000
    Housing & Community Development: $30,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $29,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Health Services - Other: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $2,093,000
    Benefit Payments: $46,000
    Interest Revenue: $-15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $84,000
    All Other: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $131,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $98,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $209,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $30,000
    Regular Highways: $26,000
    General Public Building: $21,000
    Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $366,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $135,000
    All Other: $27,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $694,000
    Individual Income: $387,000
    NEC: $111,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $768,000

3.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.79%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Clearfield County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, PA  0.64% ($26,381 average AGI)
from Centre County, PA  0.49% ($26,831)
from Elk County, PA  0.15% ($36,413)


4.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,701 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.33%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson County, PA  0.74% ($27,382 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA  0.58% ($30,517)
to Blair County, PA  0.18% ($33,709)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clearfield:
  • WCPA (900 AM; 3 kW; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
  • WCED (1420 AM; 5 kW; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clearfield:
  • WQYX (93.1 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • W284AK (104.7 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOKW (102.9 FM; CURWENSVILLE, PA; Owner: RAYMARK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W279AB (103.7 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: DU BOIS AREA BROADCASTING, CO., INC.)
  • WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOWQ (102.1 FM; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WKBI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: THE ELK-CAMERON BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDBA (107.3 FM; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: DU BOIS AREA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Clearfield:
  • WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Clearfield fatal accident list for 2006:
Aug 11, 2006 08:20 AM, Sr-879, Lat: 41.005794, Lon: -78.437925, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Clearfield fatal accident list for 1997:
Jul 8, 1997 07:45 AM, Turnpk Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Clearfield fatal accident list for 1996:
Sep 19, 1996 09:01 AM, 1001, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Clearfield fatal accident list for 1987:
Sep 20, 1987 09:20 AM, S Front St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Clearfield fatal accident list for 1982:
Sep 9, 1982 09:99 AM, Daisy St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


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