Knox, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Commercial district on State Street
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Location of Knox in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. |
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Map showing Clarion County in Pennsylvania |
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Location in Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 41°14′07″N 79°32′10″W / 41.23528°N 79.53611°WCoordinates: 41°14′07″N 79°32′10″W / 41.23528°N 79.53611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Clarion |
Incorporated | 1877 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Leonard Francis Agnello (Frank Agnello) |
Area | |
• Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
• Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.46 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 1,390 ft (420 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,146 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,086 |
• Density | 1,932.38/sq mi (745.79/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 16232 |
FIPS code | 42-40272 |
Website | www |
Knox is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census.
Knox is located northwest of the center of Clarion County at 41°14′7″N 79°32′10″W / 41.23528°N 79.53611°W (41.235317, -79.536123).Pennsylvania Route 208 passes through the center of the borough, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 322 at Shippenville and west 11 miles (18 km) to Emlenton. Pennsylvania Route 338 runs through the east side of Knox as a two-lane bypass; it leads north 4 miles (6 km) to US 322 and south four miles to Interstate 80. Clarion, the county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the east via Shippenville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Knox has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.47 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.68%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,176 people, 528 households, and 337 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,056.0 people per square mile (796.6/km²). There were 570 housing units at an average density of 996.5 per square mile (386.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.98% White, 0.60% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.