Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County
Venango County
U.S. county
	Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
	Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
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Country	United States ;
State	Pennsylvania
Founded	March 12, 1800
Seat	Franklin
Largest city	Oil City
Area
• Total	683 sq mi (1,770 km2)
• Land	674 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Water	9 sq mi (20 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	50,454
• Density	75/sq mi (29/km2)
Website	[[1] www.co.venango.pa.us/%20www.co.venango.pa.us]]

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Venango County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin, and its largest city is Oil City.

History[edit | edit source]

Venango County was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties. The county was named for the Venango Path, a Native American trail that ran through the area.

Geography[edit | edit source]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 683 square miles (1,770 km²), of which 674 square miles (1,750 km²) is land and 9.0 square miles (23 km²) (1.3%) is water.

Adjacent counties[edit | edit source]

Crawford County (northwest)
Warren County (north)
Forest County (northeast)
Clarion County (east)
Butler County (south)
Mercer County (west)

Major highways[edit | edit source]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As of the 2020 census, there were 50,454 people, 21,978 households, and 13,789 families residing in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile (29/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.5% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.