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County Facts

Clinton County is situated in the heart of central Pennsylvania, encompassing thousands of acres of natural beauty and peaceful living space. There are five state parks in Clinton: the Kettle Creek State, Hyner State Park, Ravensburg State Park, Bucktail State Park, and Jessie Hall State Park. In fact, 90% of Clinton county is forest land, allowing the area to naturally support a great deal of outdoor activity, including hunting, camping, hiking and cross country skiing.

The central location of Clinton County allows residents easy access to about 1/4 of the nations total population. Just over 37,000 people live in Clinton County. Lock Haven, the county's only city, measures 2.6 miles and is the most densely populated municipality with 9,200 residents. The average annual temperature in Clinton county is 51 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average annual precipitation locally is 40 inches. Historically, Clinton County is known as the birthplace of the Piper cub aircraft and the Woolrich clothing company.

County Statistics

Clinton County's outreach provides the intellectual expertise and resources of Penn State University through teaching, research, and service to address the special, civic, economic, and environmental issues and opportunities of its citizens.

Population 1996
Families 1990
School Enrollment
Farms 1997
Satellite Conference 1999
 Extension Programs
Circulars
News Articles
Office Use
Outreach Meetings
   
Population:  1996
       - Black
150
       - Asian or Pacific Islander
149
       - American Indian or Eskimo Aleut
51
       - White non-hispanic
36,780
       Total Population
37,130
Families 1990
       - No. of families
9876
       - No. of households
13,844
Public /Private School Enrollment 1995-96
       - No. of students
5998
Farms 1997
       - Number of farms
266
       - Average size of farm (Acres)
155
       - Total number Acres in farms
41,293
       - Total number of cropland farms
252
       - Total number of cropland acres
29,551
       - Number of farmers- principal occupation
160
       - Number of livestock & poultry farms
168
       - Number of beef cow farms
58
       - Number of milk cow farms
85
       - Number of corn for grain or seed farms
116
       - Number of corn for silage or green chop
100
       - Number of wheat for grain farms
23
       - Number of oats for grain farms
51
       - Number of potato farms
7
       - Number of land in orchard (farms)
6
Satellite Conference 1999
       - Total conferences
19
              - Total live audience
59
              - Taped for later use
8
              - County Extension use
8
              - Non-extension use
11
Extension Programs 1999
       - 4 - H Clubs
19
              - Members
292
              - Leaders
64
       - Other youth served (non 4-H)
1934
       - Master Gardeners 1999
              - Number of Volunteers
4
              - Number of Volunteer Hours
197
              - Number of contacts
121
       - Family Living
              - PA Registered Family Day Care
6
                     - Enrollment size
6
              - Licensed Group Home Day Care
3
                     - Enrollment size
12
              - PA Licensed Child Care Centers
9
                     - Enrollment size (depending on age)
8 - 104
Circulars (number printed & mailed) 1999
       - Better Living        
2454
       - Ag/Crops
2820
       - Clover Patch
3204
News Articles 1999
       - Staff articles
40
       - Youth & Outreach
92
Office Use - Meetings 1999
       - Extension
109
       - Non - Extension 
37
       Total
146
Outreach Meetings 1999
       - Number of Meetings
104
       - Number of contacts
2414
       - Number of staff miles traveled
9649

Program Highlights

Penn State Cooperative Extension helps individuals, families, businesses, and communities throughout Pennsylvania with information and a broad range of educational programs designed to:

  • Support productive, profitable, and competitive businesses and a strong agriculture and food system
  • Enable people to better understand and deal with complex public issues.
  • Strengthen families, children and youth, and the elderly
  • Build caring, safe, and healthy communities
  • Ensure the long-term vitality of Pennsylvania's natural resources

 

 
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