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'''Clearfield''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] and the [[county seat]]<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> of [[Clearfield County,
==Consolidation==
In October 2015, a Clearfield/Lawrence Township Consolidation Committee first convened to discuss a potential merger between [[Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence Township]] and Clearfield.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://clearfieldboro.com/consolidation/ |title=
[[File:Clearfield Borough Lawrence Township Consolidation (cropped).jpg|
▲[[File:Clearfield Borough Lawrence Township Consolidation (cropped).jpg|300px|thumb|left|Location of the new municipality in Clearfield County if the vote passes in 2020.]]
==History==
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Clearfield is located near the center of Clearfield County along the [[West Branch Susquehanna River|West Branch of the Susquehanna River]]. [[Clearfield Creek]] joins the West Branch {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the east (downstream) of town.
[[U.S. Route 322]] passes through the borough, and [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]] passes just to the north, with access from Exit 120 ([[Pennsylvania Route 879]]). Via US-322 and I-80, it is {{convert|22|mi}} northwest to the city of [[DuBois, Pennsylvania|DuBois]]. US-322 leads southeast {{convert|40|mi}} to [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]].
===Adjacent counties===
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==Neighborhoods==
* '''East End''' is a neighborhood within the borough of Clearfield. The area is located in the northeastern portion of the borough. The northern portion of East End is [[U.S. Route 322 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 322]].
* '''Golden Rod''', sometimes referred to as '''Golden Rod Farms''', is located along U.S. 322 to the east about a mile from Clearfield and very close to [[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania]] Clearfield Campus, and is not with the borough boundary. The neighborhood is near the confluence of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and [[Clearfield Creek]].
* '''Hillsdale''' is located to the east of Clearfield, just outside the borough limits. The neighborhood is on a hill overlooking the borough. The boundary for this area is roughly from High Street (the borough boundary) to the west, to the Hillcrest Cemetery to the north, to [[Pennsylvania Route 879]] to the east. [[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania|Lock Haven University's]]<ref>[http://www.lhup.edu/clearfield/ LHU Clearfield Campus<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Clearfield branch campus was once located in Hillsdale, but relocated to its current location along U.S. Route 322, about {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of downtown.
* '''Kerr''' or more commonly known as '''Kerr Addition''' is located outside the borough limits on the north side of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]] when the river makes a turn to the east. It is across the river from the East End neighborhood. The [http://ccctc.edu/ Clearfield County Career and Technology Center] is located in Kerr Addition as well as
* '''South Park''' or sometimes '''South Side''' is located mainly in the southern portion of the borough of Clearfield. It covers an area from the east bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River to Pennsylvania Route 879 to the south and east, and to [[Pennsylvania Route 153]] to the north. Many old smaller [[mansion]]-style houses are located in the neighborhood which overlooks the river.
* '''West Side''' is located inside the borough boundary to the west of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]], north to U.S. Route 322. It is made up of many mid 19th-century homes, and it is the location of many businesses and churches, some of which use "West Side" in their names. One of the bigger churches, West Side [[United Methodist Church]]<ref>[http://www.westsideumc.com/ Home of West Side United Methodist Church, Clearfield PA 16830<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is located in the neighborhood. Clearfield Hospital is in the West Side near the northern boundary of the borough. The Clearfield County Fair
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*St. Francis School
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*Joseph and Elizabeth Shaw Public Library
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|2000= 6631
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|2020= 5962
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>▼
▲|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 6,215 people, a drop of 6.3% from the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].3,070 households, and 1,740 families residing in the borough. The
There were 3,070 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.83.
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* [[Willie Adams (1910s pitcher)|Willie Adams]], major league baseball pitcher (1912-1919)
* [[Howie Bedell]], major league baseball player
* [[William Bigler]] (January 1, 1814 – August 9, 1880), American politician, 12th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855, later U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1856 until 1861
* [[Earl Caldwell (journalist)|Earl Caldwell]], former reporter and columnist for ''[[The New York Times]]''; first African-American to have a regular column in a major national newspaper
* [[Skip Cleaver]], New Hampshire state legislator
* [[Otto Eppers]], cartoonist/illustrator who as part of a stunt successfully jumped off the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] at 17 years of age
* [[Howard Fargo]], former member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] (1981-2000)
* [[Anthony A. Mitchell]], clarinetist, composer and conductor
* [[Rembrandt C. Robinson|Rembrandt Cecil Robinson]] (1924-1972) was a United States Navy officer (Rear admiral)<ref>{{cite web|title=Rear Admiral R.C. Robinson|url=http://www.rear-admiral-rc-robinson.com/radmrobinson.html|access-date=2014-04-21}}</ref>
* [[Edward Scofield]], [[List of Governors of Wisconsin|governor of Wisconsin (1897–1901)]]
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===Movies===
Three feature films were shot on location in Clearfield County and downtown Clearfield by native
==Newspaper==
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* [[WPQP]]
* [[WIFT]]
* [[WCPA (AM)|WCPA-AM]] 900
* [[WQQP]] 95.9 MHz
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