Emlenton is a borough in Clarion and Venango counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . The population was 625 at the 2010 census. Of these, 617 were in Venango County, and eight were in Clarion County. The borough is home to the Emlenton Bridge on I-80 , which spans the Allegheny River .
7-538: Emlenton is named for Hannah Emlen Fox, the wife of Joseph Mickle Fox, one of its founders and original land owner. The Emlenton Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 0.59 square miles (1.52 km), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km), or 0.77%, is water. As of the 2000 census, there were 784 people, 322 households, and 200 families residing in
14-473: A female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
21-662: A variety of popular architectural styles including Italianate , Greek Revival , and Gothic Revival . Notable buildings include the Valley House Hotel (1837), Quaker State Oil Refining Complex, Harry Crawford birthplace (c. 1860), Farmers National Bank Building (1904), Criswell-Bishop Building (c. 1920), Crawford Memorial School (1928), St. John's Reformed Church (1869), St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (1886), Emlenton Presbyterian Church (1874), St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church (1870, 1930), and Emlenton Borough Building (1928). The contributing structures are mostly located at
28-531: The poverty line , including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over. Emlenton Historic District Emlenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Emlenton , Venango County, Pennsylvania . The district includes 317 contributing buildings, 57 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Emlenton. It includes commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional buildings. They are in
35-568: The Quaker State Oil Refining Complex and the contributing object is a World War I memorial. The Emlenton Mill (1874) was lost to fire on February 6, 2015. At the time of the fire it housed an ice cream shop, a hostel for cyclists on the Allegheny River Trail, and a small museum. Several nearby houses were also damaged. Emlenton, a town of 648, has been trying to remake itself into a tourist destination. The district
42-472: The borough. The population density was 947.1 inhabitants per square mile (365.7/km). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 434.9 units per square mile (167.9 units/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.85% White , 0.26% Native American , 0.38% Asian , and 0.51% from two or more races. There were 322 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 12.7% had
49-413: Was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 30,227, and the median income for a family was $ 40,893. Males had a median income of $ 33,125 versus $ 21,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 16,952. About 10.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below
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