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Created on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties. Its name comes from the Indian name for French Creek. It was attached to Crawford County until April 1, 1805. Franklin, the county seat, was laid out in 1795 at Fort Franklin, which had been built in 1787 by United States troops. Both were named for Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was incorporated as a borough on April 14, 1828 and as a city on April 4, 1868.
What is now Franklin was the site of a French fort (1754–1759), a British Army fort (1760–1763), and the U S. Army’s Fort Franklin (1787). The area was purchased from Indians at Ft Stanwix in 1784 (the “Last Purchase”). The land west of the Allegheny River was Donation Land intended for Revolutionary army veterans. The Holland Land Company’s titles were disputed by “actual settlers,” and these cases dissuaded many from moving in to establish farms. Before the 1859 oil boom, pig iron was main the main export product. When Colonel Drake struck oil, boomtowns arose overnight. Oil City is one that survived, but Pithole City and others did not. Oil City’s oil exchange was a major national economic player, but it closed in 1909. Refineries and oil equipment manufacture continued to flourish, and railroads rushed to the oil areas. Bad floods occurred in 1865, 1883, 1892, 1913, 1926, 1936, 1981, and 1982. A dam that collapsed above Titusville wiped out much of Oil City in 1892, but it was rebuilt. Peak population was achieved in 1950: 65,328. Today the refineries are gone, though some oil well tools are still made. The energy crises of the 1980s brought renewed attempts to produce more oil, although major amounts were not forthcoming. Venango is a minor bituminous producer. Farms cover 15 percent of the county.
Venango County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 675.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 80.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 7.7%. On the 2000 census form, 99.3% of the population reported only one race, with 1.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 2.93 persons.
In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $46,149. Per capita income grew by 8.0% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009)
54,183
Covered Employment
20,470
Growth (%) since 1990
-8.8%
Average wage per job
$32,979
Households (2000)
22,747
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
21.8%
Labor Force (persons) (2009)
26,384
Average wage per job
$46,149
Unemployment Rate (2009)
8.8
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
4.0%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008)
$31,214
Average wage per job
$36,260
Median Household Income (2008)
$40,757
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
17.0%
Poverty Rate (2008)
15.4
Average wage per job
$32,170
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
81.0
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.8%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
13.1
Average wage per job
$42,463
1. CENTRAL EL SCHOOL
Address: 1276 Otter St, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-8419
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 256
Grades: KG-6
2. CRANBERRY AREA JSHS
Address: 1 Education Dr, Seneca, PA 16346
Phone: (814) 676-8504
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 634
Grades: 7-12
3. CRANBERRY EL SCHOOL
Address: 3 Education Dr, Seneca, PA 16346
Phone: (814) 676-1871
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 476
Grades: KG-6
4. FRANKLIN AREA HS
Address: 246 Pone Lane, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-2121
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 745
Grades: 9-12
5. FRANKLIN AREA MS
Address: 246 Pone Lane, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-2224
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 334
Grades: 7-8
6. HASSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL
Address: 833 Grandview Rd, Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: (814) 677-8021
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 540
Grades: KG-5
7. OAKLAND SCHOOL
Address: 2111 Creek Rd, Cooperstown, PA 16317
Phone: (814) 677-3015
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 122
Grades: KG-5
8. OIL CITY AREA MS
Address: 8 Lynch Blvd, Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: (814) 676-5702
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 484
Grades: 6-8
9. OIL CITY SHS
Address: 10 Lynch Blvd, Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: (814) 676-2771
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 785
Grades: 9-12
10. PINEGROVE EL SCHOOL
Address: 278 Pinegrove School Rd, Venus, PA 16364
Phone: (814) 354-2264
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 83
Grades: KG-5
11. PLEASANTVILLE EL SCHOOL
Address: 374 N Main St, Pleasantville, PA 16341
Phone: (814) 827-2715
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 209 1-5
12. POLK EL SCHOOL
Address: 196 Church St, Polk, PA 16342
Phone: (814) 437-3411
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 128
Grades: KG-6
13. ROCKLAND EL SCHOOL
Address: 164 Cranberry/rockland Rd, Kennerdell, PA 16374
Phone: (814) 498-2221
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 65
Grades: KG-5
14. ROCKY GROVE JSHS
Address: 403 Rocky Grove Ave, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 437-3759
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 449
Grades: 7-12
15. SANDYCREEK EL SCHOOL
Address: 297 Pone Lane, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-3819
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 239 KG-6
16. SEVENTH STREET EL SCHOOL
Address: 310 7th St, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-5562
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 112
Grades: KG-6
17. SEVENTH STREET SCHOOL
Address: 102 W 7th St, Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: (814) 677-3029
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 189 3-5
18. SMEDLEY STREET SCHOOL
Address: 310 Smedley St, Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: (814) 676-2294
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 151
Grades: KG-2
19. UTICA EL SCHOOL
Address: 3823 Academy St, Utica, PA 16362
Phone: (814) 425-3279
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 80
Grades: KG-6
20. VALLEY GROVE EL SCHOOL
Address: 389 Sugarcreek Dr, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-3861
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 535
Grades: KG-6
21. VENANGO TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Address: 1 Vo Tech Dr, Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: (814) 677-3097
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 0
Grades: 10-12
22. VICTORY EL SCHOOL
Address: 1819 Georgetown Rd, Harrisville, PA 16038
Phone: (814) 786-7311
County: Venango County
Enrollment: 235
Grades: KG-6
