Venango County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1805 (declared in 1800)
Parent counties: Allegheny and Lycoming

Namesake: The Venango River
Seat: Franklin (1805–)

Land area: 674 square miles

Population (2020): 50,454

Population (historic): 3,060 (1810); 17,900 (1840); 47,925 (1870); 49,648 (1900); 63,226 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1870; 1880–1950; 1970s

Subdivisions: Two cities; nine boroughs; five CDPs; 21 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,764 (35.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,356
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,101
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,369
Average farm size (1920): 53.9 acres
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Franklin

Namesake: Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father

Founding: 1795 (platting); 1800 (post office); 1828 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 6,097

Population (historic): 159 (1810); 595 (1840); 3,908 (1870); 7,317 (1900); 10,254 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1800–1930
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,702 (51.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Uriah Williams Farm (c. 1840). 966 Cherry Tree Road. Cherry Tree. Greek Revival.
2. Thomas McKee House (c. 1830). 343 Franklin Street. Clinton.
3. House (c. 1890). 1472 Bredinsburg Road. Cranberry. Eastlake.
4. River Ridge Farm / Joseph Sibley Estate (1911–1912). 870 River Ridge Road. Cranberry. Eclectic.
5. House (c. 1915). 900 Wood Lane. Cranberry. Eclectic.
6. House (c. 1900). 954 Wood Lane. Cranberry. Queen Anne.
7. Joseph Hillier Farm (c. 1865). 129 Cooperstown Road. Jackson. Italianate.
8. Farm (c. 1890). 1749 Lake Creek Road. Jackson. Eastlake.
9. Dennis Smith House (c. 1855). 488 Stewart Run Road. President. Greek Revival.
10. John Middleton Farm (c. 1850). 1665 Big Bend Road. Scrubgrass. Greek Revival.
11. William Crawford House (c. 1824). Emlenton–Clintonville Road, east of State Route 38. Scrubgrass.
12. William Scott House (c. 1835). 857 Lisbon Road. Scrubgrass. Greek Revival.
13. Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church (1845/1890s). 258 Stone Church Road. Scrubgrass. Gothic Revival.

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