| Clarence, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Centre County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Centre County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Centre |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Snow Shoe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.88 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 604 |
| Population Density Km2: | 87.75 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1400 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0481°N -77.9403°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 16829 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-13768 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1171899 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.66 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.66 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 227.24 |
Clarence is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 626 at the 2010 census.[2]
Clarence is located in northern Centre County near the geographic center of Snow Shoe Township. It is bordered on the south by the borough of Snow Shoe. Exit 147 on Interstate 80 is 3miles south of Clarence on the southeastern edge of Snow Shoe borough.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.27km2, all land. The town is in the valley of the North Fork of Beech Creek, which flows east to Bald Eagle Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 577 people, 226 households, and 169 families living in the CDP. The population density was 350.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 246 housing units at an average density of 149.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.31% White, 0.17% Native American, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
Of those 226 households, 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,447, and the median income for a family was $40,375. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $22,045 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,666. About 2.3% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.