Venango County
Also known as Venango County, Pennsylvania, Venango County, PA
county in Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Founded
- September 1, 1805
- Named after
- Native American word for otter
- Seat
- Franklin
- Largest city
- Oil City
- Commissioners
- Samuel H Breene
- Total
- 683 sq mi (1,770 km )
- Land
- 674 sq mi (1,750 km )
- Water
- 8.6 sq mi (22 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 49,346
- Density
- 75/sq mi (29/km )
- Time zone
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Venango County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805. The county is part of the Northwest Pennsylvania region of the state.
Venango County comprises the Oil City, PA micropolitan statistical area. It is part of the Pittsburgh and Erie media markets (with Erie channels available to Comcast subscribers in the area).