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History · Marianne

Half of Marianne’s homes were built after 1975

Most of Marianne was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1969 on.

0on the National Register
0.8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Marianne’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Marianne are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marianne’s history is told.

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The story so far

Marianne, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Marianne yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Marianne is a census-designated place located in Paint Township and Elk Township, Clarion County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community is located at the intersections of Pennsylvania Route 66 and U.S. Route 322, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the borough of Shippenville and 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Clarion, the county seat. As of the 2010 census the population of Marianne was 1,167.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,167 to 1,063 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Marianne on the map, 1969 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Marianne. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Marianne on the 1969 USGS mapMarianne on the 1981 USGS map1969Clarion sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Marianne.

Famous people

Famous people close to Marianne

Nobody well known was born in Marianne itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chris KirkpatrickAmerican singer and dancer · b. 1971
Jane WolfeAmerican silent film character actress and Thel… · b. 1875
Ernest M. SkinnerAmerican organ builder · b. 1866
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George W. AlexanderAmerican politician · b. 1904
Robert Means ThompsonAmerican naval officer and businessman · b. 1849
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Gene HostAmerican baseball player · b. 1933

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.