Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Pennsylvania, home to 2,202 people.
Venango Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 123 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. 14% of the land in Venango Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 191, at 708 acres. Venango Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Venango Township beats most towns.
Where Venango Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Venango Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,277 in 2000, 2,253 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2000 and 4 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Venango Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Venango Township.
Venango Township: 2.9% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Erie (29%), Millcreek Township (11%) and Summit Township (6%). Its typical journey to work comes in at 28 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.
| Venango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects here, 90% come from inland flooding. Venango Township’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 77 of 100. Also worth knowing: it has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Venango Township, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 16° and about 114 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 2020, Venango Township has lost 2.1% of its people, to 2,202 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 25% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania. 22% of residents are 65 or older locally.
| Venango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 29% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 69% are men (PA 50%).
| Venango Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Walkers can cover 2.3 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Venango Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 167 | 0.6 mi | 349 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 191 | — | 708 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 155 | — | 382 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of adults in Venango Township who binge drink: 19%. For adults here, the share who smoke cigarettes is 18%.
| Venango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Venango Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 35.4% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Venango Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
11 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
16 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park17 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
38 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park13 mi Theme parkSplash LagoonChautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Venango Township
About 3 of every 100 Venango Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Venango Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,253 at the 2020 census,
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5 towns share a border with Venango Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venango Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Wattsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Greene Township | #968 | C− | C− | — | B− | B− |
| Amity Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Venango Township and Greenfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Venango Township, Greenfield Township and Greene Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wattsburg and Amity Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Venango Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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