Forest County, Pennsylvania
12 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,715
- Median household income
- $52,191
- ±3,237
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 47 of 1,913 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.8%
- 1,436 of 1,920 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Forest | 7,032 (2021) | 526 Elm St, Tionesta | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Tionesta | 481 (2021) | Po Box 408, Tionesta | — |
Townships 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Barnett | 344 (2021) | 2301 Belltown Road, Clarington | Website |
| Township of Green | 416 (2021) | 239 Route 36, Tionesta | — |
| Township of Harmony | 519 (2021) | Po Box 208, West Hickory | — |
| Township of Hickory | 463 (2021) | Po Box 44, Endeavor | — |
| Township of Howe | 205 (2021) | 7947 Route 666, Sheffield | Website |
| Township of Jenks | 3,562 (2021) | Po Box 436, Marienville | — |
| Township of Kingsley | 295 (2021) | Po Box 339, Marienville | — |
| Township of Tionesta | 747 (2021) | Po Box 307, Tionesta | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest County Industrial Development Authority | Industrial development | 526 Elm St, Tionesta | Website |
| Centre County General Authority | Other multi-function districts | 420 Holmes St, Bellefonte | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Forest Area SD
School district4 schools
22318 Route 62 Box 16, Tionesta, PA, 16353
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Clarion Farmers' Market (Clarion)
Oil City Farmers Market (2 Central Avenue Oil City)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.