Marienville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jenks Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its altitude is , and it is located at (41.4702014, -79.1247623). Other names for the community have included "Marion" and "Marionville". Marienville is a major point on a well-known ATV trail. According to the 2010 census the population of Marienville was 3,137.
Marienville is the location of the SCI Forest state correctional institution.
Geography The community is in southeastern Forest County near the center of Jenks Township. Pennsylvania Route 66 is the main street, leading northeast to U.S. Route 6 at Kane and southwest to Interstate 80 near Clarion. Pennsylvania Route 899 leads south from Marienville to Clarington.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Marienville CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Marienville had a population of 3,362. The median age was 37.7 years. 2.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 863.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 958.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 360 households in Marienville, of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.4% were married-couple households, 26.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 596 housing units, of which 39.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.2%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,850 55.0% Black or African American 1,214 36.1% American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.1% Asian 5 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 273 8.1% Two or more races 16 0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 278 8.3% References