Welcome to Saint Petersburg ...

Saint Petersburg is located in Clarion County<1>.

The location of Saint Petersburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Petersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Petersburg: St. Petersburg

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Petersburg has a population of 369 people<3> (see below for details).

Saint Petersburg is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Saint Petersburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Petersburg had an population of 369 people. This is a decrease of 7.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Petersburg had a population of 400 people. This makes Saint Petersburg the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 400 people, the population of Saint Petersburg decreased 1.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 405 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Petersburg.

Communities Also Named Saint Petersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Saint Petersburg - they are located in Colorado and Florida (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Petersburg.

Communities near Saint Petersburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Petersburg.

• Oil City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <5>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Clarion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <5>
• Sugarcreek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Knox
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <5>
• Chicora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <5>
• East Brady
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <5>
• Rimersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <5>
• Harrisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• Parker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Petersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Petersburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Petersburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Petersburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Petersburg. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Petersburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Petersburg ...

Looking for more information about Saint Petersburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Petersburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Petersburg.

Adding Saint Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Petersburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Petersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Saint Petersburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Petersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Petersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/