Callensburg, PA

Callensburg is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 150 residents. Callen anticipated the building of the Pennsylvania Canal through that region, and while the eventual route of the canal did not pass near Callensburg, the area still attracted enough settlers to form a borough. Callensburg is situated on a hill overlooking the confluence of Licking Creek with the Clarion River, part of the Allegheny River watershed. The through line in Callensburg is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Callensburg makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Pennsylvania Route 368 passes through the center of Callensburg, leading west 7 miles to Parker on the Allegheny River.