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Emlenton is a borough located in both Venango and Clarion Counties in Pennsylvania. The population was 784 at the 2000 census. The borough is also home to the Emlenton Bridge, which spans the Allegheny River, and is the tallest bridge east of the Mississippi River in the United States.

Emlenton is located at 41°10′42″N, 79°42′37″W (41.178462, -79.710375)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.87%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 784 people, 322 households, and 200 families residing in the borough. The population density was 364.7/km² (947.1/mi²). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 167.5/km² (434.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.85% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.38% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races.

There were 322 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,227, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,952. About 10.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

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