St. Clair is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north of Pottsville in the southern Coal Region. Extensive deposits of hard coal are present.

St. Clair is noted for manufacturing squibs, fuses and caps used in the mining industry.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census

Notable people

  • Joel Thompson Boone, U.S. Navy vice admiral, received Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during WW I.
  • Vincent Carter, U.S. Representative from Wyoming.
  • Michael Dudick, priest and bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh.
  • Joe Holden, baseball catcher, Philadelphia Phillies (1934–1936).
  • Tim Holden, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district and chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
  • John B. Price, football coach.
  • Ed Sharockman, professional football player; started in Super Bowl IV.
  • John Titus - baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies (1903–12) and Boston Braves (1912–13).

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File:The breaker plant. The St. Clair Coal Company, St. Clair Colliery, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. - NARA - 541528.jpg|St. Clair Coal Company, 1946

File:Saint Clair State Bank, Schuylkill Co PA.JPG|Saint Clair State Bank, 1924

File:2nd St, St. Clair PA 02.JPG|Second Street in St. Clair

File:St. Clare of Assisi Church, St. Clair PA.JPG|St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church

File:First Primitive Methodist Church, St. Clair PA 01.JPG|First Primitive Methodist Church

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References

Further reading

  • Anthony F. C. Wallace: St. Clair: A Nineteenth-Century Coal Town's Experience with a Disaster-Prone Industry, Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, Paperback and with corrections 1988 LCCN n/88/37772
  • Saint Clair Then and Now: Saint Clair Community and Historical Society Web Site
  • Map Patches of mining Saint Clair