Bear Lake

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Bear Lake

Total population

132

Median home value

$70,000

12.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$38,750

Bear Lake$39k

National$74k

Founded

1887

Elevation1552 m

Land area0.69 km²

Weather64°F · Sunny

Coordinates41.99°, -79.50°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bear Lake is a borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bear Lake had a population of 148.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bear Lake, PA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Abner Lewis

American politician (1801–1879)

J

James H. McGraw

American businessman (1860-1948)

L

Lee Barker Walton

American entomologist, protistologist, zoologist and evolutionary biologist (1871-1937)

Elnora Monroe Babcock

American suffragist, writer

Mary Louise Nash

American educator, writer(1826-1896)

Edith Sessions Tupper

Tupper, Edith Katharine Sessions. birth place: -. birth date: 1855-00-00. death date: 1927-00-00.

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pennsylvania

• Canadohta Lake
  21.3 mi away
• Mill Village
  25.5 mi away
• Clarendon
  25.6 mi away · pop. 358
• Lawrence Park
  28.9 mi away · pop. 3,775
• Edinboro
  33 mi away · pop. 5,440
• Hasson Heights
  38.7 mi away · pop. 1,351
• Meadville
  40.9 mi away
• Marienville
  41.3 mi away
• Kane
  42.3 mi away · pop. 3,537
• James City
  42.6 mi away · pop. 174
• Cochranton
  43.2 mi away · pop. 1,084
• Lake City
  43.4 mi away · pop. 2,895

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bear Lake

Development Concept Plan

National Park Service · 1980

Little Traverse Bay

Michael R. Federspiel · 2014

Twenty-fifth anniversary studies

Philadelphia Anthropological Society. · 1937

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Misrepresented People

2018

Abraham Lincoln

John Torrey Morse · 1893

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Seen 2026-09-19

Tan Jumping Spider

Platycryptus undatus

Seen 2026-09-13

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

Seen 2026-09-10

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-10

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Seen 2026-09-07

threeleaf goldthread

Coptis trifolia

Seen 2026-09-06

reddening lepiota

Macropsalliota americana

Seen 2026-09-05

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-05

Mountain Winterberry

Ilex montana

Seen 2026-09-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).