St. Marys is a city in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,738 at the 2020 census. It was founded December 8, 1842, and was originally inhabited mostly by Bavarian Roman Catholics. It is home to Straub Brewery and the first Benedictine convent in the United States. In 1992, the borough of St. Marys absorbed the surrounding township of Benzinger and incorporated as a city. Despite being Pennsylvania's second-largest city by area after Philadelphia, it is one of the state's least densely populated cities.
Mid-Atlantic
St. Marys
Elk County, PA
Population
12,691
Walk Score
74 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$725
Median home value
$140,100
Settled
1804
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- St. Marys Historic District · listed 1998
Notable landmarks
- Decker's Chapel · listed 1998
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