McKean County

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The McKean County Courthouse in Smethport
The McKean County Courthouse in Smethport
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Smethport
Foundation : March 26, 1804
Made up from: Lycoming County
Demographics
Residents : 45,936  (2000)
Population density : 18.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2549 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of McKean County within Pennsylvania

McKean County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 45,936 people and a population density of 18 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Smethport .

history

McKean County was formed on March 26, 1804 from parts of Lycoming County and named after Governor Thomas McKean .

The Bradford Old City Hall is one of ten entries of the county in the NRHP.

Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,549 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water.

Cities and towns

McKean County Map
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 51,341 -
1910 47,868 -6.8%
1920 48,934 2.2%
1930 55.167 12.7%
1940 56,673 2.7%
1950 56,607 -0.1%
1960 54,517 -3.7%
1970 51,915 -4.8%
1980 50,653 -2.4%
1990 47.131 -7%
2000 45,963 -2.5%
1900-1990

2000

Web links

Commons : McKean County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ McKean County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 200 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ′  N , 78 ° 27 ′  W