McKean Township is a
township in
Erie County,
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,435 at the 2020 census,
up from 4,409 at the
2010 census,
down from 4,619 in 2000.
Geography
The township is in the central part of Erie County and surrounds the borough of
McKean McKean may refer to:
Places
* McKean, Pennsylvania
* McKean County, Pennsylvania
* McKean Island, island in the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati
* McKean Township (disambiguation)
Other uses
* McKean (surname), people with the surname ''McKea ...
, a separate municipality. According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.41%, is water.
The principal streams are
Elk Creek, which flows west into
Lake Erie, and its tributary Lamson Run.
Interstate 79
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and
Interstate 90
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intersect in the northeastern corner of the township. The interchange is south of downtown
Erie, southwest of
Buffalo, New York, north of
Pittsburgh, and northeast of
Cleveland, Ohio
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.
McKean Township is located in the Lake Erie Snowbelt and receives significant amounts of
lake effect snow
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every winter.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 4,619 people, 1,649 households, and 1,322 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,714 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.20%
White, 0.56%
African American, 0.39%
Native American, 0.11%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.28% from
other races, and 0.45% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 1,649 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were
married couples
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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,961, and the median income for a family was $47,746. Males had a median income of $36,408 versus $21,943 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $18,457. About 3.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
Sources
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External links
McKean Township official website
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Populated places established in 1795
Townships in Erie County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania