McKean is a

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in Erie County,

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. The population was 475 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the

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. McKean was known as "Middleboro" until it officially changed its name in 1970.

Geography

McKean is located in central Erie County at (41.998941, -80.145475). It is surrounded by McKean Township.

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passes through the borough, leading north to

U.S. Route 19 U.S. Route 19 (US 19) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the Eastern United States. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul road, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Erie. The highway's southern ...

in the outskirts of Erie and south to Edinboro.

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passes west of McKean, with access from Exit 174. I-79 leads north to downtown Erie and south to the Meadville area. According to the

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, McKean borough has a total area of , of which , or 1.82%, is water. The borough is located along Elk Creek, which flows west to

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 389 people, 150 households, and 100 families residing in the borough. The

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was 673.6 people per square mile (259.0/km²). There were 161 housing units at an average density of 278.8 per square mile (107.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.49%

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, 0.26%

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, and 0.26% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.51% of the population. There were 150 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were

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living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.17. In the borough the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $39,063, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,844 for females. The

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for the borough was $16,403. About 6.9% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the

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, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1795 Boroughs in Erie County, Pennsylvania 1970 establishments in Pennsylvania