McKean County

Also known as McKean County, Pennsylvania, McKean County, PA

county in Pennsylvania, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Founded: September 1, 1826
Named after: Thomas McKean
Seat: Smethport
Largest city: Bradford
Total: 984 sq mi (2,550 km )
Land: 979 sq mi (2,540 km )
Water: 5.0 sq mi (13 km ) 0.5%
Estimate 2025: 38,984
Density: 41/sq mi (16/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 15th
Website: www .mckeancountypa .gov

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Wikidata facts

Named after: Thomas McKean
Country: United States
Located in: Pennsylvania
Capital: Smethport
Population: 40432
Area: 2549
Shares border with: Warren County
Official website: www.mckeancountypa.org
Image: McKean County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 17059

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topic's main category: Category:McKean County, Pennsylvania
Commons category: McKean County, Pennsylvania
inception: 1826-09-01
water as percent of area: 0.5
native label: McKean County
different from: McKean
per capita income: 26635

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Encyclopedic overview

McKean County is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,432. Its county seat is Smethport. The county was created in 1804 and organized in 1826. It was named in honor of former Pennsylvania Governor and Declaration of Independence signer Thomas McKean. The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the state.

McKean County comprises the Bradford, Pennsylvania micropolitan statistical area. It includes the Allegheny National Forest and borders New York. The Allegheny River flows through much of the eastern portion of the county, and the Allegheny Reservoir is accessible on the county’s western border. McKean County boasts of being "The Black Cherry Capital of the World."

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