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Created on March 26, 1804 from part of Lycoming County and named for Governor Thomas McKean. It was attached to Centre County until 1814, when it was combined with Potter County to elect commissioners jointly, and was also attached to Lycoming County for judicial and election purposes. It was formally organized in 1826. Smethport, the county seat, was laid out in 1807, and named in honor of Raymond and Theodore de Smeth, Amsterdam bankers. It was incorporated as a borough on February 11, 1853.
Although Indian leaders yielded the land at the second Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the “Last Purchase” (1784), distance and dense forest delayed settlement. After 1798 settlers from New York arrived, many originally from New England. Except for Sergeant Township, all early settlements were on the Allegheny River and its tributaries. Lumbering controlled the economy and settlement spread with each new cutting operation. Bradford grew from a lumber camp. Deep drilling brought an oil boom in 1871, lasting two decades, and the water injection method revived production for another boom, 1930 to 1950. Railroads arrived in the late 1860s to revive the lumber industry, and tanning and wood chemical industries (turpentine, creosote, etc.) flourished while the forests lasted. But by 1925 little timber remained. The Civil War leader Thomas Leiper Kane did much to develop the area. The county led the nation in natural gas production from 1895 to 1905. A lumber industry revived after World War II using managed forest systems, and there is a little crude oil production. Other products today include motor oil, Zippo Lighters, electronics, corrugated boxes, furniture, glass containers and construction blocks, and oil and gas pipes and equipment. The county’s success is attested to by the value added to the economy from its manufactures, which increased 66 percent between 1987 and 1992. Commercial forest lands and the National Forest cover much of the county; only 7 percent of the area is farmed.
McKean County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 981.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 44.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 11.5%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 1.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.40 persons compared to an average family size of 2.93 persons.
In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $41,578. Per capita income grew by 3.4% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009)
43,196
Covered Employment
17,308
Growth (%) since 1990
-8.3%
Average wage per job
$33,619
Households (2000)
18,024
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
22.9%
Labor Force (persons) (2009)
21,305
Average wage per job
$41,578
Unemployment Rate (2009)
10.3
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
3.5%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008)
$30,865
Average wage per job
$32,282
Median Household Income (2008)
$38,749
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
16.8%
Poverty Rate (2008)
17.7
Average wage per job
$29,552
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
82.2
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.0%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
14.0
Average wage per job
$33,770
1. BRADFORD AREA HS
Address: 81 Interstate Pkwy, Bradford, PA 16701
Phone: (814) 362-3845
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 1,032
Grades: 9-12
2. CHESTNUT STREET EL SCHOOL
Address: 226 Chestnut St, Kane, PA 16735
Phone: (814) 837-7555
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 539
Grades: KG-5
3. FLOYD C FRETZ MS
Address: 140 Lorana Ave, Bradford, PA 16701
Phone: (814) 362-3500
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 576
Grades: 6-8
4. GEORGE BLAISDELL EL SCHOOL
Address: 265 Constitution Ave, Bradford, PA 16701
Phone: (814) 362-6834
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 667
Grades: PK-2
5. KANE AREA HS
Address: 300 Hemlock Ave, Kane, PA 16735
Phone: (814) 837-6821
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 389
Grades: 9-12
6. KANE AREA MS
Address: 400 W Hemlock Ave, Kane, PA 16735
Phone: (814) 837-6030
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 302
Grades: 6-8
7. OTTO-ELDRED EL SCHOOL
Address: 5 Bennett Street, Eldred, PA 16731
Phone: (814) 225-4779
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 372
Grades: PK-6
8. OTTO-ELDRED JSHS
Address: 143 Sweitzer Dr, Duke Center, PA 16729
Phone: (814) 966-3212
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 346
Grades: 7-12
9. PORT ALLEGANY EL SCHOOL
Address: 85 Clyde Lynch Dr, Port Allegany, PA 16743
Phone: (814) 642-9557
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 492
Grades: KG-6
10. PORT ALLEGANY JSHS
Address: 20 Oak St, Port Allegany, PA 16743
Phone: (814) 642-2544
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 493
Grades: 7-12
11. SCHOOL STREET EL SCHOOL
Address: 76 School St, Bradford, PA 16701
Phone: (814) 368-3183
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 550 3-5
12. SENECA HIGHLANDS AVTS
Address: 219 Edison Bates Dr, Port Allegany, PA 16743
Phone: (814) 642-2573
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 0
Grades: 10-12
13. SMETHPORT AREA EL SCHOOL
Address: 414 S Mechanic St, Smethport, PA 16749
Phone: (814) 887-5012
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 491
Grades: PK-6
14. SMETHPORT AREA JSHS
Address: 412 S Mechanic St, Smethport, PA 16749
Phone: (814) 887-5545
County: Mckean County
Enrollment: 475
Grades: 7-12
