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County:

McKean County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42083

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

21.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

135,346

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

518,251

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.32

Allegheny NF

135,346

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

51,915

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

50,635

-2.5%

-5.5%

3.0%

1990:

47,131

-6.9%

-8.1%

1.2%

2000:

45,936

-2.5%

-2.2%

-0.3%

2005:

44,370

-3.4%

-3.0%

-0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

44,078

96.0%

0-to-19:

12,028

26.2%

Black:

829

1.8%

20-to-39:

11,886

25.9%

Hispanic:

485

1.1%

40-to-59:

12,279

26.7%

American Indian:

132

0.3%

60-plus:

9,743

21.2%

Other:

412

0.9%

Median Age:

38.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

46.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.0%

Median Family Income:

$40,924

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.0%

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