Editing Cochranton, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Cochranton, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline          = Rusty Adams Street.jpg
| image_alt              = 
| image_caption          = Adams Street Bridge over [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]]. This bridge was replaced in late 2015.
| image_flag             = Flag of Cochranton, Pennsylvania.png
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| image_map              = File:Crawford County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cochranton Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption            = Location of Cochranton in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
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| pushpin_label          = Cochranton
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| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of Cochranton in Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = United States
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2      = County
| subdivision_name2      = [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]]
| established_title      = Founded
| established_date       = 1800
| established_title1     = 
| established_date1      = 1855-04-05
| founder                = 
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| seat                   = 
| leader_party           = 
| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Mark Roche
| unit_pref              = Imperial
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| area_total_km2         = 3.11
| area_land_km2          = 3.11
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| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="COTopozone">{{cite web |title=Conneaut Outlet Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Cochranton Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/crawford-pa/stream/conneaut-outlet/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=2 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 
| elevation_ft            = 1,065
| elevation_point         = middle of borough
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| elevation_max_m         = 
| elevation_max_ft        = 1,300
| elevation_max_point     = Northeast corner of borough
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| elevation_min_m         = 
| elevation_min_ft        = 1,050
| elevation_min_point     = [[French Creek (Allegheny River tributary)|French Creek]]
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| population_total       = 1121
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 930.89
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| timezone1              = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1            = -4
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| utc_offset1_DST        = -5
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 16314<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/16314|title=Cochranton PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code_type         = 
| area_code              = 814
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| website                = {{URL|cochrantonboro.org}}
|pop_est_as_of = 2022
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
|population_est = 1107
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-14800
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.20
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.20
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|population_density_km2 = 359.52
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'''Cochranton''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,124 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref> down from 1,136 as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4214800| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Cochranton borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 3, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071455/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4214800| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cochranton is located on the southern boundary of Crawford County at {{coord|41|31|10|N|80|2|56|W|type:city}} (41.519497, -80.048906).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered by [[East Fairfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania|East Fairfield Township]] to the north, [[Wayne Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Wayne Township]] to the east, and [[Fairfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Fairfield Township]] to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|3.1|km2|order=flip}}, all  land. [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]], a southeastward-flowing tributary of the [[Allegheny River]], forms the southwestern border of the borough. Little Sugar Creek enters the borough from the east, passes north of the center of town, and joins French Creek just north of the Adams Street bridge.

[[U.S. Route 322]] passes through the northern part of the borough, bypassing the downtown. US 322 leads {{Convert|10|mi|0}} northwest to [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]], the [[county seat]], and southeast {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Franklin, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] on the Allegheny River. [[Pennsylvania Route 173]] passes through the borough center as Adams Street, leading northeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to Mount Hope and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[New Lebanon, Pennsylvania|New Lebanon]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 285]] departs PA 173 just west of the borough limits, leading west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 79#Pennsylvania|Interstate 79]] near [[Custards, Pennsylvania|Custards]].

==Creation of Borough==

Cochranton was created by order of the Crawford County Court of Quarter Sessions on April 5, 1855. Early settler Charles Cochran, along with other residents of the community, had petitioned the county court for borough status.<ref name= "Times">The Cochranton Times 125th Anniversary, page 1, ''The Cochranton Scroll'', June 1980</ref> The borough consists of the original land grants of John Adams and Thomas Cochran (who may have been distantly related to petitioner Charles Cochran). The borough plot was surveyed by Joseph Cochran, the first school teacher, and the son of Thomas Cochran.<ref>Community Focus - Cochranton, ''The Meadville Tribune'', February 14, 2022, page B1</ref>

The first election was held on April 14, 1855. James Greer was elected Burgess, and the first borough council consisted of Charles Cochran, D. M. DeVore, Samuel Markle, William T. Dunn, and Hugh Smith.<ref name= "Times" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 250
|1870= 459
|1880= 645
|1890= 655
|1900= 640
|1910= 695
|1920= 647
|1930= 727
|1940= 793
|1950= 1092
|1960= 1139
|1970= 1229
|1980= 1240
|1990= 1174
|2000= 1148
|2010= 1136
|2020= 1121
|estyear=2022
|estimate=1107
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,148 people, 478 households, and 335 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|953.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 506 housing units at an average density of {{convert|420.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.09% of the population.

There were 478 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% comprised someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution of the borough was: 23.3% under the age of 18; 7.4% from 18 to 24; 26.4% from 25 to 44; 26.2% from 45 to 64; and 16.7% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,625, and the median income for a family was $45,463. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $21,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,960. About 6.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://cochrantonboro.org Borough of Cochranton official website]

{{Crawford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1800]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Crawford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1800 establishments in Pennsylvania]]