Editing Kane, Pennsylvania

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| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Brandy Schimp [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Schimp takes Kane mayoral race, other Kane winners announced |url=http://www.bradfordera.com/news/schimp-takes-kane-mayoral-race-other-kane-winners-announced/article_d1bc48d6-c440-11e7-b943-7ba01460c1c2.html |website=The Bradford Era |access-date=November 26, 2019 |date=November 8, 2017}}</ref>
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| established_title               = Settled
| established_date                = 1864
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| established_date2               = 1887
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| area_total_km2                  = 4.06
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| population_total                = 3630
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'''Kane''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]], {{convert|94|mi|km}} east by southeast of [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]. It was founded in 1864 by [[American Civil War|Civil War]] General [[Thomas L. Kane]] of the famous Bucktail Regiment at an elevated site 2210 feet (674 m) above sea level. In the early part of the 20th century, Kane had large glass works, bottle works, lumber mills, and manufactures of brush handles, saws, cutlery, screen doors and windows. The population peaked in the 1920s but has since declined to 3,612 people in 2020.<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=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>

It is the home of the [[Kane Area School District]], and they are known as the Kane Wolves.

Famous residents of Kane include [[Chuck Daly]], two-time NBA Champion and 1992 Olympic gold medalist coach; [[Amy Rudolph]], an Olympic distance runner and qualifier in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Games; composer [[Maryanne Amacher]]; and [[Evan O'Neill Kane]], a surgeon known for removing his own appendix and repairing his own hernia under local anesthetic.

== Geography ==

Kane is located at {{coord|41|39|42|N|78|48|37|W|type:city}} (41.661712, -78.810328).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|website=Census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

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Image:Aerial view of Kane.jpg|Aerial looking north
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The above photo is an aerial view of Kane (looking north) taken on May 4, 2008.  Below is an aerial shot of Kane looking northwest.  Click photo for a larger view.

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Image:Aerial shot of Kane looking northwest.JPG|Aerial looking northwest
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== Climate ==

Kane has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen Climate]] Dfb) with long, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The record low in Kane is {{Convert|-35|F|C|0}} and the record high is {{Convert|98|F|C|0}} Late fall/early winter is especially snowy due to heavy amounts of lake effect snow from [[Lake Erie]] and, to a lesser extent, [[Lake Ontario]]. Lake effect snow during cold snaps in early spring also helps to raise snowfall totals.

Kane is the coldest city in Pennsylvania by annual mean.

{{Weather box
|location = Kane, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1940–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 71
|Mar record high F = 81
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 93
|Sep record high F = 92
|Oct record high F = 85
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 70
|year record high F = 98
|Jan high F = 30.4
|Feb high F = 33.2
|Mar high F = 42.3
|Apr high F = 55.9
|May high F = 67.4
|Jun high F = 75.1
|Jul high F = 78.7
|Aug high F = 77.5
|Sep high F = 70.8
|Oct high F = 58.6
|Nov high F = 45.6
|Dec high F = 34.9
|year high F = 55.9
|Jan mean F = 21.8
|Feb mean F = 23.0
|Mar mean F = 31.2
|Apr mean F = 43.1
|May mean F = 53.8
|Jun mean F = 62.2
|Jul mean F = 65.9
|Aug mean F = 64.6
|Sep mean F = 58.0
|Oct mean F = 47.0
|Nov mean F = 36.6
|Dec mean F = 27.4
|year mean F = 44.6
|Jan low F = 13.2
|Feb low F = 12.9
|Mar low F = 20.2
|Apr low F = 30.3
|May low F = 40.2
|Jun low F = 49.4
|Jul low F = 53.2
|Aug low F = 51.7
|Sep low F = 45.2
|Oct low F = 35.4
|Nov low F = 27.5
|Dec low F = 20.0
|year low F = 33.3
|Jan record low F = −35
|Feb record low F = −32
|Mar record low F = −24
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = −6
|Dec record low F = −26
|year record low F = −35
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.82
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.83
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.56
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.24
|May precipitation inch = 4.51
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.73
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.62
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.43
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.91
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.03
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.84
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.99
|year precipitation inch = 48.51
|Jan snow inch = 25.4
|Feb snow inch = 20.4
|Mar snow inch = 13.4
|Apr snow inch = 2.9
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.8
|Nov snow inch = 8.2
|Dec snow inch = 21.7
|year snow inch = 92.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 19.6
|Feb precipitation days = 15.8
|Mar precipitation days = 15.0
|Apr precipitation days = 14.7
|May precipitation days = 14.1
|Jun precipitation days = 13.8
|Jul precipitation days = 12.2
|Aug precipitation days = 11.7
|Sep precipitation days = 11.9
|Oct precipitation days = 14.6
|Nov precipitation days = 15.1
|Dec precipitation days = 18.5
|year precipitation days = 177.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 14.5
|Feb snow days = 11.7
|Mar snow days = 7.2
|Apr snow days = 2.3
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.6
|Nov snow days = 5.1
|Dec snow days = 11.2
|year snow days = 52.7
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ctp
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021
| archive-date = July 5, 2012
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}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00364432&format=pdf
| title = Station: Kane 1NNE, PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1890= 2944
|1900= 5296
|1910= 6626
|1920= 7283
|1930= 6232
|1940= 6133
|1950= 5706
|1960= 5380
|1970= 5001
|1980= 4916
|1990= 4590
|2000= 4126
|2010= 3730
|2020= 3612
|footnote=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021" />
Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|website=Census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|website=Census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{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|website=Census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</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" /> of 2010, there were 3,730 people, 1,758 households, and 1,052 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was 2,331.25 people per square mile. There were 1,993 housing units at an average density of 1,179.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 1,758 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,460, and the median income for a family was $38,672. Males had a median income of $32,318 versus $20,907 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,167. About 11.1% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Recreation ==

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Kane is a [[rural]] community which is rich with outdoor entertainment due to its location near the [[Allegheny National Forest]]. [[Hunting]] and [[fishing]] are very popular forms of entertainment for some people. Other people enjoy visiting such scenic areas as the [[Kinzua Dam]], and the collapsed [[Kinzua Bridge]] (this railroad bridge was destroyed by a tornado in 2003, and is now the [[Kinzua Skywalk]]). In the long winters, people enjoy [[cross-country skiing]], sled riding, winter hiking, and snowmobiling.

For children, the local Evergreen Park has the Evergreen Enchanted Playland Creative Playground. The Evergreen Park also has a nine-hole, 18 tee [[disc golf]] course that has annual tournaments in the summer. People of all ages enjoy swimming at the high school public pool that is open various times of the year to give swimming lessons as well as holding recreational [[Human swimming|swim]] times.

Each summer, Kane is site of an outdoor [[drive-in theater]] playing current movies. It is home to "Art in the Wilds", an outdoor, [[Juried (competition)|juried]] fine arts show held each year in Evergreen Park on the fourth Saturday and Sunday of June, as well as "Kane Fest", an annual festival in July formerly known as the Black Cherry Festival, which is no longer being held.

Kane also holds Glenwood Park, which is great for a nice outdoor family picnic, great time for the kids, playing catch at the baseball fields, or riding bicycles at the skatepark.

== Media ==

* The ''Kane Republican'' — One of two daily newspapers containing both local and national news in McKean County (the other being the Bradford Era). The Republican is an afternoon newspaper, published by the same company as Elk County's newspapers, the ''St. Marys Daily Press'' and the ''Ridgway Record''.
* [[WXZY-LP]] (FM 101.7) — Established in 2014 as a non-profit community station, 101. 7 WXZY broadcasts a wide variety of musical genres as well as coverage of local events, news, and sports.
* [[WPSU (FM)|WPSX]] (FM 90.1) — A repeater of [[WPSU (FM)|WPSU-FM]], the [[Penn State University]]-owned [[NPR]] affiliate, is licensed to Kane.
* [[WCOP (FM)|WBYB]] (FM 103.9) — No longer located in Kane, WBYB was the final incarnation of the station serving Kane at 103.9, (formerly known as WLMI). A longtime [[country music]] outlet throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, as of July 2013, the base of operations and transmitter has been relocated to [[Eldred, Pennsylvania|Eldred]], on the other side of the county.
* [[WQLE]] (AM 960, defunct) — McKean County's very first local radio station, first signing on the air as WADP in 1954.  The call letters were changed to WKZA in the 1970s and to its last call sign, WQLE, circa 1990.  The station fell silent in late 1992 and has not returned to the air since.  Its tower and studio building, located south of Kane, were dismantled in the late 1990s.
* [[WCGN]] (FM 88.3) —  The "[[Family Life Network]]" has a radio translator in Kane.

Radio stations based in and around [[Warren, Pennsylvania|Warren]] and [[St. Marys, Pennsylvania|Saint Marys]] are also audible in the Kane area.

No television stations currently serve the Kane region, with the only television service coming from cable and satellite providers. For the purpose of designated market areas, Kane is at the southwestern corner of the Buffalo television market but is geographically closer to the Central Pennsylvania market. Both markets' stations (as well as, occasionally, those of the Erie market, whose DMA ends in neighboring Warren County) are seen on local cable and satellite providers.

== History ==

Kane was founded by [[Brigadier General]] [[Thomas L. Kane]] and his wife [[Elizabeth Kane|Elizabeth Denniston Wood Kane]], M.D.  Thomas L. Kane was the second son of Judge [[John Kintzing Kane]] of Philadelphia, a prominent associate of Presidents [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson]] and [[James K. Polk|Polk]].  In 1846, then Colonel Kane aided the [[Mormons]] on their flight west from [[Nauvoo, Illinois]], to the [[Great Salt Lake]]; he arranged for them to winter on Indian lands near [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]].  In 1858, Colonel Kane prevented the "[[Utah War]]" between 2500 US Army soldiers, under A.S. Johnston, and the Mormons, under Kane's personal friend, [[Brigham Young]].

Thomas L. Kane was offered the Utah Territorial Governorship, but insisted that the position go to Brigham Young.  Although never a religious convert to the Latter-day Saints, General Kane remained a personal, political, and legal adviser to Brigham Young until Young's death.  General Kane's older brother was [[Elisha Kent Kane]], America's most prominent Arctic explorer before the Civil War.  The General's wife and three of their four children became physicians in Kane.  Their oldest son, [[Evan O'Neill Kane]], M.D., demonstrated the efficacy of local anesthesia on two occasions by performing surgery on himself—once repairing an inguinal hernia, and once removing his own appendix.

The Kane mansion, [[Anoatok]], [[Kane Armory]], [[Thomas L. Kane Memorial Chapel]], and the [[New Thomson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Due to its elevation, Kane had many summer vacationers in the 1950s and 1960s who stayed there for various periods during the late summer and fall months to avoid the effects of hay fever and allergies present at lower elevations in the days before air conditioning was prevalent.

Bassist of [[ Signals Midwest ]] <ref> Signals Midwest </ref> Ryan Williamson was Born in Kane on September 5, 1986. 

=== Kane Tornado of 1985 ===

On [[1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak|May 31, 1985]], a [[tornado]] destroyed many homes in Kane and neighboring East Kane. The F4 tornado passed through the town at approximately 8:15 PM. There were 3 deaths as a result of this tornado.  This is the worst natural disaster in Kane's history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornsife |first1=Paul |date=1985 |title=PA Tornado Outbreak of May, 31 1985 |access-date=March 30, 2008 |url=http://www.ems.psu.edu/PA_Climatologist/State/patorn.html |website=[[Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences]] |publisher=[[Pennsylvania State University]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418055527/http://www.ems.psu.edu/PA_Climatologist/State/patorn.html |archive-date=April 18, 2008}}</ref>

== Industry ==

The Holgate Toy Company was for many years based in Kane.  One of the more famous toys they manufactured was a wooden replica of the [[Mister Rogers]] Trolley car, seen in every single episode of [[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holgatetoy.com/Departments/Mr-Rogers-Neighborhood.aspx |title=Holgate Wood Toys featuring Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |website=HolgateToy |access-date=September 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501165737/http://www.holgatetoy.com/Departments/Mr-Rogers-Neighborhood.aspx |archive-date=May 1, 2008}}</ref> The company has since relocated to [[Bradford, Pennsylvania|Bradford]].

==Kane Area School District==
The [[Kane Area School District]] has two schools that house the district's 1,220 students (as of the 2013–14 school year). The Kane Area High School, which opened in 1972, is located just outside Kane in Wetmore Township. The high school sits on the former site of [[Thomas L. Kane|General Thomas Kane]]'s homestead, which burned to the ground in 1896. The high school auditorium stage is roughly where Gen. Kane's front porch would have sat, looking out over the valley where the present-day football field and track sit. The high school houses grades nine through twelve.

The Kane Area Elementary-Middle School is located on West Hemlock Avenue and opened in 2010. The existing middle school was renovated in a multimillion-dollar project by the district, and a new elementary wing was added on the east side of the former junior high. The elementary-middle school houses students from kindergarten through eighth grade.

The construction of the new addition at the middle school was in response to KASD's board of directors voting to close the Mount Jewett Elementary School and the Chestnut St. Elementary School. Mount Jewett closed after the 2006–07 school year, while Chestnut St. closed after the 2009–10 school year. The Mount Jewett school has since been sold to a private businessman. The Chestnut St. Complex is currently owned by [http://www.kaneinnovations.com Kane Innovations] and used as office space for Kane Innovations, the KASD, Head Start and the Intermediate Unit 9.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Kane (Pennsylvania)}}
* [http://www.kanepa.com Kane Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.kanerepublican.com Kane Republican Newspaper]
* [http://kasd.net Kane Area School District]
* [http://www.wxzyradio.com/ WXZY LP Radio Station]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929213459/http://www.allegheny-vacation.com/kane.html Vacation information for Kane, PA]
* [http://www.artinthewilds.org ART IN THE WILDS Annual Juried Fine Arts Show in Kane, PA]

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