McKean Township, Pennsylvania
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement McKean Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,437 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> up from 4,409 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> down from 4,619 in 2000.
Geography
[edit]The township is in the central part of Erie County and surrounds the borough of McKean, a separate municipality. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.41%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The principal streams are Elk Creek, which flows west into Lake Erie, and its tributary Lamson Run.
Interstate 79 and Interstate 90 intersect in the northeastern corner of the township. The interchange is Template:Convert south of downtown Erie, Template:Convert southwest of Buffalo, New York, Template:Convert north of Pittsburgh, and Template:Convert northeast of Cleveland, Ohio.
McKean Township is located in the Lake Erie Snowbelt and receives significant amounts of lake effect snow every winter.
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population As of the census of 2000, there were 4,619 people, 1,649 households, and 1,322 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,714 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 98.20% White, 0.56% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref>
There were 1,649 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.12.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>
The median income for a household in the township was $41,961, and the median income for a family was $47,746. Males had a median income of $36,408 versus $21,943 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,457. About 3.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>