McKean County, Pennsylvania
38 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 39,904
- Median household income
- $62,905
- ±3,125
- Unemployed
- 4.9%
- 885 of 18,143 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.9%
- 14,385 of 16,369 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of McKean | 39,941 (2021) | 500 W Main St, Smethport | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Eldred | 747 (2021) | Po Box 270, Eldred | — |
| Borough of Kane | 3,560 (2021) | 112 Bayard St, Kane | Website |
| Borough of Lewis Run | 570 (2021) | Po Box 265, Lewis Run | — |
| Borough of Mount Jewett | 837 (2021) | 1 Center St, Mount Jewett | — |
| Borough of Port Allegany | 2,090 (2021) | 45 W Maple St, Port Allegany | — |
| Borough of Smethport | 1,412 (2021) | Po Box 427, Smethport | Website |
| City of Bradford | 7,715 (2021) | 24 Kennedy St, Bradford | Website |
Townships 15
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Annin | 698 (2021) | Po Box 143, Turtlepoint | — |
| Township of Bradford | 4,840 (2021) | 136 Hemlock St, Bradford | — |
| Township of Ceres | 824 (2021) | 12 Barbertown Rd, Eldred | — |
| Township of Corydon | 280 (2021) | 2474 W Washington St, Bradford | Website |
| Township of Eldred | 1,366 (2021) | 1834 W Eldred Rd, Eldred | — |
| Township of Foster | 3,950 (2021) | 1185 E Main St, Bradford | — |
| Township of Hamilton | 541 (2021) | 2 Curtis Rd, Ludlow | — |
| Township of Hamlin | 666 (2021) | Po Box 235, Hazel Hurst | — |
| Township of Keating | 2,704 (2021) | Po Box 103, East Smethport | — |
| Township of Lafayette | 1,850 (2021) | 8869 Route 59, Lewis Run | — |
| Township of Liberty | 1,570 (2021) | 4859 Rt 155, Port Allegany | — |
| Township of Norwich | 494 (2021) | 3853 W Valley Rd, Smethport | — |
| Township of Otto | 1,485 (2021) | Po Box 284, Duke Center | — |
| Township of Sergeant | 144 (2021) | 14200 Wilcox Rd, Mount Jewett | — |
| Township of Wetmore | 1,598 (2021) | 318 Spring St, Kane | — |
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Regional Airport Authority | Air transportation | 112 Airport Rd, Lewis Run | Website |
| Bradford District Flood Control Authority | Flood control | Po Box 102, Bradford | — |
| McKean County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Main Street, Courthouse, Smethport | — |
| McKean County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 415 W Main St, Smethport | — |
| McKean County Industrial Development Authority | Industrial development | 500 W Main St, Smethport | — |
| Port Allegany Area Recreational Authority | Parks and recreation | 9 H C Dr, Port Allegany | — |
| Bradford Sanitary Authority | Sewerage | Po Box 546, Bradford | — |
| Kane Borough (sewer) Authority | Sewerage | 112 Bayard St, Kane | — |
| Lafayette Township Sewer Authority | Sewerage | 7534 Route 59, Lewis Run | — |
| Mount Jewett Regional Sewer Authority | Sewerage | Po Box 680, Mount Jewett | — |
| Otto Township Sanitary Authority | Sewerage | Po Box 213, Duke Center | — |
| Smethport Borough Authority | Sewerage | 201 W Main St, Smethport | — |
| Port Allegany Borough Municipal Authority | Sewerage and water supply | 45 W Maple St, Port Allegany | — |
| Bradford City Water Authority | Water supply utility | 28 Kennedy St, Bradford | Website |
| Eldred Borough Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 178, Eldred | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bradford Area SD
School district4 schools
150 Lorana Ave, Bradford, PA, 16701
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kane Area SD
School district3 schools
400 West Hemlock Avenue, Kane, PA, 16735
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Otto-Eldred SD
School district2 schools
143 R L Sweitzer Dr, Duke Center, PA, 16729
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Port Allegany SD
School district2 schools
20 Oak St, Port Allegany, PA, 16743
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center
Specialized district1 schools
219 Edison Bates Drive, Port Allegany, PA, 16743
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Smethport Area SD
School district2 schools
414 S Mechanic St, Smethport, PA, 16749
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Wellsville Farmers Market (191 North Main Street Wellsville) · Belmont Farmers Market (Belmont) · Fillmore Farmers Market (Fillmore)
Enchanted Mountain Farmers Market (1900 Constitution Ave. Olean) · Southern Tier Farmers Market (1900 Constitution Ave. Olean) · Olean Center Mall Farmers Market (400 North Union St Olean) · and 1 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.