THE MCKEAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
McKean township has 36.8 square miles of land in Erie County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
McKean and Erie County
McKean is associated with Erie County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
McKean by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within McKean, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 48.3 percentage points lower than the 48.7% recorded for Erie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, McKean township has 64.3 times the land area of nearby McKean borough (0.57 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

