Thursday, June 27, 2024

Rural Pennsylvania population loss: Bradford/McKean County

 
McKean County's population peaked at 56,673 in 1940 and has declined 37% since then.  The county now has fewer residents than it did in the 1870s.  (Same as Bradford, its largest city.)
 
 Source:  Wikipedia

Daily Yonder, 6/25/2024
In Pennsylvania, the estimates are stark. Several counties are expected to lose more than 10% of their population by 2050, according to a report from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Statewide, the Center reported that rural counties face a 5.8% decline over the next 25 years. 
The implications range from workforce shortages to declining property tax revenue, complications in caring for aging residents and more. Signed into law this month, the Rural Population Revitalization Commission hopes to figure out practical next steps.

Bradford's population peaked at 19,306 in 1930 and has declined 60% since then.

 Source:  Wikipedia





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