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Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania
Mount Jewett is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 858 at the 2020 census. Mount Jewett is the closest borough to Kinzua Bridge State Park, which includes the Kinzua Bridge Sky Walk and Kinzua Viaduct.
Mount Jewett is named for Hugh Judge Jewett, president of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad when it brought rail service to the area. Previously it had been known as Howard Hill, after Howard, New York.
In February 2001 an explosion at the Temple Inland particle board plant in Mount Jewett killed three workers and injured at least five others.
Mount Jewett is located in south-central McKean County at 41°43′29″N 78°38′37″W / 41.72472°N 78.64361°W (41.724788, -78.643702). U.S. Route 6 passes through the borough as its Main Street, leading northeast 14 miles (23 km) to Smethport, the McKean county seat, and southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Kane. Bradford is 23 miles (37 km) to the north via US 6 and US 219.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough of Mount Jewett has a total area of 2.43 square miles (6.29 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.82%, are water. The borough sits on a ridge which drains north toward Kinzua Creek, southwest toward the West Branch of the Clarion River, and southeast toward Marvin Creek. All three waterways are tributaries of the Allegheny River.
Mount Jewett is tied with Callimont for the title of being the fifth-highest, in elevation, of towns in Pennsylvania, at 2,240 feet (680 m).
The climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mount Jewett has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,070 people, 444 households, and 305 families residing in the borough. The population density was 449.1 inhabitants per square mile (173.4/km2). There were 504 housing units at an average density of 211.5 per square mile (81.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.53% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
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Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania
Mount Jewett is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 858 at the 2020 census. Mount Jewett is the closest borough to Kinzua Bridge State Park, which includes the Kinzua Bridge Sky Walk and Kinzua Viaduct.
Mount Jewett is named for Hugh Judge Jewett, president of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad when it brought rail service to the area. Previously it had been known as Howard Hill, after Howard, New York.
In February 2001 an explosion at the Temple Inland particle board plant in Mount Jewett killed three workers and injured at least five others.
Mount Jewett is located in south-central McKean County at 41°43′29″N 78°38′37″W / 41.72472°N 78.64361°W (41.724788, -78.643702). U.S. Route 6 passes through the borough as its Main Street, leading northeast 14 miles (23 km) to Smethport, the McKean county seat, and southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Kane. Bradford is 23 miles (37 km) to the north via US 6 and US 219.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough of Mount Jewett has a total area of 2.43 square miles (6.29 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.82%, are water. The borough sits on a ridge which drains north toward Kinzua Creek, southwest toward the West Branch of the Clarion River, and southeast toward Marvin Creek. All three waterways are tributaries of the Allegheny River.
Mount Jewett is tied with Callimont for the title of being the fifth-highest, in elevation, of towns in Pennsylvania, at 2,240 feet (680 m).
The climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mount Jewett has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,070 people, 444 households, and 305 families residing in the borough. The population density was 449.1 inhabitants per square mile (173.4/km2). There were 504 housing units at an average density of 211.5 per square mile (81.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.53% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
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