Welcome to Kane ...

Kane is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kane has a population of 3,452 people<2> (see below for details).

Kane is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kane lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kane is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Kane ...

Official Website: www.kaneborough.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kane had an population of 3,452 people. This is a decrease of 7.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kane had a population of 3,730 people (which is 8.58% of the total population of McKean County). This makes Kane the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Kane represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 270th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,730 people, the population of Kane decreased 9.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,126 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kane.

Communities Also Named Kane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Kane - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Texas and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kane.

Communities near Kane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kane.

• Ridgway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
• Johnsonburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
  • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
• Mount Jewett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <5>
• Lewis Run
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
  • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <5>
• Clarendon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <5>
• Coontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
  • Coontown is located in McKean County
• Kanesholm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
  • Kanesholm is located in McKean County
• Windy City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
  • Windy City is located in Elk County
• Freeman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in McKean County
• Russell City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
  • Russell City is located in Elk County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kane. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kane.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kane ...

Looking for more information about Kane? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kane, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kane.

Adding Kane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kane post office opened in 1864.

We also found Kane in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kane: www.kaneborough.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/