Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,661.
McKean Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Only 164 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on cost of living. St. Paul AME Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. McKean Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where McKean Township beats most towns.
Where McKean Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far McKean Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in McKean Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in McKean Township.
Most working residents leave McKean Township for work: only 2% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in McKean Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. McKean Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| McKean Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
McKean Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
McKean Township beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 22% of adults get no exercise outside work in McKean Township, against 28% in Ohio’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 13% of adults report frequent physical distress in McKean Township.
| McKean Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | McKean Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). McKean Township has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 1,661 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| McKean Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| McKean Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.5% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McKean Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
32 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
29 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
6 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy MoundOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of McKean Township
About 7 of every 100 McKean Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
McKean Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,606.
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4 towns share a border with McKean Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKean Township | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Liberty Township | #340 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Granville Township | #25 | A+ | C | — | A+ | A |
| Burlington Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Newton Township | #722 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
McKean Township and Burlington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. McKean Township, Liberty Township, Granville Township, Burlington Township and Newton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare McKean Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
