Page Contents for Cochranton, Pennsylvania

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Pennsylvania state capital is Harrisburg.
The population of Cochranton is approximately 1,200 (1999), 1136 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 495 (1990), 460 (2010).
The amount of land area in Cochranton is 3.117 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Cochranton is 1.55 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Cochranton to Washington DC is 245 miles.
The distance to the Pennsylvania state capital is 188 miles. (as the crow flies)
Cochranton is positioned 41.51 degrees north of the equator and 80.04 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in northwest Pennsylvania, about 85 miles south to Pittsburgh
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History & History Related Items

Here is a history page for Cochranton.

Cochranton was chartered on April 5, 1855

The original town plot was surveyed by Cochran's son Joseph, the first school teacher, and was chartered as a borough on April 5, 1855. Today's borough is made up of the original land grants of John Adams and Thomas Cochran, for whom the village was named.

At various points in its history, Cochranton has suffered from about three major fires that destroyed entire blocks of the town.

For many years Cochranton hosted a fabulous Independence Day celebration which started early in the day with a huge parade including floats, various high school bands, and many antique cars. After the parade the celebration continued at the Cochranton Community Fairgrounds with a firemen's water battle, other events, and various concession stands opened on the grounds. A band commenced playing toward evening and the celebration ended with a nice firework display.

Cochranton has an old theater - Iris Theatre - which showed movies in the 1950's and is still showing family movies in 2001 at the price of $ 3 per adult and $ 1.50 for children, and under 6, free.
submitted by Ruth Zinz Gayetty former resident of Cochranton, now residing in Reno, PA 16343
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Attractions

Look at http://www.cochrantonboro.org to find more information about Cochranton.
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Cochranton City Government

Borough of Cochranton
109 E. Adams Street
P. O Box 66
Cochranton, PA 16314
Office: (814) 425-3365
Fax: (814) 425-7055
E-Mail: boroofc@toolcity.net

Cochranton Schools

Cochranton Junior/Senior High School
Box 127 Second Street
Cochranton, PA 16314
Phone: 814-425-7421 Cochranton

Miscellany

The population of Cochranton was:
1990 - 1,174
1999 - 1,200