Cochranton

Geography

Cochranton is located on the southern boundary of Crawford County at (41.519497, -80.048906). It is bordered by East Fairfield Township to the north, Wayne Township to the east, and Fairfield Township to the southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. French Creek, a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Allegheny River, forms the southwestern border of the borough. Little Sugar Creek enters the borough from the east, passes north of the center of town, and joins French Creek just north of the Adams Street bridge. U.S. Route 322 passes through the northern part of the borough, bypassing the downtown. US 322 leads northwest to Meadville, the county seat, and southeast to Franklin on the Allegheny River. Pennsylvania Route 173 passes through the borough center as Adams Street, leading northeast to Mount Hope and south to New Lebanon. Pennsylvania Route 285 departs PA 173 just west of the borough limits, leading west to Interstate 79 near Custards.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,196
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,462
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,436
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,405
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,209
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,969
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,723
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,593

Largest nearby schools

• Meadville Area SHS
  High · Meadville · 765 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Cochranton JSHS
  High · Cochranton · 356 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Meadville MS
  Middle · Meadville · 354 students · 11.4:1 ratio
• Neason Hill El Sch
  Elementary · Meadville · 336 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Cochranton El Sch
  Elementary · Cochranton · 336 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Second District El Sch
  Elementary · Meadville · 329 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• Crawford County CTC
  High · Meadville · 13 students · 0.8:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-03-05
  3 km SW of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2026-01-06
  4 km ENE of North Madison, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2025-05-12
  4 km ESE of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2024-06-01
  1 km E of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2024-01-05
  3 km SE of Madison, Ohio
• M 3.6 — 2023-08-28
  7 km SE of Madison, Ohio