Edinboro

History

Members of the Eriez, Iroquois, and Cornplanter Native tribes were the first known inhabitants of the area that is now known as Edinboro. These nations called the region Conneauttee, meaning "land of the living snowflake". William Culbertson moved to the area in 1801, building a gristmill near Conneauttee Lake. From 1801 to 1825, the roots of the town were formed when congregations of Presbyterian and Methodist churches began moving to the area and building houses and churches, some of which are still standing today. The first settler, William Culbertson, built the first school around 1825. The first post office was built around 1837 when it was included in the Erie and Crawford counties' postal routes. The farms helped the area grow during this time, and the area was incorporated in 1840 with a population of 232 at about . A turnpike between Erie and Meadville was constructed in the 1840s; it was made of wooden planks, and completed in 1852. In 1857, an academy was started, which was renamed the State Normal School in 1861, and which would eventually become Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro. Fires in 1902, 1905, and 1909, destroyed most of the wood-framed, commercial buildings, many of which were replaced with brick structures that are still standing today. Many more houses, condominiums, and apartments were constructed from 1910 through the 1950s, as Edinboro promoted itself, mainly to the surrounding populations in Pittsburgh and Erie as a resort area by the lake. This promotion boosted tourism, while the college gained enrollment and drew more residents to the town.

Geography

Edinboro is located in southern Erie County, and is surrounded by Washington Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.95%, is water. The center of the borough is at the south end of Edinboro Lake and around its outlet, Conneauttee Creek, a south-flowing tributary of French Creek and part of the Allegheny River/Ohio River/Mississippi River watershed. Darrows Creek, a tributary of Conneauttee Creek, rises east of town and flows south through the campus of the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. U.S. Route 6N passes through the center of Edinboro, leading east to U.S. Routes 6 and 19 near Mill Village, and west to Interstate 79. Pennsylvania Route 99 crosses US 6N in the center of Edinboro, leading north to McKean and southeast to Cambridge Springs. The city of Erie is north via US 6N and I-79.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,778
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,734
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,613
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,544
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,154
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,131
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,128
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,106

Largest nearby schools

• General McLane HS
  High · Edinboro · 698 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Fort LeBoeuf SHS
  High · Waterford · 663 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• James W Parker MS
  Middle · Edinboro · 652 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Fort LeBoeuf MS
  Middle · Waterford · 473 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Edinboro El Sch
  Elementary · Edinboro · 422 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Waterford El Sch
  Elementary · Waterford · 356 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• McKean El Sch
  Elementary · Mc Kean · 334 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• Mill Village El Sch
  Elementary · Mill Village · 113 students · 11.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-03-05
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• M 2.5 — 2025-05-12
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• M 2.6 — 2024-06-01
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• M 2.6 — 2024-01-05
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• M 3.6 — 2023-08-28
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