Cooper township, Montour County, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

1,119

Total Population

52.6

Median age

49.15%

Female population %

103.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

49.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cooper township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cooper township is 52.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cooper township's population under 18 was 11.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cooper township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cooper township, 6.79% were under the age of 15, 12.96% aged 15 to 29, 54.07% aged 30 to 64, 21.54% aged 65 to 84, and 4.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 less females than males in Cooper township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.15% females and 50.85% males in Cooper township, Montour County, Pennsylvania.
The Cooper township, Montour County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 103.5:100 i.e. 103.5 men to 100 women (1.035).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 80.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 101.

Cooper township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Cooper township population: 99.37% are White and 0.63% are multiracial.
Cooper township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,109 (99.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cooper township is White with a population of 1,112 (99.37% of the total population).

Cooper township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 960 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cooper township's population decreased by 24 (2.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cooper township's population increased by 8 (0.85%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cooper township's population was lowest in year 2008 at 926.