Overview
1,120
Total Population
40.9
Median age
50.27%
Female population %
98.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
71.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
38
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Harrison township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Harrison township is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Harrison township's population under 18 was 23.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Harrison township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Harrison township, 21.61% were under the age of 15, 10.00% aged 15 to 29, 48.39% aged 30 to 64, 16.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.57% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 6 more females than males in Harrison township:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.27% females and 49.73% males in Harrison township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
- The Harrison township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
- For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 51.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 62.
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Race / Ethnicity
Harrison township's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Harrison township population: 96.96% are White and 3.04% are multiracial.
- Harrison township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
- By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,082 (96.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Harrison township is White with a population of 1,086 (96.96% of the total population).
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Year by year
Harrison township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,007 in the year 2003
- From 2000 to 2010, Harrison township's population decreased by 26 (2.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Harrison township's population decreased by 42 (4.31%), 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, Harrison township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 918.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)