Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,029

Total Population

39.0

Median age

52.44%

Female population %

90.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lurgan township is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lurgan township's population under 18 was 25.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lurgan township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lurgan township, 22.03% were under the age of 15, 19.91% aged 15 to 29, 42.04% aged 30 to 64, 14.44% aged 65 to 84, and 1.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 99 more females than males in Lurgan township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.44% females and 47.56% males in Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania.
The Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 90.7:100 i.e. 90.7 men to 100 women (0.907).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 96.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 111.

Lurgan township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lurgan township population: 98.08% are White, 0.64% are Asian and 1.28% are multiracial.
Lurgan township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,024 (99.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lurgan township is White with a population of 1,99 (98.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,317 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lurgan township's population increased by 128 (6.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lurgan township's population increased by 49 (2.27%), 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, Lurgan township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,029.