Lurgan township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 32.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,014 (all rural)

Males: 1,031	(51.2%)
Females: 983	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,014 (1,684 owner occupied, 330 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	29%

Races in Lurgan township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 34.4
Median age of females: 35.3

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Average household size: 2.84

Lurgan township:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.18

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,383 ($41,681 in 1999)

This township:	$48,383
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $503 (lower quartile is $313, upper quartile is $687)

Here:	$503
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $170,825 (it was $95,900 in 2000)

Lurgan township:	$170,825
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,130 - $217,645

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $229,562
Here: $229,562
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $265,540
Here: $265,540
State: $160,289

Mobile homes: $41,791
Here: $41,791
State: $35,442

Population density: 61 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (31% naturalized citizens)

Lurgan township:	0.6%
State:	4.1%

80% of Lurgan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1797
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 37
South: 117
West: 16

Lurgan township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 629
One, attached: 5
Two: 4
10 to 19: 5
Mobile homes: 106

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000

Housing units in Lurgan township with a mortgage: 211 (18 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 60
1980 to 1989: 100
1970 to 1979: 164
1960 to 1969: 78
1950 to 1959: 66
1940 to 1949: 40
1939 or earlier: 196

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lurgan township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 140 6 rooms: 124 7 rooms: 112 8 rooms: 101 9 or more rooms: 65

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lurgan township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 37 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lurgan township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 95 3 bedrooms: 360 4 bedrooms: 98 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lurgan township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 40 3 bedrooms: 50 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Lurgan township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 83 2 vehicles: 285 3 vehicles: 137 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Lurgan township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 38 2 vehicles: 36 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Machinery (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lurgan township:

German (44.1%)
United States or American (20.6%)
Irish (7.9%)
Scotch-Irish (3.8%)
English (3.6%)
Scottish (3.4%)
Pennsylvania German (2.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (69%)
United Kingdom (15%)
Austria (15%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 729 (72%)
Carpooled: 131 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 40 (4%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 93 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Wood (21%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Coal or coke (5%) Utility gas (1%)

89.6% of residents of Lurgan township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
8.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,014

In family households: 1,835 (528 male householders, 46 female householders)
531 spouses, 653 children (619 natural, 4 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 10 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 179 (83 male householders (64 living alone)), 64 female householders (52 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 242 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 106 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 25 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

469 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (27 men, 42 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 74

Here:	31.9%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	11.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	19.6%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lurgan township:

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