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Population Density

What does this measure?

The number of residents per square mile of land area.

Why is this important?

Population density gives an indicator of individual lifestyle, community life, availability of land, and often, the intensity of private development and government services, which tend to be higher in more densely populated areas.

How does our county compare?

Lancaster County had a population density of 587 people per square mile in 2021, above the Pennsylvania average of 290 per square mile and the U.S. average of 94 per square mile. Since both Pennsylvania and the United States have large areas of open land mixed with some densely populated areas, a better comparison is to neighboring counties.

Of surrounding counties, Lancaster had the second highest population density, behind Chester (718). Ordered by density, below Lancaster are Dauphin (548), York (507), Berks (501), Cumberland (482), and Lebanon (397).

Parts of the county differ dramatically in population density. In the City of Lancaster, the density is over 7,900 people per square mile.

Notes about the data

None.

Population Density
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Pennsylvania274275276277277278280281282283284285285286286286286286286286291290
Lancaster County499504509514519524531537542547550555558561565568570573576578586587
Lancaster City7,7987,8237,8617,9047,9477,9828,0438,0978,1468,1908,2008,2228,2208,2198,2218,2268,2318,2328,2208,2008,0047,957
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough8579099539971,0411,0851,1321,1781,2221,2651,2871,3191,3221,3221,3241,3251,3271,3251,3401,3621,4081,436
Akron borough3,2923,2663,2513,2393,2263,2123,2083,2013,1903,1743,1653,1823,1933,1993,2423,2473,2453,2533,2793,2723,3983,378
Christiana borough2,1272,1292,1392,1462,1572,1632,1762,1882,1992,2142,2162,2242,2242,2202,2222,2222,2222,2222,2262,2222,0872,076
Columbia borough4,2624,2564,2584,2654,2684,2734,2894,3014,3094,3114,3044,3064,3074,3104,3134,3104,3074,3074,3004,2904,2344,208
Denver township2,6762,7112,7442,7792,8132,8482,8892,9282,9652,9983,0203,0233,0233,0233,0283,0263,0233,0243,0193,0112,9662,948
East Petersburg borough3,6903,6853,6873,6933,6953,7013,7153,7253,7333,7333,7303,7343,7363,7363,7413,7383,7383,7413,7343,7283,8003,806
Elizabethtown borough4,4654,4314,4204,4084,4024,3814,3774,3734,3674,3684,3424,3464,3764,3594,3404,3534,3444,3154,3044,3164,3404,349
Ephrata borough3,8713,8673,8693,8763,8803,8853,9013,9133,9203,9213,9043,9073,9373,9394,0324,0324,0284,0354,0594,0564,0434,019
Lititz borough3,8443,8563,8733,8933,9133,9303,9603,9854,0084,0273,9453,9543,9543,9583,9623,9603,9574,0344,0784,0764,0354,103
Manheim borough3,5043,4963,4963,4993,4993,5003,5123,5183,5223,5203,5173,5273,5253,5303,5323,5303,5253,5253,5203,5093,6643,646
Marietta borough3,6083,5813,5653,5523,5373,5233,5193,5103,4993,4813,4653,4653,4753,5023,5033,5023,5013,4993,4953,4863,5253,987
Millersville borough4,0194,0204,0414,0584,0904,0914,1134,1384,1634,2174,2054,2484,2454,3614,3244,2904,2764,2954,3224,3243,9473,928
Mount Joy borough2,8042,8302,8562,8842,9102,9372,9733,0053,0353,0583,0633,1703,2483,2753,3173,3453,3643,3943,4033,4333,4623,452
Mountville borough2,7642,8162,8642,9142,9643,0103,0693,1233,1743,2223,2603,2733,2953,3093,3153,3153,3113,3233,3163,3073,5103,491
New Holland borough2,6542,6612,6712,6842,6942,7062,7262,7422,7562,7642,7712,7862,7872,7912,7942,7942,8002,8212,8192,8122,9662,964
Quarryville borough1,5451,5971,6411,6871,7311,7771,8261,8751,9221,9642,0182,0482,0672,0842,0962,1152,1272,1362,1322,1362,2092,216
Strasburg borough2,9012,8982,9002,9042,9072,9112,9232,9312,9372,9372,9482,9712,9802,9923,0103,0393,0743,1013,1313,1663,2733,254
Terre Hill borough2,7032,7142,7272,7432,7562,7712,7932,8132,8292,8402,8552,9032,9322,9693,0003,0463,0773,1253,1673,1542,9962,978
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township180180181182183184185187188188188191193195199200202203204205195195
Brecknock township273275276278280282285287289291292295297297298299302304309311307308
Caernarvon township190192193195197198200203204206207207208208209209210211211211201200
Clay township235241246251256262268273279283286293295300305308309311314315313314
Colerain township115117118119120122123125126127128129130131132133135136137138137138
Conestoga township254254254255255255257257258258258259260260262263264265266265268267
Conoy township207208209210212213215216218219220230230231234235237237237237232230
Drumore township9495969899100102103105106107107108108109109110111112112107108
Earl township278283287291295299304309313317320322324325326327326328328327326324
East Cocalico township487488490492493495498501503504505508509510511512514516517523529535
East Donegal township253266277288299309321333344354362368372374379382386389390390405404
East Drumore township153154155156157158160161162163164165165166166167167168167167169168
East Earl township232236239242245249253256260263265268270272276277278278281281274275
East Hempfield township1,0101,0211,0311,0421,0521,0631,0771,0891,1011,1101,1171,1231,1311,1351,1441,1491,1521,1621,1691,1721,2511,257
East Lampeter township688705719734749764780797812826837842850855859861862865866867907903
Eden township148150152154155157160162164166169171172172172174175176177178179180
Elizabeth township219219220220220221222223223223224225226227228229229229230230230229
Ephrata township500508516524532540549558566574582603616623626628632637640644640658
Fulton township110111112113113114116117118119119121121122122123123123123123125125
Lancaster township2,3952,4332,4682,5052,5412,5762,6182,6592,6972,7342,7622,8282,8842,8892,9102,9152,9202,9272,9272,9293,1743,157
Leacock township238239241242244246248250252253254257258261264267269272275280276276
Little Britain township129131133135138140142145147149151152152153154155155155156156152152
Manheim township1,4101,4291,4471,4661,4851,5031,5261,5481,5681,5861,5991,6131,6201,6311,6461,6561,6651,6781,6871,6991,8351,836
Manor township431439447456464472481490499506513519522527534537542545546548572573
Martic township172172173174174175176177178179179179180180180180180180180180180179
Mount Joy township286294300307314321329336344350356361368384386387389396405405386387
Paradise township254256258261263265268270273275276281283284289299302305307307306305
Penn township246252257262267272278283289294297302304307308311320330334337346346
Pequea township336336337337338339341342343343342343344346348353356369376398409419
Providence township333334335337338339342344346346346347348349350351353354355355353353
Rapho township179184188192196200205209214217220226228236242246249253258259254254
Sadsbury township155157159161163164167169171172173173174175176177177178178178181180
Salisbury township240243245247250252256259261263265267268269270274273274274274276275
Strasburg township203203204204205206207208209209209210210211212213214215216217224224
Upper Leacock township455457460462465467471475477479481485487488488489490492493494494493
Warwick township791803813824835846859871883893910912912913916932951961978988965966
West Cocalico township251253254256257259261263265266267268268270271272272272273275274279
West Donegal township419431441451462472484495506516523525532537546548550553567574562566
West Earl township375382389396403409417425432439443447448452456458467473474473483480
West Hempfield township829832836841846851858864869873876880882885888890891895899907924931
West Lampeter township7988118248378508638788939079199269319379489579649689729739731,0591,061
Berks County436441445451456462469473476479481482483483484485486488491492501501
Chester County577588597606617627638648655661665671674678683686689691696699712718
Cumberland County392394398402406409416419424429432435439442446451453457460464476482
Dauphin County480481485487488491496501506509511513514517519520522525527530546548
Lebanon County332334336340344349355360364367369372375375377380383386391392396397
York County422427431437444452462470475479481483484485487488491493495497505507

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Figures are people per square mile.




Total Population
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Pennsylvania12,280,54812,298,97012,331,03112,374,65812,410,72212,449,99012,510,80912,563,93712,612,28512,666,85812,702,86812,745,81512,767,11812,776,30912,788,31312,784,82612,782,27512,787,64112,800,92212,801,98913,002,70012,964,056
Lancaster County470,783475,483480,118485,119489,977494,722500,922506,639511,957516,577519,443523,957526,878530,012533,289535,811538,160541,332543,969545,724552,984553,652
Lancaster City56,35656,54056,81557,12157,43557,68958,12758,52058,87059,19159,26359,41759,40659,39759,41159,44659,48659,49459,40759,26557,84257,503
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough1,1821,2541,3151,3761,4361,4971,5621,6251,6871,7461,7761,8201,8241,8251,8271,8291,8311,8291,8491,8801,9431,981
Akron borough4,0394,0073,9893,9743,9583,9413,9363,9283,9143,8943,8843,9043,9183,9253,9783,9843,9823,9914,0234,0154,1694,145
Christiana borough1,1211,1221,1271,1311,1371,1401,1471,1531,1591,1671,1681,1721,1721,1701,1711,1711,1711,1711,1731,1711,1001,094
Columbia borough10,28810,27410,28010,29510,30410,31510,35410,38310,40310,40710,39110,39510,39610,40510,41210,40510,39610,39710,38010,35510,22210,157
Denver township3,4233,4673,5103,5543,5983,6423,6953,7453,7923,8343,8633,8673,8663,8663,8733,8703,8663,8683,8613,8513,7943,770
East Petersburg borough4,4574,4524,4544,4614,4644,4714,4884,5004,5104,5104,5064,5114,5134,5134,5194,5164,5164,5194,5114,5044,5914,598
Elizabethtown borough11,84111,75211,72111,68911,67411,61911,60911,59811,58111,58511,51411,52511,60511,56111,51011,54411,51911,44411,41511,44511,51011,533
Ephrata borough13,23113,21613,22513,24713,26113,27913,33313,37313,40013,40213,34413,35313,45513,46213,78213,78113,76913,79213,87213,86213,81813,736
Lititz borough8,9258,9538,9939,0409,0869,1269,1949,2539,3069,3509,1619,1819,1829,1909,2009,1959,1899,3669,4689,4659,3709,527
Manheim borough4,8434,8324,8324,8354,8354,8374,8534,8624,8684,8644,8604,8744,8724,8784,8814,8784,8724,8724,8644,8495,0645,039
Marietta borough2,6952,6752,6632,6532,6422,6322,6292,6222,6142,6002,5882,5882,5962,6162,6172,6162,6152,6142,6112,6042,6332,978
Millersville borough7,7697,7717,8117,8447,9067,9087,9507,9998,0478,1528,1298,2118,2068,4308,3598,2928,2658,3038,3558,3597,6297,593
Mount Joy borough6,7606,8246,8856,9537,0167,0827,1677,2457,3177,3727,3867,6427,8317,8967,9988,0648,1108,1838,2048,2788,3468,323
Mountville borough2,3802,4252,4662,5092,5522,5922,6422,6892,7332,7742,8072,8182,8372,8492,8542,8542,8512,8612,8552,8473,0223,006
New Holland borough5,1575,1715,1905,2155,2355,2585,2965,3275,3545,3705,3855,4145,4165,4225,4285,4285,4405,4825,4775,4645,7625,759
Quarryville borough1,9952,0622,1192,1782,2352,2942,3582,4212,4812,5362,6052,6442,6692,6912,7062,7302,7462,7572,7532,7572,8522,861
Strasburg borough2,7762,7732,7752,7792,7822,7862,7972,8052,8112,8112,8212,8432,8522,8632,8812,9082,9422,9682,9963,0303,1323,114
Terre Hill borough1,2301,2351,2411,2481,2541,2611,2711,2801,2871,2921,2991,3211,3341,3511,3651,3861,4001,4221,4411,4351,3631,355
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township2,9442,9552,9692,9842,9993,0143,0383,0583,0763,0873,0833,1343,1603,2003,2663,2873,3093,3353,3523,3693,1913,200
Brecknock township6,7386,7786,8216,8706,9146,9617,0277,0867,1387,1757,1997,2717,3207,3367,3657,3917,4447,5137,6197,6777,5857,598
Caernarvon township4,3664,4014,4374,4774,5144,5524,6024,6494,6904,7264,7484,7624,7774,7864,7944,8034,8224,8344,8404,8454,6054,591
Clay township5,1745,3025,4125,5285,6395,7545,8846,0076,1266,2326,2986,4476,4866,6036,6996,7706,8006,8456,9036,9246,8876,916
Colerain township3,2693,3063,3413,3793,4153,4523,4983,5413,5813,6133,6343,6713,6933,7253,7393,7823,8273,8623,8743,9123,8973,913
Conestoga township3,7213,7193,7223,7293,7343,7403,7563,7683,7763,7783,7763,7853,8073,8073,8393,8563,8703,8823,8903,8813,9223,914
Conoy township3,0093,0243,0413,0613,0793,0983,1253,1493,1703,1853,2003,3503,3473,3643,3993,4253,4463,4463,4493,4473,3733,353
Drumore township2,2522,2852,3142,3462,3762,4072,4452,4802,5132,5412,5602,5812,5912,6052,6112,6262,6342,6652,6802,6892,5682,591
Earl township6,1146,2126,2996,3926,4826,5726,6826,7846,8806,9667,0177,0777,1087,1277,1607,1707,1677,1937,2047,1907,1497,108
East Cocalico township9,9529,96910,00010,04010,07410,11110,17610,22910,27510,29810,32110,37410,38810,42110,44310,46110,49410,53210,56110,67410,80810,920
East Donegal township5,4305,7055,9356,1696,3996,6336,8847,1297,3687,5927,7597,8907,9728,0268,1228,1918,2658,3428,3658,3668,6908,660
East Drumore township3,5443,5623,5853,6113,6383,6593,6933,7253,7533,7793,7893,8113,8243,8293,8383,8623,8633,8753,8713,8603,9033,887
East Earl township5,7045,7895,8665,9486,0276,1086,2076,2986,3846,4566,5066,5886,6346,6846,7686,8066,8196,8356,8936,8916,7216,755
East Hempfield township21,27821,50121,71421,94622,16622,39222,68122,94523,19023,38923,53323,66523,82723,91924,09624,20924,27924,48124,63124,70126,35026,475
East Lampeter township13,53413,85914,14014,43414,71915,01015,34215,65815,96116,23116,45316,54316,71716,79816,88816,92816,95217,00317,02117,03917,83417,759
Eden township1,8501,8761,8991,9241,9481,9732,0032,0312,0572,0792,1212,1452,1562,1612,1602,1822,1972,2112,2182,2332,2482,254
Elizabeth township3,8143,8143,8183,8273,8343,8413,8603,8743,8833,8863,8883,9093,9273,9463,9653,9753,9763,9843,9933,9963,9983,983
Ephrata township8,1178,2558,3788,5098,6368,7638,9159,0589,1969,3189,4439,78410,00610,11410,17210,20510,26710,35010,39410,45310,39110,688
Fulton township2,8322,8552,8782,9032,9262,9512,9843,0133,0403,0603,0783,1143,1183,1363,1483,1613,1603,1753,1823,1753,2273,213
Lancaster township14,03114,25314,45814,67214,88515,08915,33715,57415,79916,01516,17916,56716,89216,92317,04617,07417,10417,14717,14717,15618,59118,496
Leacock township4,8854,9144,9454,9815,0135,0475,0955,1385,1765,2035,2205,2785,3035,3565,4245,4895,5195,5975,6595,7645,6705,671
Little Britain township3,5033,5693,6273,6893,7483,8093,8813,9484,0114,0674,1014,1294,1534,1614,1994,2144,2184,2184,2494,2584,1344,148
Manheim township33,65234,10634,53934,99535,44735,87936,42236,93237,41637,85538,15938,50638,65638,91839,27839,52539,74440,03640,26740,54843,79843,812
Manor township16,50316,84717,14817,46417,77218,08318,44518,78919,11719,40819,64919,87620,02320,21720,45420,57220,76220,87320,94521,02121,92021,954
Martic township4,9874,9995,0175,0395,0595,0805,1145,1445,1685,1835,1905,2015,2175,2185,2215,2215,2165,2325,2265,2125,2375,203
Mount Joy township7,9608,1778,3648,5598,7478,9409,1579,3649,5659,7449,91010,03510,23510,69710,74910,77210,81511,02211,26311,27110,75310,785
Paradise township4,7314,7684,8064,8484,8864,9274,9815,0305,0745,1085,1315,2315,2545,2785,3765,5595,6225,6645,7135,7105,6965,680
Penn township7,2757,4437,5917,7447,8958,0458,2198,3848,5438,6898,7968,9379,0069,0729,1199,1949,4749,7509,8689,97210,22410,233
Pequea township4,5134,5134,5194,5304,5394,5494,5724,5884,6014,6054,5964,6114,6144,6414,6754,7334,7824,9545,0545,3395,4935,619
Providence township6,6216,6386,6636,6936,7186,7476,7956,8346,8686,8876,8706,8986,9156,9306,9536,9767,0107,0327,0527,0587,0257,007
Rapho township8,5118,7298,9179,1139,3049,4989,7179,92710,12910,31210,43910,70910,82411,19911,46411,67211,82512,00712,22012,30412,05812,065
Sadsbury township3,0383,0753,1093,1463,1803,2173,2623,3033,3423,3733,3763,3933,4053,4213,4353,4593,4683,4733,4833,4763,5473,529
Salisbury township10,02410,12710,22610,33310,43410,53910,67410,79610,91011,00111,06011,15311,21211,23511,27711,42411,41611,42511,43111,43411,53111,483
Strasburg township4,0484,0544,0664,0814,0934,1074,1334,1534,1704,1784,1714,1944,2024,2144,2414,2504,2674,2974,3234,3294,4674,466
Upper Leacock township8,2528,2888,3288,3788,4218,4688,5388,5998,6518,6878,7188,7848,8208,8468,8508,8698,8838,9168,9338,9438,9498,933
Warwick township15,63915,86516,07116,29116,50216,71616,98017,22317,45317,64917,98318,02718,03418,05118,11418,42218,79318,99319,33419,53619,06819,097
West Cocalico township6,8706,9046,9416,9857,0247,0667,1287,1817,2287,2607,2927,3117,3247,3807,3947,4227,4287,4437,4547,5017,4917,630
West Donegal township6,6096,7966,9577,1237,2887,4497,6327,8087,9798,1488,2548,2928,3998,4778,6198,6458,6798,7278,9529,0638,8708,926
West Earl township6,6546,7866,9047,0277,1487,2687,4097,5437,6717,7887,8667,9377,9538,0248,0918,1258,2828,3968,4138,3998,5658,513
West Hempfield township15,29015,35715,43515,52715,61115,69715,82915,94216,04116,11316,15816,24016,28516,34016,38916,42216,44116,52316,59416,74417,04717,182
West Lampeter township13,07713,30513,51113,72813,94114,15114,40314,64114,86815,07215,18915,26715,36415,53715,69715,80515,87515,93115,95415,95017,36517,394
Berks County373,712377,487381,338385,846390,848395,933401,834405,223407,737409,904411,570413,008413,518413,915414,559415,138415,784417,511420,529421,164428,849429,342
Chester County433,208441,024447,842455,111462,902470,506479,137486,156491,473496,291499,133503,462506,089509,105512,770515,055516,767518,901522,086524,989534,413538,649
Cumberland County213,605215,087217,318219,351221,225223,361226,835228,718231,357233,910235,387237,107239,244241,059243,280245,744247,369249,024251,131253,370259,469262,919
Dauphin County251,770252,500254,339255,585256,194257,673260,312263,096265,395267,090268,126269,249270,005271,431272,223273,085274,196275,714276,864278,299286,401287,400
Lebanon County120,202120,954121,698123,154124,644126,197128,302130,182131,574132,959133,597134,529135,545135,804136,538137,479138,480139,553141,339141,793143,257143,493
York County381,791385,773389,692395,093401,403409,066418,043424,919429,399433,022435,015436,701437,466438,932440,475441,741443,693445,484447,847449,058456,438458,696

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




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