Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Mercer |
Area | |
• Total | 20.93 sq mi (54.20 km2) |
• Land | 20.92 sq mi (54.18 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,479 |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 2,463 |
• Density | 124.28/sq mi (47.98/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
Area code | 724 |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 2,561 | — | |
2010 | 2,662 | 3.9% | |
2020 | 2,479 | −6.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 2,463 | [2] | −0.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Lackawannock Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,469 at the 2020 census,[4] a decline from the figure of 2,662 in 2010.[5] The origin of its name is disputed. One source contends that it was named for the Lackawanna River in eastern Pennsylvania,[6] while another claims that it comes from the French word for "lake" (lac) and the name of a Native American chief (Wannock) who lived in the area.[7]