Politics & Government

Mild Population Growth Predicted for Lower Merion Township

Forecasts for as far away as 2040 come from the DVRPC.

Population growth in  and  over the next three decades is expected to be less than that in the county and in southeastern Pennsylvania at large, according to forecasts by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC).

Other towns within the township were not broken down. The borough of Narberth is not a part of Lower Merion.

The township is likely to add 4 percent to its population between 2010 and 2040. Montgomery County is expected to grow by 12 percent in that period, as is the five-county area:

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Area 2010 pop. 2040 (est.) Change Lower Merion
57,825
59,882

4%

Narberth 4,282
4,405

3%

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Montgomery County

799,874 894,486 12% Philadelphia 1,526,006 1,630,589 7% Delaware County 558,979 569,983 2% Chester County 498,886 647,330 30% Bucks County 625,249 727,150 16% SE Pennsylvania 4,008,994 4,469,538 12%

The agency has projections for every five years and also has created an interactive map to browse its projections.


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