THE LURGAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Lurgan township has 32.7 square miles of land in Franklin County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lurgan and Franklin County
Lurgan is associated with Franklin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lurgan by land and water
The Census records 0.11 square miles of water within Lurgan, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Franklin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lurgan township has 176.9 times the land area of nearby Newburg borough (0.19 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

