501st Legion Factoids

We estimate that the Legion participates in more than 2,000 events per year, and that's a conservative estimate simply because there are many events which go undocumented.

The 501st is indeed an international organization, and we've had members on every continent including Antarctica where one of our members was stationed for work-related purposes. We're organized into units called Garrisons (25 members or more) and Outposts (less than 25 members), and each has a representative or two on what we call the Legion Council---the decision-making body for the group. We primarily operate with English as our main language, but are taking steps to further internationalize the Legion's website and private discussion forums this year. Here's a current membership breakdown (most territories are identifiable by unit name):

2009:

You'll note that while the majority of our members reside in the US, we have notably large contingents in Germany and the UK.

While we are still collating data from our last membership census, we believe we have a 15% female / 85% male gender breakdown with the majority of our 4431 members falling into the 33-37 year old age bracket.

A recent poll also indicates that while we are a costuming group, the majority of our members joined simply as an outlet for their Star Wars fandom, followed by a desire to give back to the community through charity and volunteerism. Owning/building a costume was the third highest reason given for joining the 501st.

Here's some other "fast facts" that you might find interesting: