Bowstring Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

168

Total Population

60.5

Median age

44.05%

Female population %

127:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bowstring township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bowstring township is 60.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bowstring township's population under 18 was 10.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bowstring township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bowstring township, 7.14% were under the age of 15, 5.95% aged 15 to 29, 53.57% aged 30 to 64, 32.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Bowstring township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.05% females and 55.95% males in Bowstring Township, Minnesota.
The Bowstring Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 127:100 i.e. 127 men to 100 women (1.270).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 14.

Bowstring township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bowstring township population: 86.90% are White, 6.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.38% are some other race and 4.17% are multiracial.
Bowstring township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 168 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bowstring township is White with a population of 146 (86.90% of the total population).

Bowstring township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 250 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Bowstring township's population decreased by 12 (4.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bowstring township's population decreased by 22 (9.57%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bowstring township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 207.