Colfax Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

522

Total Population

44.9

Median age

47.89%

Female population %

108.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

75.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Colfax township is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colfax township's population under 18 was 21.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colfax township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colfax township, 17.24% were under the age of 15, 13.79% aged 15 to 29, 43.10% aged 30 to 64, 20.50% aged 65 to 84, and 5.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Colfax township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.89% females and 52.11% males in Colfax Township, Minnesota.
The Colfax Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 108.8:100 i.e. 108.8 men to 100 women (1.088).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 26.

Colfax township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Colfax township population: 97.89% are White, 0.77% are Black or African American, 0.38% are some other race and 0.96% are multiracial.
Colfax township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 52 (99.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colfax township is White with a population of 511 (97.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 614 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Colfax township's population decreased by 10 (1.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colfax township's population increased by 71 (13.15%), 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, Colfax township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 540.