Cotton Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

407

Total Population

53.4

Median age

49.88%

Female population %

100.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

74.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cotton township is 53.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cotton township's population under 18 was 12.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cotton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cotton township, 10.57% were under the age of 15, 8.60% aged 15 to 29, 48.65% aged 30 to 64, 29.48% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 less females than males in Cotton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.88% females and 50.12% males in Cotton Township, Minnesota.
The Cotton Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 100.5:100 i.e. 100.5 men to 100 women (1.005).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.

Cotton township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cotton township population: 96.56% are White, 1.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.21% are multiracial.
Cotton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 406 (99.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cotton township is White with a population of 393 (96.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 517 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cotton township's population decreased by 71 (13.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cotton township's population increased by 9 (2.02%), 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, Cotton township's population was lowest in year 2010 at 446.