Cottonwood Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

966

Total Population

47.7

Median age

49.79%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.9

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

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

The median age in Cottonwood township is 47.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottonwood township's population under 18 was 21.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottonwood township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottonwood township, 18.63% were under the age of 15, 10.35% aged 15 to 29, 52.17% aged 30 to 64, 17.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 less females than males in Cottonwood township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.79% females and 50.21% males in Cottonwood Township, Minnesota.
The Cottonwood Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 99.

Cottonwood township's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottonwood township population: 98.76% are White and 1.24% are multiracial.
Cottonwood 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 966 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottonwood township is White with a population of 954 (98.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 919 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Cottonwood township's population decreased by 76 (8.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottonwood township's population increased by 15 (1.79%), 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, Cottonwood township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 826.