Cowanshannock Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

2,761

Total Population

45.8

Median age

49.55%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.3

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

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

The median age in Cowanshannock township is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cowanshannock township's population under 18 was 22.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cowanshannock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cowanshannock township, 20.57% were under the age of 15, 13.36% aged 15 to 29, 49.00% aged 30 to 64, 15.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 less females than males in Cowanshannock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.55% females and 50.45% males in Cowanshannock Township, Pennsylvania.
The Cowanshannock Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 186.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 156.

Cowanshannock township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cowanshannock township population: 98.73% are White, 0.76% are Asian and 0.51% are multiracial.
Cowanshannock 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 2,761 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cowanshannock township is White with a population of 2,726 (98.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,920 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Cowanshannock township's population increased by 7 (0.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cowanshannock township's population decreased by 166 (5.72%), 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, Cowanshannock township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,698.