Deer River Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

628

Total Population

50.3

Median age

51.43%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

53.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Deer River township is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Deer River township's population under 18 was 18.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Deer River township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Deer River township, 10.67% were under the age of 15, 20.38% aged 15 to 29, 44.75% aged 30 to 64, 24.20% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Deer River township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.43% females and 48.57% males in Deer River Township, Minnesota.
The Deer River Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 50.

Deer River township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Deer River township population: 90.61% are White, 0.32% are Black or African American, 1.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.48% are Asian, 0.16% are some other race and 7.32% are multiracial.
Deer River township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 615 (97.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Deer River township is White with a population of 569 (90.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 712 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Deer River township's population increased by 17 (2.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Deer River township's population decreased by 58 (8.22%), 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, Deer River township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 645.