Dover township, Lenawee County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,611

Total Population

46.0

Median age

49.41%

Female population %

102.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

54.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

55

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dover township is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover township's population under 18 was 20.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover township, 15.95% were under the age of 15, 17.50% aged 15 to 29, 47.42% aged 30 to 64, 18.25% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 less females than males in Dover township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.41% females and 50.59% males in Dover township, Lenawee County, Michigan.
The Dover township, Lenawee County, Michigan gender ratio is 102.4:100 i.e. 102.4 men to 100 women (1.024).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 88.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 79.

Dover township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover township population: 96.03% are White, 0.87% are Asian, 1.18% are some other race and 1.92% are multiracial.
Dover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 55 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,556 (96.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover township is White with a population of 1,547 (96.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,833 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Dover township's population increased by 44 (2.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover township's population decreased by 169 (9.22%), 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, Dover township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,655.