Edwards Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

278

Total Population

48.7

Median age

48.20%

Female population %

107.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Edwards township is 48.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Edwards township's population under 18 was 20.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Edwards township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Edwards township, 18.35% were under the age of 15, 8.63% aged 15 to 29, 52.52% aged 30 to 64, 18.35% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 less females than males in Edwards township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.20% females and 51.80% males in Edwards Township, Minnesota.
The Edwards Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 107.5:100 i.e. 107.5 men to 100 women (1.075).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 28.

Edwards township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Edwards township population: 84.17% are White, 2.88% are Black or African American, 3.24% are some other race and 9.71% are multiracial.
Edwards township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 275 (98.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Edwards township is White with a population of 234 (84.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 328 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Edwards township's population decreased by 41 (14.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Edwards township's population decreased by 3 (1.23%), 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, Edwards township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 239.