Elm Creek Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

159

Total Population

45.9

Median age

42.14%

Female population %

137.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

60.6

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

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

The median age in Elm Creek township is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elm Creek township's population under 18 was 23.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elm Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elm Creek township, 13.84% were under the age of 15, 18.24% aged 15 to 29, 44.03% aged 30 to 64, 23.27% aged 65 to 84, and 0.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 less females than males in Elm Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.14% females and 57.86% males in Elm Creek Township, Minnesota.
The Elm Creek Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 137.3:100 i.e. 137.3 men to 100 women (1.373).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 10.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 10.

Elm Creek township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elm Creek township population: 94.34% are White, 1.89% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.77% are multiracial.
Elm Creek 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 159 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elm Creek township is White with a population of 15 (94.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 208 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Elm Creek township's population decreased by 20 (9.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elm Creek township's population decreased by 28 (14.89%), 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, Elm Creek township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 157.