Garfield township, Mackinac County, Michigan Population

Overview

1,319

Total Population

53.9

Median age

51.33%

Female population %

94.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

87.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garfield township is 53.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield township's population under 18 was 22.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield township, 19.03% were under the age of 15, 14.18% aged 15 to 29, 39.27% aged 30 to 64, 26.69% aged 65 to 84, and 0.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 35 more females than males in Garfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.33% females and 48.67% males in Garfield township, Mackinac County, Michigan.
The Garfield township, Mackinac County, Michigan gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 78.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 84.

Garfield township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield township population: 84.99% are White, 11.83% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.30% are Asian and 2.88% are multiracial.
Garfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,275 (96.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield township is White with a population of 1,121 (84.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,247 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield township's population decreased by 102 (8.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield township's population increased by 16 (1.40%), 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, Garfield township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,084.