New Sweden Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

250

Total Population

37.3

Median age

52.00%

Female population %

92.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

New Sweden township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Sweden township is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Sweden township's population under 18 was 28.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Sweden township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Sweden township, 21.20% were under the age of 15, 18.00% aged 15 to 29, 46.00% aged 30 to 64, 12.80% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in New Sweden township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.00% females and 48.00% males in New Sweden Township, Minnesota.
The New Sweden Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 92.3:100 i.e. 92.3 men to 100 women (0.923).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 17.

New Sweden township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of New Sweden township population: 91.60% are White, 2% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.60% are Asian and 4.80% are multiracial.
New Sweden township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 245 (98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Sweden township is White with a population of 229 (91.60% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 340 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, New Sweden township's population decreased by 32 (9.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Sweden township's population decreased by 11 (3.73%), 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, New Sweden township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 281.