Norton Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

495

Total Population

46.7

Median age

55.56%

Female population %

8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

74.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Norton township is 46.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Norton township's population under 18 was 20.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Norton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Norton township, 15.76% were under the age of 15, 13.13% aged 15 to 29, 44.24% aged 30 to 64, 23.84% aged 65 to 84, and 3.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 more females than males in Norton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.56% females and 44.44% males in Norton Township, Minnesota.
The Norton Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 8:100 i.e. 8 men to 100 women (0.800).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 31.

Norton township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Norton township population: 95.35% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.01% are Asian, 0.40% are some other race and 1.82% are multiracial.
Norton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 493 (99.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Norton township is White with a population of 472 (95.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 529 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Norton township's population decreased by 44 (8.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Norton township's population increased by 38 (7.84%), 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, Norton township's population was lowest in year 2015 at 483.