Orton Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

201

Total Population

51.2

Median age

43.28%

Female population %

131:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

70.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orton township is 51.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orton township's population under 18 was 17.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orton township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orton township, 16.42% were under the age of 15, 17.91% aged 15 to 29, 40.80% aged 30 to 64, 21.89% aged 65 to 84, and 2.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 less females than males in Orton township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.28% females and 56.72% males in Orton Township, Minnesota.
The Orton Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 131:100 i.e. 131 men to 100 women (1.310).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 9.

Orton township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Orton township population: 78.61% are White and 21.39% are multiracial.
Orton township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 195 (97.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orton township is White with a population of 158 (78.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 231 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Orton township's population decreased by 13 (5.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orton township's population decreased by 5 (2.45%), 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, Orton township's population was lowest in year 2014 at 199.