Shell Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

267

Total Population

60.2

Median age

52.06%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

102.3

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

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

The median age in Shell Lake township is 60.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shell Lake township's population under 18 was 10.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shell Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shell Lake township, 10.86% were under the age of 15, 3.75% aged 15 to 29, 45.69% aged 30 to 64, 39.33% aged 65 to 84, and 0.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 more females than males in Shell Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.06% females and 47.94% males in Shell Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Shell Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 30.

Shell Lake township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shell Lake township population: 98.50% are White, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.75% are multiracial.
Shell Lake 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 267 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shell Lake township is White with a population of 263 (98.50% of the total population).

Shell Lake 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, Shell Lake township's population decreased by 23 (7.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shell Lake township's population decreased by 2 (0.68%), 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, Shell Lake township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 291.