Sherman Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

394

Total Population

28.7

Median age

47.46%

Female population %

110.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

80.7

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

95

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sherman township is 28.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sherman township's population under 18 was 35.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sherman township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sherman township, 30.96% were under the age of 15, 19.54% aged 15 to 29, 35.79% aged 30 to 64, 13.71% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Sherman township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.46% females and 52.54% males in Sherman Township, Minnesota.
The Sherman Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 110.7:100 i.e. 110.7 men to 100 women (1.107).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 24.

Sherman township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sherman township population: 33.25% are White, 62.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.27% are some other race and 3.30% are multiracial.
Sherman township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of American Indian and Alaska Native population in the township.
By ethnicity, 95 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 299 (75.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sherman township is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 245 (62.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 373 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Sherman township's population increased by 75 (25.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sherman township's population decreased by 15 (4.03%), 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, Sherman township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 279.