Shieldsville Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

971

Total Population

51.9

Median age

47.37%

Female population %

111.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

54.4

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

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

The median age in Shieldsville township is 51.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shieldsville township's population under 18 was 17.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shieldsville township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shieldsville township, 13.29% were under the age of 15, 16.27% aged 15 to 29, 48.51% aged 30 to 64, 20.80% aged 65 to 84, and 1.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51 less females than males in Shieldsville township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.37% females and 52.63% males in Shieldsville Township, Minnesota.
The Shieldsville Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 111.1:100 i.e. 111.1 men to 100 women (1.111).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 51.

Shieldsville township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Shieldsville township population: 93.92% are White, 3.30% are Black or African American and 2.78% are multiracial.
Shieldsville 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 971 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shieldsville township is White with a population of 912 (93.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,192 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Shieldsville township's population decreased by 31 (2.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shieldsville township's population decreased by 68 (6.03%), 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, Shieldsville township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,059.