Silver Creek township, Wright County, Minnesota Population

Overview

2,530

Total Population

41.3

Median age

49.64%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

68.0

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

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

The median age in Silver Creek township is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver Creek township's population under 18 was 28.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver Creek township, 23.20% were under the age of 15, 12.06% aged 15 to 29, 47.47% aged 30 to 64, 15.93% aged 65 to 84, and 1.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 less females than males in Silver Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.64% females and 50.36% males in Silver Creek township, Wright County, Minnesota.
The Silver Creek township, Wright County, Minnesota gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 157.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 141.

Silver Creek township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver Creek township population: 97% are White, 0.55% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 0.04% are some other race and 2.02% are multiracial.
Silver Creek 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 2,528 (99.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver Creek township is White with a population of 2,454 (97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,574 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Silver Creek township's population increased by 4 (0.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver Creek township's population increased by 217 (9.27%), 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, Silver Creek township's population was lowest in year 2005 at 2,272.