Ward Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

420

Total Population

49.6

Median age

48.57%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

70.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ward township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ward township's population under 18 was 20.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ward township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ward township, 15.24% were under the age of 15, 15.48% aged 15 to 29, 43.10% aged 30 to 64, 25.48% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 less females than males in Ward township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.57% females and 51.43% males in Ward Township, Minnesota.
The Ward Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 24.

Ward township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ward township population: 99.76% are White and 0.24% are multiracial.
Ward township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 416 (99.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ward township is White with a population of 419 (99.76% of the total population).

Ward township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 479 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Ward township's population decreased by 19 (4.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ward township's population increased by 22 (4.92%), 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, Ward township's population was lowest in year 2014 at 439.