Dover township, Lake County, Michigan Population

Overview

522

Total Population

49.9

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dover township is 49.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dover township's population under 18 was 22.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dover township, 16.28% were under the age of 15, 18.97% aged 15 to 29, 43.10% aged 30 to 64, 20.88% aged 65 to 84, and 0.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 0 less females than males in Dover township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Dover township, Lake County, Michigan.
The Dover township, Lake County, Michigan gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 39.

Dover township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dover township population: 97.89% are White, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.38% are some other race and 1.53% are multiracial.
Dover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 517 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dover township is White with a population of 511 (97.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 407 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Dover township's population increased by 47 (13.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dover township's population decreased by 4 (1.02%), 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, Dover township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 346.