East Chain Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

306

Total Population

42.0

Median age

55.23%

Female population %

81.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

97.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in East Chain township is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
East Chain township's population under 18 was 32.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
East Chain township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in East Chain township, 28.43% were under the age of 15, 12.75% aged 15 to 29, 37.91% aged 30 to 64, 19.61% aged 65 to 84, and 1.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32 more females than males in East Chain township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.23% females and 44.77% males in East Chain Township, Minnesota.
The East Chain Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 81.1:100 i.e. 81.1 men to 100 women (0.811).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 31.

East Chain township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of East Chain township population: 97.71% are White, 1.31% are Black or African American and 0.98% are multiracial.
East Chain township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 305 (99.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in East Chain township is White with a population of 299 (97.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 349 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, East Chain township's population decreased by 54 (15.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, East Chain township's population decreased by 17 (5.76%), 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, East Chain township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 276.