Great Scott Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

489

Total Population

53.8

Median age

49.69%

Female population %

101.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Great Scott township is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Great Scott township's population under 18 was 18.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Great Scott township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Great Scott township, 13.91% were under the age of 15, 11.25% aged 15 to 29, 50.51% aged 30 to 64, 23.11% aged 65 to 84, and 1.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 less females than males in Great Scott township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.69% females and 50.31% males in Great Scott Township, Minnesota.
The Great Scott Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 101.2:100 i.e. 101.2 men to 100 women (1.012).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 33.

Great Scott township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Great Scott township population: 91.62% are White, 0.61% are Black or African American, 0.20% are Asian and 7.57% are multiracial.
Great Scott township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 482 (98.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Great Scott township is White with a population of 448 (91.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 622 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Great Scott township's population decreased by 195 (31.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Great Scott township's population decreased by 2 (0.47%), 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, Great Scott township's population was lowest in year 2021 at 423.