Belle Plaine Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

867

Total Population

43.6

Median age

46.14%

Female population %

116.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

40.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Belle Plaine township is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Belle Plaine township's population under 18 was 22.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Belle Plaine township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Belle Plaine township, 17.07% were under the age of 15, 19.26% aged 15 to 29, 51.79% aged 30 to 64, 10.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 less females than males in Belle Plaine township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.14% females and 53.86% males in Belle Plaine Township, Minnesota.
The Belle Plaine Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 116.8:100 i.e. 116.8 men to 100 women (1.167).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 53.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 56.

Belle Plaine township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Belle Plaine township population: 94.12% are White, 2.88% are Black or African American, 0.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are Asian and 1.73% are multiracial.
Belle Plaine township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 867 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Belle Plaine township is White with a population of 816 (94.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,278 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Belle Plaine township's population increased by 83 (10.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Belle Plaine township's population decreased by 3 (0.34%), 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, Belle Plaine township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 793.