Overview
620
Total Population
44.8
Median age
50.97%
Female population %
96.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
62.7
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 Prairie township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Belle Prairie township is 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Belle Prairie township's population under 18 was 23.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Belle Prairie township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Belle Prairie township, 19.35% were under the age of 15, 12.42% aged 15 to 29, 49.03% aged 30 to 64, 15.00% aged 65 to 84, and 4.19% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 12 more females than males in Belle Prairie township:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.97% females and 49.03% males in Belle Prairie Township, Minnesota.
- The Belle Prairie Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 34.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 35.

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Race / Ethnicity
Belle Prairie township's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Belle Prairie township population: 99.19% are White and 0.81% are multiracial.
- Belle Prairie 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 62 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Belle Prairie township is White with a population of 615 (99.19% of the total population).

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Year by year
Belle Prairie township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,237 in the year 2008
- From 2000 to 2010, Belle Prairie township's population decreased by 563 (47.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Belle Prairie township's population increased by 45 (7.28%), 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 Prairie township's population was lowest in year 2013 at 613.

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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)