Elk Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

413

Total Population

50.3

Median age

54.48%

Female population %

83.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

114.0

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

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

The median age in Elk Lake township is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elk Lake township's population under 18 was 25.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elk Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elk Lake township, 24.70% were under the age of 15, 6.30% aged 15 to 29, 40.44% aged 30 to 64, 26.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Elk Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.48% females and 45.52% males in Elk Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Elk Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 83.6:100 i.e. 83.6 men to 100 women (0.836).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 25.

Elk Lake township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elk Lake township population: 89.35% are White, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 10.41% are multiracial.
Elk Lake 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 413 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elk Lake township is White with a population of 369 (89.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 296 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Elk Lake township's population decreased by 12 (4.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elk Lake township's population decreased by 5 (1.77%), 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, Elk Lake township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 276.