Forest Prairie Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

1,100

Total Population

36.8

Median age

48.73%

Female population %

105.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

84.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Forest Prairie township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Forest Prairie township is 36.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest Prairie township's population under 18 was 32.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest Prairie township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest Prairie township, 30.64% were under the age of 15, 8.45% aged 15 to 29, 45.82% aged 30 to 64, 14.91% aged 65 to 84, and 0.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 less females than males in Forest Prairie township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.73% females and 51.27% males in Forest Prairie Township, Minnesota.
The Forest Prairie Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 105.2:100 i.e. 105.2 men to 100 women (1.052).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 83.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 115.

Forest Prairie township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest Prairie township population: 98% are White, 0.36% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 1.27% are multiracial.
Forest Prairie township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,092 (99.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest Prairie township is White with a population of 1,078 (98% of the total population).

Forest Prairie township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 991 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Forest Prairie township's population increased by 124 (14.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest Prairie township's population increased by 17 (1.75%), 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, Forest Prairie township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 849.