Fountain Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

303

Total Population

56.0

Median age

46.53%

Female population %

114.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fountain township is 56.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fountain township's population under 18 was 10.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fountain township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fountain township, 7.26% were under the age of 15, 13.86% aged 15 to 29, 50.50% aged 30 to 64, 26.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 less females than males in Fountain township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.53% females and 53.47% males in Fountain Township, Minnesota.
The Fountain Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 114.9:100 i.e. 114.9 men to 100 women (1.149).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 34.

Fountain township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fountain township population: 88.12% are White, 0.33% are Black or African American, 3.30% are some other race and 8.25% are multiracial.
Fountain township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 283 (93.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fountain township is White with a population of 267 (88.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 332 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Fountain township's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fountain township's population decreased by 15 (4.76%), 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, Fountain township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 300.