Heron Lake Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

303

Total Population

44.9

Median age

41.91%

Female population %

138.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

42.9

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

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

The median age in Heron Lake township is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Heron Lake township's population under 18 was 20.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Heron Lake township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Heron Lake township, 13.20% were under the age of 15, 29.37% aged 15 to 29, 40.59% aged 30 to 64, 15.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 49 less females than males in Heron Lake township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 41.91% females and 58.09% males in Heron Lake Township, Minnesota.
The Heron Lake Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 138.6:100 i.e. 138.6 men to 100 women (1.386).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 17.

Heron Lake township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Heron Lake township population: 98.68% are White and 1.32% are multiracial.
Heron 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 303 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Heron Lake township is White with a population of 299 (98.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 381 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Heron Lake township's population decreased by 69 (18.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Heron Lake township's population decreased by 3 (0.96%), 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, Heron Lake township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 302.