La Prairie Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

423

Total Population

37.2

Median age

47.28%

Female population %

111.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

80.0

Total dependency ratio

American Indian and Alaska Native

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Prairie township is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Prairie township's population under 18 was 33.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Prairie township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Prairie township, 26.71% were under the age of 15, 16.31% aged 15 to 29, 39.24% aged 30 to 64, 15.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in La Prairie township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.28% females and 52.72% males in La Prairie Township, Minnesota.
The La Prairie Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 111.5:100 i.e. 111.5 men to 100 women (1.115).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 24.

La Prairie township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Prairie township population: 21.04% are White, 67.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.47% are Asian and 11.11% are multiracial.
La Prairie township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of American Indian and Alaska Native population in the township.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 397 (93.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Prairie township is American Indian and Alaska Native with a population of 285 (67.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 414 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, La Prairie township's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Prairie township's population increased by 49 (13.54%), 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, La Prairie township's population was lowest in year 2006 at 358.