Leon township, Clearwater County, Minnesota Population

Overview

375

Total Population

37.0

Median age

40.53%

Female population %

146.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

61.6

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

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

The median age in Leon township is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leon township's population under 18 was 32.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leon township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leon township, 25.33% were under the age of 15, 13.87% aged 15 to 29, 48.00% aged 30 to 64, 10.93% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 less females than males in Leon township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.53% females and 59.47% males in Leon township, Clearwater County, Minnesota.
The Leon township, Clearwater County, Minnesota gender ratio is 146.7:100 i.e. 146.7 men to 100 women (1.467).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 22.

Leon township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Leon township population: 99.47% are White, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.27% are Asian.
Leon 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 367 (97.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leon township is White with a population of 373 (99.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 396 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Leon township's population increased by 37 (11.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leon township's population increased by 43 (12.29%), 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, Leon township's population was lowest in year 2006 at 308.