Little Elk Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

242

Total Population

60.1

Median age

46.28%

Female population %

116.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

110.4

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

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

The median age in Little Elk township is 60.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Little Elk township's population under 18 was 19.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Little Elk township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Little Elk township, 16.53% were under the age of 15, 7.85% aged 15 to 29, 39.67% aged 30 to 64, 34.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 less females than males in Little Elk township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.28% females and 53.72% males in Little Elk Township, Minnesota.
The Little Elk Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 116.1:100 i.e. 116.1 men to 100 women (1.161).
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 60-64 years with a population of 28.

Little Elk township's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Little Elk township population: 99.17% are White and 0.83% are multiracial.
Little Elk 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 242 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Little Elk township is White with a population of 24 (99.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 357 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Little Elk township's population decreased by 52 (15.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Little Elk township's population decreased by 25 (8.65%), 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, Little Elk township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 264.