Meriden Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

542

Total Population

39.2

Median age

44.46%

Female population %

124.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Meriden township is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Meriden township's population under 18 was 28.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Meriden township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Meriden township, 25.09% were under the age of 15, 12.55% aged 15 to 29, 47.79% aged 30 to 64, 14.21% aged 65 to 84, and 0.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 less females than males in Meriden township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.46% females and 55.54% males in Meriden Township, Minnesota.
The Meriden Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 124.9:100 i.e. 124.9 men to 100 women (1.249).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 29.

Meriden township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Meriden township population: 93.17% are White, 0.92% are Asian, 2.21% are some other race and 3.69% are multiracial.
Meriden township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 53 (97.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Meriden township is White with a population of 505 (93.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 654 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Meriden township's population decreased by 9 (1.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Meriden township's population decreased by 1 (0.16%), 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, Meriden township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 614.