Pelican township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Population

Overview

466

Total Population

49.6

Median age

44.64%

Female population %

124:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

35.9

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

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

The median age in Pelican township is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pelican township's population under 18 was 15.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pelican township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pelican township, 10.09% were under the age of 15, 12.66% aged 15 to 29, 60.94% aged 30 to 64, 15.45% aged 65 to 84, and 0.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 less females than males in Pelican township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.64% females and 55.36% males in Pelican township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
The Pelican township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota gender ratio is 124:100 i.e. 124 men to 100 women (1.240).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 30.

Pelican township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pelican township population: 90.56% are White, 0.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 9.01% are multiracial.
Pelican 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 466 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pelican township is White with a population of 422 (90.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 821 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Pelican township's population decreased by 183 (22.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pelican township's population decreased by 51 (8.13%), 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, Pelican township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 576.