Sparta Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

760

Total Population

47.3

Median age

50.79%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

90.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sparta township is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sparta township's population under 18 was 23.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sparta township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sparta township, 21.97% were under the age of 15, 4.87% aged 15 to 29, 47.63% aged 30 to 64, 23.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Sparta township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.79% females and 49.21% males in Sparta Township, Minnesota.
The Sparta Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 58.

Sparta township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sparta township population: 99.08% are White, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.39% are some other race.
Sparta township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 757 (99.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sparta township is White with a population of 753 (99.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 772 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Sparta township's population increased by 5 (0.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sparta township's population decreased by 38 (4.92%), 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, Sparta township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 715.