Straight River Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

812

Total Population

45.5

Median age

49.26%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

63.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Straight River township is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Straight River township's population under 18 was 24.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Straight River township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Straight River township, 21.06% were under the age of 15, 15.15% aged 15 to 29, 45.94% aged 30 to 64, 17.61% aged 65 to 84, and 0.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 less females than males in Straight River township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.26% females and 50.74% males in Straight River Township, Minnesota.
The Straight River Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 42.

Straight River township's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Straight River township population: 98.65% are White and 1.35% are multiracial.
Straight River township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 806 (99.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Straight River township is White with a population of 801 (98.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 804 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Straight River township's population increased by 70 (10.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Straight River township's population increased by 62 (8.54%), 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, Straight River township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 651.