Aitkin township, MN

Aitkin County, MN

2022 population: 981 ( 125 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.3 square miles
Population density: 31.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	921	93.88%	11.2%
Black:	11	1.12%	0.0%
Indian:	29	2.96%	625.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	16	1.63%	33.3%
Hispanic:	4	0.41%	66.7%

Total non-White:	60	6.12%	114.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	93	13.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	32	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
856
828	96.73%
0	0.00%
4	0.47%
0	0.00%
12	1.40%
12	1.40%
28	3.27%

2000
669
656	98.06%
0	0.00%
8	1.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.75%
13	1.94%

1990
873
856	98.05%
0	0.00%
4	0.46%
3	0.34%
n/a
10	1.15%
17	1.95%

1980
2,695
2,670	99.07%
0	0.00%
18	0.67%
2	0.07%
n/a
5	0.19%
25	0.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

172	25.7
15	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-200	-22.9
-4	-0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,814	-67.3
-8	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Aitkin township, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.3
223	22.7%
758	77.3%
232	23.6%

340
2.82

255	75.0%
211	82.7%
6	2.4%
85	25.0%

2010
Number	Percent
47.6
190	22.2%
666	77.8%
184	21.5%

353
2.37

239	67.7%
197	82.4%
21	8.8%
114	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
173	25.9%
496	74.1%
113	16.9%

272
2.46

200	73.5%
162	81.0%
26	13.0%
72	26.5%

1990
Number	Percent
42.4
209	23.9%
664	76.1%
209	23.9%

370
2.36

276	74.6%
246	89.1%
8	2.9%
94	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
44.4
639	23.7%
2,056	76.3%
740	27.5%

1,113
2.29

726	65.2%
623	85.8%
42	5.8%
387	34.8%

2022 Housing Data for Aitkin township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	6.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	65	19.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	31	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	44	12.9%
$200,000 or more	9	2.6%

Median Household Income	87,500
Per Capita Income	35,699

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	2.1%
Public Assistance	20	5.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	401	72.9%
Unemployed	24	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	425	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	125	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	123	129	48.8%
Non-Profit	13	56	18.8%
Self-Employed	33	5	86.8%

Local Government	34	14	70.8%
State Government	22	7	75.9%
Federal Government	2	4	33.3%

Total Private + Self	156	134	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	71	81	46.7%
Total	227	215	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	18.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	61	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	55	12.4%
Professional, Technical	118	26.6%
Service Occupations	83	18.7%
All others	127	28.6%

White Collar		52.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	78	17.6%
Educational services	65	14.6%
Retail trade	52	11.7%
Public administration	37	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	36	8.1%
Construction	34	7.7%
Manufacturing	33	7.4%
Finance and insurance	32	7.2%
Other services	17	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	13	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	2.0%
Wholesale trade	9	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	1.4%
Utilities	6	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.7%
Information	2	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4	0.41%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.41%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	914	98.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.9%
German, other Germanic	6	0.6%
Other	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	367	37.4%
Norwegian	184	18.8%
Irish	158	16.1%
Swedish	90	9.2%
English	42	4.3%
American	35	3.6%
Polish	34	3.5%
Finnish	32	3.3%
European	28	2.9%
French	26	2.7%
Italian	23	2.3%
Haitian	13	1.3%
Danish	11	1.1%
Scandinavian	9	0.9%
Dutch	6	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	978	99.7%
Not a citizen	3	0.3%

Native	977	99.6%
Foreign-born	4	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.3%	38	5.3%	220	30.6%	248	34.5%	160	22.3%	50	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.3%
9-12 Years	38	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	220	30.6%
Some College	248	34.5%
Bach. Degree	160	22.3%
Grad Degree	50	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	D +10	D + 5.7%
D +33
2020 vs. 2012	R +67	R +70	R + 9.6%
D -3
2020 vs. 2008	R +85	R +103	R + 16.1%
D -18

2016 vs. 2008	R +62	R +113	R + 21.8%
D -51
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	379	65.8%	Joe Biden (D)	187	32.5%	10	1.7%	576	21	19	0.02%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	356	65.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	154	28.2%	37	6.8%	547	20	19	0.02%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	312	61.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	190	37.4%	6	1.2%	508	16	14	0.02%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	294	57.4%	Barack Obama (D)	205	40.0%	13	2.5%	512	14	12	0.02%
2004	92%	George W. Bush* (R)	325	62.7%	John Kerry (D)	190	36.7%	3	0.6%	518	15	12	0.02%
2000	103%	George W. Bush (R)	282	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	202	39.7%	25	4.9%	509	10	8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Aitkin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

187

32.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

379

65.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

576

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Aitkin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

154

28.2%

Donald Trump (R)

356

65.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

547

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Aitkin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

190

37.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

312

61.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

508

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Aitkin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

205

40.0%

John McCain (R)

294

57.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

512

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Aitkin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

325

62.7%

John Kerry (D)

190

36.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

518

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Aitkin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

282

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

202

39.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

509

Turnout: 103%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Aitkin township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Scott Jensen (R)	317	64.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	161	32.7%	14 [+]	2.8%	492	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 6 (1.2%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	70%	Jason Lewis (R)	363	64.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	171	30.2%	32 [+]	5.7%	566	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (4.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (0.9%);
2018	S2	62%	Karin Housley (R)	297	61.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	170	35.3%	15 [+]	3.1%	482	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (2.9%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	62%	Jim Newberger (R)	255	52.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	222	45.7%	9 [+]	1.9%	486	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (1.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	296	61.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	171	35.5%	15 [+]	3.1%	482	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 12 (2.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%);
2014	S2	60%	Mike McFadden (R)	238	54.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	183	42.1%	14 [+]	3.2%	435	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 9 (2.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 5 (1.1%);
2014	G	60%	Jeff Johnson (R)	253	58.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	162	37.3%	19 [+]	4.4%	434	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.2%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	498
Median Value	$256,600

Occupied	340	68.3%
Vacant	158	31.7%

Owned	310	91.2%
Rented	30	8.8%
Median Rent	$1,458

Single-Family Units	384	77.1%
Detached	380	76.3%
Attached	4	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	114	22.9%

Aitkin township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Aitkin township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Aitkin township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Aitkin township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Aitkin township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Aitkin township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Aitkin township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Aitkin township, MN