Balsam township, MN

2022 population: 39 ( 3 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 1.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	38	97.44%	7.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	2.56%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	1	2.56%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-3	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
42
41	97.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	2.38%
0	0.00%
1	2.38%

2000
22
22	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
33
26	78.79%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	21.21%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	21.21%

1980
41
30	73.17%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	26.83%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	26.83%

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

19	86.4
1	4.5

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

-4	-12.1
-7	-21.2

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

-4	-9.8
-4	-9.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Balsam 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
67.2
4	10.3%
35	89.7%
22	56.4%

18
2.17

13	72.2%
8	61.5%
0	0.0%
5	27.8%

2010
Number	Percent
58.0
7	16.7%
35	83.3%
16	38.1%

21
2.00

13	61.9%
13	100.0%
0	0.0%
8	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
62.5
0	0.0%
0	0.0%
9	40.9%

11
2.00

8	72.7%
8	100.0%
0	0.0%
3	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
14	42.4%
19	57.6%
9	27.3%

10
3.30

10	100.0%
10	100.0%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
12	29.3%
29	70.7%
7	17.1%

13
3.15

9	69.2%
9	100.0%
0	0.0%
4	30.8%

2022 Housing Data for Balsam township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	11.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	11.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	22.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	2	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	2	11.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	27.8%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	44,182

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13	100.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	13	100.0%
Not in Labor Force	0	0.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		0.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4	0	100.0%
Non-Profit	3	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	1	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	1	0.0%
State Government	0	7	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	5	0	100.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3	8	27.3%
Total	8	8	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	50.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7	43.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	7	43.8%
Professional, Technical	1	6.2%
Service Occupations	1	6.2%

White Collar		93.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	5	31.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	25.0%
Public administration	3	18.8%
Retail trade	2	12.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	6.2%
Other services	1	6.2%

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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	39	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	17	43.6%
Irish	9	23.1%
English	7	17.9%
German	7	17.9%
Eastern European	5	12.8%
Swedish	5	12.8%
Danish	2	5.1%
French Canadian	2	5.1%
Finnish	1	2.6%
Slovak	1	2.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	39	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	39	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	37.1%	15	42.9%	7	20.0%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	13	37.1%
Some College	15	42.9%
Bach. Degree	7	20.0%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3	R +0	D + 1.5%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +1	R +2	R + 8.7%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R -2	R +3	R + 11.0%
D -5

2016 vs. 2008	R -5	R +3	R + 12.5%
D -8
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	12	50.0%	Joe Biden (D)	11	45.8%	1	4.2%	24	5	3	0.00%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	9	50.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	8	44.4%	1	5.6%	18	5	4	0.00%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	12	52.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	11	47.8%	0	0.0%	23	3	1	0.00%
2008	93%	Barack Obama (D)	16	53.3%	John McCain (R)	14	46.7%	0	0.0%	30	3	1	0.00%
2004	110%	John Kerry (D)	18	60.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	12	40.0%	0	0.0%	30	-8	-11	0.00%
2000	95%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	13	61.9%	George W. Bush (R)	7	33.3%	1	4.8%	21	-12	-15	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

45.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

50.0%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

44.4%

Donald Trump (R)

50.0%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

52.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

47.8%

TOTAL

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

53.3%

John McCain (R)

46.7%

TOTAL

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

40.0%

John Kerry (D)

60.0%

TOTAL

Turnout: 110%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -11

2000 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

33.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

61.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.8%

TOTAL

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balsam township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	59%	Scott Jensen (R)	11	57.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	8	42.1%	0	0.0%	19	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	13	54.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	11	45.8%	0	0.0%	24	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	S2	64%	Karin Housley (R)	11	52.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	10	47.6%	0	0.0%	21	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S1	64%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	14	66.7%	Jim Newberger (R)	7	33.3%	0	0.0%	21	-3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	61%	Tim Walz (DFL)	11	55.0%	Jeff Johnson (R)	9	45.0%	0	0.0%	20	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	56%	Al Franken* (DFL)	10	52.6%	Mike McFadden (R)	9	47.4%	0	0.0%	19	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 0 (0.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	59%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	12	60.0%	Jeff Johnson (R)	8	40.0%	0	0.0%	20	-5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 0 (0.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 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	31
Median Value	$285,000

Occupied	18	58.1%
Vacant	13	41.9%

Owned	17	94.4%
Rented	1	5.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	29	93.5%
Detached	29	93.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	2	6.5%

Balsam township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Balsam township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Balsam township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Balsam township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Balsam township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Balsam township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balsam township, MN