Shell Lake township, MN

2022 population: 284 ( 9 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.5 square miles
Population density: 10.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	271	95.42%	1.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	3	1.06%	82.4%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	10	3.52%	900.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	13	4.58%	27.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-4	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-2.1

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
293
275	93.86%
0	0.00%
17	5.80%
0	0.00%
1	0.34%
0	0.00%
18	6.14%

2000
336
324	96.43%
0	0.00%
10	2.98%
0	0.00%
2	0.60%
0	0.00%
12	3.57%

1990
310
272	87.74%
0	0.00%
36	11.61%
2	0.65%
n/a
0	0.00%
38	12.26%

1980
296
286	96.62%
0	0.00%
10	3.38%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	3.38%

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

-49	-14.6
6	1.8

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

52	16.8
-26	-8.4

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

-14	-4.7
28	9.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Shell Lake 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
59.0
30	10.6%
254	89.4%
111	39.1%

151
1.88

85	56.3%
74	87.1%
3	3.5%
66	43.7%

2010
Number	Percent
50.9
55	18.8%
238	81.2%
60	20.5%

132
2.22

92	69.7%
75	81.5%
4	4.3%
40	30.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
83	24.7%
253	75.3%
36	10.7%

132
2.55

98	74.2%
78	79.6%
2	2.0%
34	25.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
73	23.5%
237	76.5%
56	18.1%

125
2.48

103	82.4%
95	92.2%
0	0.0%
22	17.6%

1980
Number	Percent
34.5
75	25.3%
221	74.7%
47	15.9%

111
2.67

82	73.9%
75	91.5%
2	2.4%
29	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Shell Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	8.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	12.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	2.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	21.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	20	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	6.0%
$200,000 or more	4	2.6%

Median Household Income	68,125
Per Capita Income	39,383

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	1.3%
Public Assistance	1	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	2.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	105	71.4%
Unemployed	7	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	112	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	35	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34	30	53.1%
Non-Profit	1	6	14.3%
Self-Employed	16	11	59.3%

Local Government	4	6	40.0%
State Government	1	1	50.0%
Federal Government	3	3	50.0%

Total Private + Self	50	41	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	16	36.0%
Total	59	57	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	31	26.7%
Professional, Technical	16	13.8%
Service Occupations	20	17.2%
All others	28	24.1%

White Collar		58.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	22	19.0%
Health care and social assistance	16	13.8%
Construction	15	12.9%
Accommodation and food services	14	12.1%
Retail trade	14	12.1%
Educational services	7	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	6	5.2%
Information	5	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	3.4%
Other services	3	2.6%
Wholesale trade	3	2.6%
Public administration	3	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	1.7%

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	262	94.2%
Spanish	10	3.6%
German, other Germanic	4	1.4%
Other	2	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	81	28.5%
Norwegian	64	22.5%
Finnish	53	18.7%
Swedish	36	12.7%
English	14	4.9%
Irish	14	4.9%
American	8	2.8%
Polish	8	2.8%
Scandinavian	6	2.1%
French	5	1.8%
French Canadian	5	1.8%
Danish	4	1.4%
Czech	2	0.7%
Lithuanian	2	0.7%
Russian	2	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	281	98.9%
Not a citizen	3	1.1%

Native	281	98.9%
Foreign-born	3	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.4%	18	7.3%	77	31.3%	123	50.0%	17	6.9%	10	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.4%
9-12 Years	18	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	77	31.3%
Some College	123	50.0%
Bach. Degree	17	6.9%
Grad Degree	10	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +13	R +10	R + 2.1%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +49	R +68	R + 36.0%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +62	R +85	R + 47.4%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +49	R +75	R + 45.3%
D -26
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	89%	Donald Trump* (R)	130	68.4%	Joe Biden (D)	55	28.9%	5	2.6%	190	23	22	0.01%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	117	63.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	52	28.3%	15	8.2%	184	19	18	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	81	48.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	74	44.6%	11	6.6%	166	4	2	0.01%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	78	50.6%	John McCain (R)	68	44.2%	8	5.2%	154	0	-1	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	87	49.2%	John Kerry (D)	87	49.2%	3	1.7%	177	2	-2	0.01%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	69	48.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	55	38.5%	19	13.3%	143	3	0	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shell Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

28.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

130

68.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

190

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Shell Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.3%

Donald Trump (R)

117

63.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

184

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Shell Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

44.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

48.8%

Other

6.6%

TOTAL

166

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Shell Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

50.6%

John McCain (R)

44.2%

Other

5.2%

TOTAL

154

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Shell Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

49.2%

John Kerry (D)

49.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

177

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Shell Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

48.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

38.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10.5%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

143

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shell Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Scott Jensen (R)	92	58.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	58	36.7%	8 [+]	5.1%	158	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.5%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	86%	Jason Lewis (R)	114	61.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	56	30.3%	15 [+]	8.1%	185	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (5.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.2%);
2018	S2	71%	Karin Housley (R)	88	56.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	57	36.8%	10 [+]	6.5%	155	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (5.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.6%);
2018	S1	71%	Jim Newberger (R)	79	50.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	71	45.5%	6 [+]	3.8%	156	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (3.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	72%	Jeff Johnson (R)	92	58.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	57	36.1%	9 [+]	5.7%	158	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 7 (4.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.3%);
2014	S2	60%	Al Franken* (DFL)	75	54.3%	Mike McFadden (R)	54	39.1%	9 [+]	6.5%	138	-4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (4.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (2.2%);
2014	G	59%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	67	49.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	54	39.7%	15 [+]	11.0%	136	-5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 8 (5.9%); Other (Write-in) 6 (4.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%); 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	269
Median Value	$303,100

Occupied	151	56.1%
Vacant	118	43.9%

Owned	147	97.4%
Rented	4	2.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	247	91.8%
Detached	247	91.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	22	8.2%

Shell Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shell Lake township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Shell Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shell Lake township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shell Lake township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shell Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shell Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shell Lake township, MN