Wolf Lake township, MN

2022 population: 307 ( 65 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.0 square miles
Population density: 9.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	290	94.46%	23.4%
Black:	10	3.26%	900.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	6	1.95%	500.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	17	5.54%	142.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	55	27.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	10	5.0

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
242
235	97.11%
1	0.41%
2	0.83%
0	0.00%
1	0.41%
3	1.24%
7	2.89%

2000
208
196	94.23%
0	0.00%
6	2.88%
0	0.00%
6	2.88%
0	0.00%
12	5.77%

1990
247
247	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
393
375	95.42%
0	0.00%
13	3.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	1.27%
18	4.58%

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

39	18.8
-5	-2.4

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

-51	-20.6
12	4.9

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

-128	-32.6
-18	-4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Wolf 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
13.8
169	55.0%
138	45.0%
37	12.1%

66
4.65

55	83.3%
52	94.5%
0	0.0%
11	16.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.0
80	33.1%
162	66.9%
27	11.2%

82
2.95

61	74.4%
53	86.9%
0	0.0%
21	25.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
81	38.9%
127	61.1%
24	11.5%

71
2.93

42	59.2%
36	85.7%
3	7.1%
29	40.8%

1990
Number	Percent
26.1
117	47.4%
130	52.6%
27	10.9%

67
3.69

56	83.6%
52	92.9%
0	0.0%
11	16.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.2
158	40.2%
235	59.8%
51	13.0%

120
3.27

91	75.8%
78	85.7%
1	1.1%
29	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wolf Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	7.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	16	24.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	13	19.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	7	10.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	7.6%

Median Household Income	68,864
Per Capita Income	16,320

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	9.1%
Public Assistance	2	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	3.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	86	78.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	86	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	24	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	30	44.4%
Non-Profit	4	1	80.0%
Self-Employed	19	6	76.0%

Local Government	0	6	0.0%
State Government	0	1	0.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	43	36	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4	9	30.8%
Total	47	45	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	8.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3	3.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	19.6%
Professional, Technical	17	18.5%
Service Occupations	10	10.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	7.6%
All others	44	47.8%

White Collar		41.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	20	21.7%
Health care and social assistance	16	17.4%
Retail trade	15	16.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	10.9%
Manufacturing	7	7.6%
Educational services	7	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	5	5.4%
Other services	3	3.3%
Finance and insurance	2	2.2%
Utilities	2	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	1.1%
Public administration	1	1.1%

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	234	95.9%
Other	6	2.5%
Spanish	3	1.2%
Other Indo-European	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	105	34.2%
German	32	10.4%
Italian	23	7.5%
American	14	4.6%
Norwegian	12	3.9%
Irish	10	3.3%
Polish	5	1.6%
Swedish	5	1.6%
French	4	1.3%
Danish	2	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	2	0.7%
Czech	1	0.3%
Dutch	1	0.3%
Eastern European	1	0.3%
English	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	306	99.7%
Not a citizen	1	0.3%

Native	306	99.7%
Foreign-born	1	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	7	5.6%	27	21.4%	64	50.8%	25	19.8%	3	2.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	7	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	27	21.4%
Some College	64	50.8%
Bach. Degree	25	19.8%
Grad Degree	3	2.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +21	R +14	D + 4.2%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +52	R +54	R + 17.8%
D -2
2020 vs. 2008	R +53	R +53	R + 15.3%
D +0

2016 vs. 2008	R +32	R +39	R + 19.6%
D -7
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	134	83.2%	Joe Biden (D)	24	14.9%	3	1.9%	161	38	36	0.00%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	113	81.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	17	12.3%	8	5.8%	138	37	36	0.00%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	82	75.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	26	24.1%	0	0.0%	108	31	29	0.00%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	81	76.4%	Barack Obama (D)	24	22.6%	1	0.9%	106	33	31	0.00%
2004	94%	George W. Bush* (R)	102	77.3%	John Kerry (D)	30	22.7%	0	0.0%	132	30	27	0.00%
2000	83%	George W. Bush (R)	70	66.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	29	27.6%	6	5.7%	105	21	19	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wolf Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

14.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

134

83.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

161

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Wolf Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

12.3%

Donald Trump (R)

113

81.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

138

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 36

2012 President, Wolf Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

24.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

75.9%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 29

2008 President, Wolf Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

22.6%

John McCain (R)

76.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

106

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 31

2004 President, Wolf Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

102

77.3%

John Kerry (D)

22.7%

TOTAL

132

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 27

2000 President, Wolf Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

66.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

27.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

105

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wolf Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Scott Jensen (R)	119	86.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	17	12.3%	2 [+]	1.4%	138	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	69%	Jason Lewis (R)	134	84.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	22	13.8%	3 [+]	1.9%	159	41	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	103	82.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	22	17.6%	0	0.0%	125	40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S1	58%	Jim Newberger (R)	103	81.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	23	18.3%	0	0.0%	126	46	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	102	81.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	23	18.3%	1 [+]	0.8%	126	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.8%);
2014	S2	58%	Mike McFadden (R)	85	76.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	23	20.7%	3 [+]	2.7%	111	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (1.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	82	74.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	24	21.8%	4 [+]	3.6%	110	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (3.6%); 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	81
Median Value	$186,500

Occupied	66	81.5%
Vacant	15	18.5%

Owned	64	97.0%
Rented	2	3.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	65	80.2%
Detached	65	80.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	16	19.8%

Wolf Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Wolf Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wolf Lake township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wolf Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wolf Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wolf Lake township, MN