Turtle River township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,153 ( 68 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.4 square miles
Population density: 36.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	994	86.21%	1.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	34	2.95%	8.1%
Asian:	2	0.17%	75.0%
2+ races:	117	10.15%	735.7%
Hispanic:	6	0.52%	40.0%

Total non-White:	159	13.79%	114.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-17	-1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	85	9.5

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
1,085
1,011	93.18%
5	0.46%
37	3.41%
8	0.74%
14	1.29%
10	0.92%
74	6.82%

2000
1,128
1,057	93.71%
0	0.00%
38	3.37%
19	1.68%
14	1.24%
0	0.00%
71	6.29%

1990
799
735	91.99%
0	0.00%
25	3.13%
6	0.75%
n/a
2	0.25%
64	8.01%

1980
563
553	98.22%
0	0.00%
10	1.78%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	1.78%

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

-46	-4.1
3	0.3

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

322	40.3
7	0.9

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

182	32.3
54	9.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Turtle River 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
44.3
283	24.5%
870	75.5%
272	23.6%

455
2.49

336	73.8%
296	88.1%
26	7.7%
119	26.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
241	22.2%
844	77.8%
156	14.4%

438
2.43

317	72.4%
281	88.6%
13	4.1%
121	27.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
315	27.9%
813	72.1%
115	10.2%

398
2.80

307	77.1%
274	89.3%
6	2.0%
91	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
227	28.4%
572	71.6%
62	7.8%

282
2.83

230	81.6%
209	90.9%
11	4.8%
52	18.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
182	32.3%
381	67.7%
22	3.9%

204
2.76

153	75.0%
138	90.2%
2	1.3%
51	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Turtle River township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	14	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	8.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	59	13.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	28	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	40	8.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	87	19.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	54	11.9%
$200,000 or more	53	11.6%

Median Household Income	99,464
Per Capita Income	46,300

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.4%
Public Assistance	9	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	3.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	508	81.8%
Unemployed	9	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	517	83.3%
Not in Labor Force	104	16.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	183	106	63.3%
Non-Profit	24	41	36.9%
Self-Employed	27	38	41.5%

Local Government	13	37	26.0%
State Government	26	18	59.1%
Federal Government	15	12	55.6%

Total Private + Self	210	144	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	78	108	41.9%
Total	288	252	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	22.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	61	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	98	18.1%
Professional, Technical	164	30.4%
Service Occupations	69	12.8%
All others	148	27.4%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	106	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	102	18.9%
Construction	76	14.1%
Retail trade	57	10.6%
Manufacturing	35	6.5%
Public administration	34	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	29	5.4%
Finance and insurance	25	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	19	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	17	3.1%
Wholesale trade	10	1.9%
Other services	7	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.6%
Information	3	0.6%
Utilities	3	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.52%
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	%
Filipino	2	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,074	98.4%
Other	7	0.6%
Spanish	6	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	372	32.3%
Norwegian	291	25.2%
Irish	164	14.2%
Swedish	96	8.3%
English	55	4.8%
American	49	4.2%
French	43	3.7%
Scandinavian	41	3.6%
Finnish	31	2.7%
Scottish	27	2.3%
French Canadian	26	2.3%
Dutch	24	2.1%
Czech	23	2.0%
Italian	22	1.9%
European	19	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,147	99.5%
Not a citizen	6	0.5%

Native	1,144	99.2%
Foreign-born	9	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	12	1.5%	141	17.5%	251	31.2%	237	29.5%	163	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	12	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	141	17.5%
Some College	251	31.2%
Bach. Degree	237	29.5%
Grad Degree	163	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +66	R +9	D + 0.6%
D +57
2020 vs. 2012	R +129	R +130	R + 16.1%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R +172	R +175	R + 23.1%
D -3

2016 vs. 2008	R +106	R +166	R + 23.7%
D -60
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	100%	Donald Trump* (R)	470	54.8%	Joe Biden (D)	376	43.9%	11	1.3%	857	10	8	0.03%
2016	91%	Donald Trump (R)	404	52.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	319	41.1%	54	6.9%	777	7	6	0.03%
2012	86%	Barack Obama* (D)	377	51.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	341	46.8%	11	1.5%	729	2	0	0.02%
2008	83%	Barack Obama (D)	379	54.8%	John McCain (R)	298	43.1%	15	2.2%	692	-1	-3	0.02%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	332	50.1%	John Kerry (D)	324	48.9%	7	1.1%	663	2	-1	0.02%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	253	46.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	239	43.6%	56	10.2%	548	1	-2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Turtle River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

376

43.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

470

54.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

857

Turnout: 100%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Turtle River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

319

41.1%

Donald Trump (R)

404

52.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

5.1%

TOTAL

777

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Turtle River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

377

51.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

341

46.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

729

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Turtle River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

379

54.8%

John McCain (R)

298

43.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

692

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Turtle River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

332

50.1%

John Kerry (D)

324

48.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Turtle River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

253

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

239

43.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

548

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Turtle River township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	84%	Scott Jensen (R)	374	51.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	335	46.4%	13 [+]	1.8%	722	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (0.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	99%	Jason Lewis (R)	467	54.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	360	42.3%	24 [+]	2.8%	851	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 15 (1.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 7 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	S2	79%	Karin Housley (R)	348	51.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	314	46.3%	16 [+]	2.4%	678	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (1.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (0.7%);
2018	S1	79%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	361	53.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	307	45.2%	11 [+]	1.6%	679	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (1.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2018	G	79%	Jeff Johnson (R)	350	51.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	314	46.3%	14 [+]	2.1%	678	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 9 (1.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%);
2014	S2	71%	Al Franken* (DFL)	312	51.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	281	46.3%	14 [+]	2.3%	607	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 11 (1.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%);
2014	G	71%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	299	49.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	277	45.9%	27 [+]	4.5%	603	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 12 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 9 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	581
Median Value	$321,100

Occupied	455	78.3%
Vacant	126	21.7%

Owned	449	98.7%
Rented	6	1.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	513	88.3%
Detached	513	88.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	62	10.7%

Turtle River township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Turtle River township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Turtle River township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Turtle River township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Turtle River township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Turtle River township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Turtle River township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Turtle River township, MN