Minden township, MN

Benton County, MN

2022 population: 1,360 ( 304 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.7 square miles
Population density: 40.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,338	98.38%	17.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	7	0.51%	133.3%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	3	0.22%	62.5%

Total non-White:	22	1.62%	37.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-291	-21.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13	-0.9

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
1,664
1,629	97.90%
11	0.66%
3	0.18%
4	0.24%
9	0.54%
8	0.48%
35	2.10%

2000
1,808
1,739	96.18%
0	0.00%
34	1.88%
19	1.05%
0	0.00%
16	0.88%
69	3.82%

1990
1,921
1,890	98.39%
0	0.00%
9	0.47%
20	1.04%
n/a
2	0.10%
31	1.61%

1980
1,828
1,813	99.18%
7	0.38%
2	0.11%
6	0.33%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	0.82%

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

-110	-6.1
-34	-1.9

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

-151	-7.9
38	2.0

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

77	4.2
16	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Minden 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
48.6
253	18.6%
1,107	81.4%
334	24.6%

611
2.22

377	61.7%
339	89.9%
5	1.3%
234	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
355	21.3%
1,309	78.7%
224	13.5%

647
2.57

485	75.0%
417	86.0%
17	3.5%
162	25.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
503	27.8%
1,305	72.2%
151	8.4%

602
3.00

521	86.5%
478	91.7%
20	3.8%
81	13.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
585	30.5%
1,336	69.5%
115	6.0%

624
3.08

531	85.1%
496	93.4%
7	1.3%
93	14.9%

1980
Number	Percent
24.1
725	39.7%
1,103	60.3%
87	4.8%

506
3.61

446	88.1%
417	93.5%
13	2.9%
60	11.9%

2022 Housing Data for Minden township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	32	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	21	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	31	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	128	20.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	100	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	75	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	54	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	53	8.7%
$200,000 or more	35	5.7%

Median Household Income	77,697
Per Capita Income	45,341

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	3.4%
Public Assistance	3	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	1.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	665	84.5%
Unemployed	17	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	682	86.7%
Not in Labor Force	105	13.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	228	177	56.3%
Non-Profit	18	61	22.8%
Self-Employed	119	30	79.9%

Local Government	11	48	18.6%
State Government	28	3	90.3%
Federal Government	14	3	82.4%

Total Private + Self	347	207	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	71	115	38.2%
Total	418	322	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	125	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	140	18.9%
Professional, Technical	113	15.3%
Service Occupations	109	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.4%
All others	253	34.2%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	120	16.2%
Transportation and warehousing	105	14.2%
Construction	90	12.2%
Retail trade	84	11.4%
Manufacturing	66	8.9%
Educational services	45	6.1%
Finance and insurance	44	5.9%
Public administration	32	4.3%
Wholesale trade	31	4.2%
Other services	29	3.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	28	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	2.0%
Information	13	1.8%
Accommodation and food services	2	0.3%

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	3	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,298	99.3%
German, other Germanic	4	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	559	41.1%
Norwegian	211	15.5%
Polish	159	11.7%
English	84	6.2%
Irish	79	5.8%
Swedish	74	5.4%
French	67	4.9%
French Canadian	65	4.8%
American	45	3.3%
Czech	21	1.5%
Scandinavian	10	0.7%
Belgian	9	0.7%
Danish	7	0.5%
Ukrainian	6	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	5	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,360	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,359	99.9%
Foreign-born	1	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.3%	44	4.3%	262	25.8%	438	43.1%	209	20.6%	61	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.3%
9-12 Years	44	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	262	25.8%
Some College	438	43.1%
Bach. Degree	209	20.6%
Grad Degree	61	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +61	R +18	D + 4.5%
D +43
2020 vs. 2012	R +154	R +235	R + 20.3%
D -81
2020 vs. 2008	R +174	R +308	R + 29.0%
D -134

2016 vs. 2008	R +113	R +290	R + 33.5%
D -177
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	103%	Donald Trump* (R)	805	77.1%	Joe Biden (D)	219	21.0%	20	1.9%	1,044	32	30	0.03%
2016	87%	Donald Trump (R)	744	75.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	176	17.8%	68	6.9%	988	30	29	0.03%
2012	78%	Mitt Romney (R)	651	66.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	300	30.6%	29	3.0%	980	21	19	0.03%
2008	77%	John McCain (R)	631	62.4%	Barack Obama (D)	353	34.9%	28	2.8%	1,012	19	17	0.03%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	598	63.3%	John Kerry (D)	329	34.8%	18	1.9%	945	16	13	0.03%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	523	55.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	337	35.5%	89	9.4%	949	10	7	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Minden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

219

21.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

805

77.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,044

Turnout: 103%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Minden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

176

17.8%

Donald Trump (R)

744

75.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

988

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Minden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

300

30.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

651

66.4%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

980

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Minden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

353

34.9%

John McCain (R)

631

62.4%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

1,012

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Minden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

598

63.3%

John Kerry (D)

329

34.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

945

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Minden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

523

55.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

337

35.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.7%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

949

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Minden township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	83%	Scott Jensen (R)	654	77.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	169	20.0%	21 [+]	2.5%	844	33	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (0.9%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (0.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 6 (0.7%);
2020	S2	101%	Jason Lewis (R)	747	72.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	223	21.8%	55 [+]	5.4%	1,025	29	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 49 (4.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	74%	Karin Housley (R)	555	69.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	209	26.3%	31 [+]	3.9%	795	27	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 25 (3.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (0.8%);
2018	S1	74%	Jim Newberger (R)	502	62.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	270	33.8%	26 [+]	3.3%	798	27	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (2.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (0.6%);
2018	G	74%	Jeff Johnson (R)	584	73.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	198	24.8%	16 [+]	2.0%	798	31	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 13 (1.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
2014	S2	63%	Mike McFadden (R)	417	56.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	292	39.2%	36 [+]	4.8%	745	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 24 (3.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 12 (1.6%);
2014	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	471	63.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	229	31.0%	39 [+]	5.3%	739	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 28 (3.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 6 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (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	640
Median Value	$252,700

Occupied	611	95.5%
Vacant	29	4.5%

Owned	510	83.5%
Rented	101	16.5%
Median Rent	$1,337

Single-Family Units	604	94.4%
Detached	601	93.9%
Attached	3	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	36	5.6%

Minden township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Minden township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Minden township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Minden township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Minden township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Minden township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Minden township, MN