Big Stone township, MN

2022 population: 251 ( 24 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.6 square miles
Population density: 8.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	251	100.00%	8.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-22	-9.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-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
275
273	99.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.73%
2	0.73%

2000
254
254	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
280
275	98.21%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.36%
n/a
4	1.43%
5	1.79%

1980
401
401	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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	7.5
2	0.8

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

-21	-7.5
-5	-1.8

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

-126	-31.4
5	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Big Stone 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
56.2
50	19.9%
201	80.1%
75	29.9%

105
2.39

79	75.2%
72	91.1%
0	0.0%
26	24.8%

2010
Number	Percent
46.5
69	25.1%
206	74.9%
57	20.7%

107
2.57

85	79.4%
78	91.8%
0	0.0%
22	20.6%

2000
Number	Percent
43.3
56	22.0%
198	78.0%
53	20.9%

108
2.35

87	80.6%
78	89.7%
3	3.4%
21	19.4%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
81	28.9%
199	71.1%
50	17.9%

106
2.64

82	77.4%
78	95.1%
2	2.4%
24	22.6%

1980
Number	Percent
36.5
115	28.7%
286	71.3%
56	14.0%

121
3.31

113	93.4%
106	93.8%
0	0.0%
8	6.6%

2022 Housing Data for Big Stone township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	7.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	1	1.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	10	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	16	15.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	18.1%
$200,000 or more	13	12.4%

Median Household Income	113,438
Per Capita Income	55,883

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	1.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	108	83.7%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	108	83.7%
Not in Labor Force	21	16.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42	13	76.4%
Non-Profit	3	11	21.4%
Self-Employed	11	4	73.3%

Local Government	9	20	31.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	53	17	75.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12	31	27.9%
Total	65	48	57.5%

Pct. Govt.	25.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	8.0%
Professional, Technical	28	24.8%
Service Occupations	19	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.9%
All others	39	34.5%

White Collar		48.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	23	20.4%
Educational services	22	19.5%
Manufacturing	19	16.8%
Construction	9	8.0%
Finance and insurance	8	7.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	6.2%
Retail trade	6	5.3%
Public administration	5	4.4%
Other services	4	3.5%
Utilities	3	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	2	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.9%
Wholesale trade	1	0.9%

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	245	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	121	48.2%
Norwegian	73	29.1%
Irish	29	11.6%
Scandinavian	25	10.0%
Swedish	19	7.6%
Dutch	12	4.8%
English	7	2.8%
American	4	1.6%
Polish	4	1.6%
Danish	3	1.2%
French	3	1.2%
Belgian	1	0.4%
Italian	1	0.4%
Scottish	1	0.4%
Swiss	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	251	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	251	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	1.6%	9	4.7%	61	32.1%	67	35.3%	31	16.3%	19	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	1.6%
9-12 Years	9	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	61	32.1%
Some College	67	35.3%
Bach. Degree	31	16.3%
Grad Degree	19	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	R +8	D + 1.6%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +27	R +25	R + 7.5%
D +2
2020 vs. 2008	R +33	R +43	R + 18.7%
D -10

2016 vs. 2008	R +16	R +35	R + 20.3%
D -19
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	104%	Donald Trump* (R)	143	70.1%	Joe Biden (D)	59	28.9%	2	1.0%	204	25	23	0.01%
2016	97%	Donald Trump (R)	126	64.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	50	25.8%	18	9.3%	194	20	19	0.01%
2012	86%	Mitt Romney (R)	116	66.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	57	32.6%	2	1.1%	175	21	19	0.01%
2008	88%	John McCain (R)	110	61.5%	Barack Obama (D)	69	38.5%	0	0.0%	179	18	16	0.01%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	94	57.0%	John Kerry (D)	69	41.8%	2	1.2%	165	9	6	0.01%
2000	77%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	72	47.4%	George W. Bush (R)	71	46.7%	9	5.9%	152	1	-1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Big Stone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

28.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

143

70.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

204

Turnout: 104%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Big Stone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.8%

Donald Trump (R)

126

64.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.7%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

194

Turnout: 97%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Big Stone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

32.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

116

66.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

175

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Big Stone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

38.5%

John McCain (R)

110

61.5%

TOTAL

179

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Big Stone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

57.0%

John Kerry (D)

41.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

TOTAL

165

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Big Stone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

46.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

47.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

152

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Big Stone township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	87%	Scott Jensen (R)	115	67.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	55	32.2%	1 [+]	0.6%	171	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	104%	Jason Lewis (R)	135	66.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	66	32.4%	3 [+]	1.5%	204	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.5%);
2018	S2	92%	Karin Housley (R)	114	62.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	62	33.9%	7 [+]	3.8%	183	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.1%);
2018	S1	93%	Jim Newberger (R)	99	53.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	80	43.2%	6 [+]	3.2%	185	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.1%);
2018	G	93%	Jeff Johnson (R)	114	61.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	66	35.7%	5 [+]	2.7%	185	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2014	S2	73%	Mike McFadden (R)	75	51.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	64	43.5%	8 [+]	5.4%	147	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (4.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%);
2014	G	73%	Jeff Johnson (R)	81	54.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	63	42.6%	4 [+]	2.7%	148	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	171
Median Value	$360,000

Occupied	105	61.4%
Vacant	66	38.6%

Owned	100	95.2%
Rented	5	4.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	162	94.7%
Detached	162	94.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	9	5.3%

Big Stone township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Big Stone township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Big Stone township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Big Stone township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Big Stone township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Big Stone township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Big Stone township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Big Stone township, MN