Butternut Valley township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 276 ( 49 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.3 square miles
Population density: 7.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	268	97.10%	15.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	1	0.36%	0.0%
Hispanic:	3	1.09%	50.0%

Total non-White:	8	2.90%	11.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-48	-17.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.4

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
325
316	97.23%
1	0.31%
0	0.00%
2	0.62%
0	0.00%
6	1.85%
9	2.77%

2000
362
348	96.13%
14	3.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	3.87%

1990
366
366	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-32	-8.8
-5	-1.4

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

-18	-4.9
14	3.8

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

-35	-8.7
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Butternut Valley 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
53.3
49	17.8%
227	82.2%
84	30.4%

120
2.30

91	75.8%
83	91.2%
0	0.0%
29	24.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
70	21.5%
255	78.5%
44	13.5%

125
2.60

106	84.8%
93	87.7%
2	1.9%
19	15.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
93	25.7%
269	74.3%
53	14.6%

140
2.59

114	81.4%
103	90.4%
0	0.0%
26	18.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
104	28.4%
262	71.6%
48	13.1%

130
2.82

109	83.8%
103	94.5%
2	1.8%
21	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
120	29.9%
281	70.1%
56	14.0%

131
3.06

122	93.1%
118	96.7%
0	0.0%
9	6.9%

2022 Housing Data for Butternut Valley township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	17	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	22.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	10.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	9.2%
$200,000 or more	9	7.5%

Median Household Income	101,250
Per Capita Income	43,645

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	2.5%
Public Assistance	1	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	1.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	131	91.0%
Unemployed	3	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	134	93.1%
Not in Labor Force	10	6.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		9.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	48	30	61.5%
Non-Profit	3	11	21.4%
Self-Employed	33	5	86.8%

Local Government	4	10	28.6%
State Government	2	5	28.6%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	81	35	69.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	26	25.7%
Total	90	61	59.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	11.9%
Professional, Technical	27	17.9%
Service Occupations	22	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	3.3%
All others	58	38.4%

White Collar		47.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	23	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	22	14.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	12.6%
Construction	19	12.6%
Educational services	17	11.3%
Other services	15	9.9%
Transportation and warehousing	9	6.0%
Wholesale trade	7	4.6%
Retail trade	5	3.3%
Information	4	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	2.0%
Accommodation and food services	3	2.0%
Finance and insurance	1	0.7%
Public administration	1	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	1.09%
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	259	97.7%
Other Indo-European	4	1.5%
Spanish	2	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	118	42.8%
Norwegian	79	28.6%
Welsh	27	9.8%
English	21	7.6%
Swedish	15	5.4%
Danish	13	4.7%
Brazilian	12	4.3%
Irish	12	4.3%
Northern European	3	1.1%
Polish	3	1.1%
American	2	0.7%
Belgian	2	0.7%
Dutch	2	0.7%
Russian	2	0.7%
French	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	276	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	272	98.6%
Foreign-born	4	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	14	6.5%	92	43.0%	68	31.8%	30	14.0%	10	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	14	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	92	43.0%
Some College	68	31.8%
Bach. Degree	30	14.0%
Grad Degree	10	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20	R +14	R + 3.7%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +25	R +44	R + 23.4%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +30	R +58	R + 31.2%
D -28

2016 vs. 2008	R +10	R +44	R + 27.5%
D -34
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	122	64.2%	Joe Biden (D)	64	33.7%	4	2.1%	190	19	17	0.01%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	102	58.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	58	33.1%	15	8.6%	175	13	12	0.01%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	97	53.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	83	45.4%	3	1.6%	183	8	6	0.01%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	92	47.7%	Barack Obama (D)	92	47.7%	9	4.7%	193	4	2	0.01%
2004	78%	George W. Bush* (R)	118	57.6%	John Kerry (D)	85	41.5%	2	1.0%	205	10	7	0.01%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	101	53.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	81	42.6%	8	4.2%	190	8	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Butternut Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

33.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

122

64.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

190

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Butternut Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

33.1%

Donald Trump (R)

102

58.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

5.1%

TOTAL

175

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Butternut Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

45.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

53.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Butternut Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

47.7%

John McCain (R)

47.7%

Other

4.7%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Butternut Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

118

57.6%

John Kerry (D)

41.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

TOTAL

205

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Butternut Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

101

53.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

190

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Butternut Valley township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Scott Jensen (R)	91	62.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	49	33.6%	6 [+]	4.1%	146	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (3.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	83%	Jason Lewis (R)	108	59.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	66	36.3%	8 [+]	4.4%	182	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (4.4%);
2018	S2	65%	Karin Housley (R)	81	55.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	64	43.5%	2 [+]	1.4%	147	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.7%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%);
2018	S1	65%	Jim Newberger (R)	74	50.3%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	72	49.0%	1 [+]	0.7%	147	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	74	50.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	71	48.0%	3 [+]	2.0%	148	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.4%); Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	57%	Mike McFadden (R)	63	45.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	62	44.9%	13 [+]	9.4%	138	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (5.1%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (4.3%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	67	48.6%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	59	42.8%	12 [+]	8.7%	138	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 6 (4.3%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (2.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.4%); 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	123
Median Value	$226,500

Occupied	120	97.6%
Vacant	3	2.4%

Owned	112	93.3%
Rented	8	6.7%
Median Rent	$850

Single-Family Units	120	97.6%
Detached	120	97.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	2.4%

Butternut Valley township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Butternut Valley township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Butternut Valley township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Butternut Valley township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Butternut Valley township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Butternut Valley township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Butternut Valley township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Butternut Valley township, MN