Stark township, MN

2022 population: 301 ( 47 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 8.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	294	97.67%	14.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.33%	50.0%
2+ races:	4	1.33%	300.0%
Hispanic:	2	0.66%	0.0%

Total non-White:	7	2.33%	133.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-51	-17.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	1.4

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
348
345	99.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.57%
1	0.29%
0	0.00%
3	0.86%

2000
420
420	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
434
432	99.54%
2	0.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.46%

1980
487
487	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

-75	-17.9
3	0.7

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

-12	-2.8
-2	-0.5

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

-55	-11.3
2	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Stark 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
46.6
70	23.3%
231	76.7%
42	14.0%

113
2.66

91	80.5%
82	90.1%
1	1.1%
22	19.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
77	22.1%
271	77.9%
64	18.4%

138
2.52

100	72.5%
92	92.0%
2	2.0%
38	27.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
146	34.8%
274	65.2%
49	11.7%

141
2.98

112	79.4%
99	88.4%
0	0.0%
29	20.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
154	35.5%
280	64.5%
57	13.1%

128
3.39

112	87.5%
95	84.8%
0	0.0%
16	12.5%

1980
Number	Percent
24.0
178	36.6%
309	63.4%
37	7.6%

136
3.58

114	83.8%
99	86.8%
3	2.6%
22	16.2%

2022 Housing Data for Stark township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	10	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	16	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	23.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	12.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	8.8%
$200,000 or more	7	6.2%

Median Household Income	100,469
Per Capita Income	45,032

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	0.9%
Public Assistance	4	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	176	88.4%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	176	88.4%
Not in Labor Force	23	11.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	77	48	61.6%
Non-Profit	0	11	0.0%
Self-Employed	31	11	73.8%

Local Government	0	9	0.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	108	59	64.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	20	0.0%
Total	108	79	57.8%

Pct. Govt.	4.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	27	14.4%
Professional, Technical	36	19.3%
Service Occupations	21	11.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	7.5%
All others	77	41.2%

White Collar		47.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	51	27.3%
Manufacturing	29	15.5%
Health care and social assistance	23	12.3%
Retail trade	18	9.6%
Construction	14	7.5%
Educational services	14	7.5%
Wholesale trade	10	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	7	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	5	2.7%
Finance and insurance	4	2.1%
Other services	4	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.66%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.66%
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	%
Vietnamese	1	0.33%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	277	96.2%
Spanish	5	1.7%
German, other Germanic	5	1.7%
Vietnamese	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	240	79.7%
Norwegian	24	8.0%
Irish	20	6.6%
American	17	5.6%
Czech	13	4.3%
Luxemburger	11	3.7%
European	4	1.3%
English	2	0.7%
Danish	1	0.3%
French	1	0.3%
Swedish	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	300	99.7%
Not a citizen	1	0.3%

Native	298	99.0%
Foreign-born	3	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	1.9%	1	0.5%	73	34.9%	85	40.7%	42	20.1%	4	1.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	1.9%
9-12 Years	1	0.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	73	34.9%
Some College	85	40.7%
Bach. Degree	42	20.1%
Grad Degree	4	1.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	R +22	D + 1.2%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +27	R +47	R + 20.9%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +53	R +70	R + 23.3%
D -17

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +48	R + 24.6%
D -20
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	90%	Donald Trump* (R)	189	89.6%	Joe Biden (D)	14	6.6%	8	3.8%	211	44	43	0.01%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	164	88.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	11	5.9%	10	5.4%	185	44	43	0.01%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	162	81.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	34	17.0%	4	2.0%	200	36	34	0.01%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	136	79.5%	Barack Obama (D)	31	18.1%	4	2.3%	171	36	34	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	158	80.2%	John Kerry (D)	35	17.8%	4	2.0%	197	33	30	0.01%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	128	75.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	33	19.5%	8	4.7%	169	30	28	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Stark township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

189

89.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

211

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 44	Diff (US): 43

2016 President, Stark township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5.9%

Donald Trump (R)

164

88.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

185

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 44	Diff (US): 43

2012 President, Stark township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

17.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

162

81.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

200

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 34

2008 President, Stark township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

18.1%

John McCain (R)

136

79.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

171

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 34

2004 President, Stark township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

158

80.2%

John Kerry (D)

17.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

197

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 30

2000 President, Stark township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

128

75.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

19.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

169

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 28

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Stark township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	71%	Scott Jensen (R)	154	92.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	9	5.4%	4 [+]	2.4%	167	48	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.2%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	88%	Jason Lewis (R)	177	85.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	27	13.0%	4 [+]	1.9%	208	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S2	66%	Karin Housley (R)	135	84.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	23	14.4%	2 [+]	1.2%	160	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.2%);
2018	S1	66%	Jim Newberger (R)	112	70.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	44	27.5%	4 [+]	2.5%	160	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 4 (2.5%);
2018	G	66%	Jeff Johnson (R)	131	81.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	27	16.9%	2 [+]	1.2%	160	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	45%	Mike McFadden (R)	82	71.3%	Al Franken* (DFL)	26	22.6%	7 [+]	6.1%	115	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (5.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	90	78.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	20	17.4%	5 [+]	4.3%	115	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%); 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	126
Median Value	$267,900

Occupied	113	89.7%
Vacant	13	10.3%

Owned	107	94.7%
Rented	6	5.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	123	97.6%
Detached	123	97.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	2	1.6%

Stark township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Stark township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Stark township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Stark township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Stark township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Stark township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Stark township, MN