Skelton township, MN

2022 population: 427 ( 13 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 12.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	419	98.13%	2.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	0.70%	200.0%
Hispanic:	5	1.17%	400.0%

Total non-White:	8	1.87%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	11	3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	0.6

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
414
408	98.55%
0	0.00%
4	0.97%
0	0.00%
1	0.24%
1	0.24%
6	1.45%

2000
402
392	97.51%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.50%
0	0.00%
10	2.49%

1990
364
352	96.70%
0	0.00%
3	0.82%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	3.30%

1980
360
360	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

16	4.0
-4	-1.0

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

40	11.0
-2	-0.5

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

-8	-2.2
12	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Skelton 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
44.6
109	25.5%
318	74.5%
71	16.6%

142
2.95

123	86.6%
104	84.6%
1	0.8%
19	13.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
101	24.4%
313	75.6%
56	13.5%

157
2.59

117	74.5%
100	85.5%
5	4.3%
40	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
121	30.1%
281	69.9%
35	8.7%

133
3.02

119	89.5%
113	95.0%
0	0.0%
14	10.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
124	34.1%
240	65.9%
32	8.8%

104
3.50

93	89.4%
87	93.5%
0	0.0%
11	10.6%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
129	35.8%
231	64.2%
32	8.9%

113
3.19

91	80.5%
80	87.9%
5	5.5%
22	19.5%

2022 Housing Data for Skelton township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	11.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	23.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	27	19.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	17	12.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	7.0%
$200,000 or more	7	4.9%

Median Household Income	78,125
Per Capita Income	32,389

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	4.2%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	1.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	187	71.6%
Unemployed	10	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	197	75.5%
Not in Labor Force	64	24.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	69	51	57.5%
Non-Profit	6	8	42.9%
Self-Employed	6	6	50.0%

Local Government	14	8	63.6%
State Government	18	6	75.0%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	75	57	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	39	22	63.9%
Total	114	79	59.1%

Pct. Govt.	24.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15	7.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	28	14.3%
Professional, Technical	28	14.3%
Service Occupations	44	22.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	3.1%
All others	81	41.3%

White Collar		36.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	34	17.3%
Retail trade	26	13.3%
Manufacturing	26	13.3%
Public administration	20	10.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	8.7%
Construction	16	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	11	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	10	5.1%
Educational services	9	4.6%
Other services	8	4.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	2.0%
Information	3	1.5%
Finance and insurance	1	0.5%
Utilities	1	0.5%
Wholesale trade	1	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	1.17%
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	398	98.3%
Spanish	3	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.7%
Other	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	108	25.3%
German	88	20.6%
Swedish	68	15.9%
Polish	58	13.6%
Finnish	55	12.9%
American	48	11.2%
English	29	6.8%
Irish	20	4.7%
French	6	1.4%
Scandinavian	6	1.4%
Dutch	5	1.2%
Italian	5	1.2%
Russian	5	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	5	1.2%
European	4	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	424	99.3%
Not a citizen	3	0.7%

Native	423	99.1%
Foreign-born	4	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	2.0%	6	2.0%	127	43.3%	102	34.8%	37	12.6%	15	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	2.0%
9-12 Years	6	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	127	43.3%
Some College	102	34.8%
Bach. Degree	37	12.6%
Grad Degree	15	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +40	R +34	R + 11.4%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +73	R +102	R + 42.5%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008	R +79	R +131	R + 53.2%
D -52

2016 vs. 2008	R +39	R +97	R + 41.8%
D -58
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	158	57.5%	Joe Biden (D)	105	38.2%	12	4.4%	275	12	11	0.01%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	118	48.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	99	40.6%	27	11.1%	244	3	2	0.01%
2012	72%	Barack Obama* (D)	134	59.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	85	37.4%	8	3.5%	227	-8	-10	0.01%
2008	79%	Barack Obama (D)	157	64.9%	John McCain (R)	79	32.6%	6	2.5%	242	-11	-13	0.01%
2004	81%	John Kerry (D)	154	64.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	82	34.3%	3	1.3%	239	-13	-16	0.01%
2000	70%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	100	51.0%	George W. Bush (R)	80	40.8%	16	8.2%	196	-5	-7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Skelton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

105

38.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

158

57.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

275

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Skelton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

40.6%

Donald Trump (R)

118

48.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

7.0%

TOTAL

244

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Skelton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

134

59.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

37.4%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

227

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Skelton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

157

64.9%

John McCain (R)

32.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

242

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Skelton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

34.3%

John Kerry (D)

154

64.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

239

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -16

2000 President, Skelton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

40.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

100

51.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.6%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

196

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Skelton township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Scott Jensen (R)	120	52.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	86	37.9%	21 [+]	9.3%	227	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 9 (4.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 7 (3.1%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.2%);
2020	S2	82%	Jason Lewis (R)	141	51.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	109	40.1%	22 [+]	8.1%	272	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (6.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S2	62%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	107	53.0%	Karin Housley (R)	85	42.1%	10 [+]	5.0%	202	0	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (4.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.0%);
2018	S1	61%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	121	60.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	76	37.8%	4 [+]	2.0%	201	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 3 (1.5%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	61%	Tim Walz (DFL)	107	53.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	89	44.5%	4 [+]	2.0%	200	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2014	S2	58%	Al Franken* (DFL)	116	62.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	56	30.1%	14 [+]	7.5%	186	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 11 (5.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.6%);
2014	G	58%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	109	58.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	58	31.2%	19 [+]	10.2%	186	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 10 (5.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (3.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (1.6%); 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	192
Median Value	$252,900

Occupied	142	74.0%
Vacant	50	26.0%

Owned	135	95.1%
Rented	7	4.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	169	88.0%
Detached	169	88.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	23	12.0%

Skelton township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Skelton township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Skelton township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Skelton township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Skelton township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Skelton township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Skelton township, MN