Laketown township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,114 ( 129 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.4 square miles
Population density: 86.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,976	93.47%	5.3%
Black:	30	1.42%	172.7%
Indian:	4	0.19%	33.3%
Asian:	14	0.66%	81.6%
2+ races:	33	1.56%	15.4%
Hispanic:	57	2.70%	103.6%

Total non-White:	138	6.53%	12.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-110	-5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-19	-1.0

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
2,243
2,086	93.00%
11	0.49%
3	0.13%
76	3.39%
39	1.74%
28	1.25%
157	7.00%

2000
2,297
2,227	96.95%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
21	0.91%
24	1.04%
21	0.91%
70	3.05%

1990
2,232
2,173	97.36%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
47	2.11%
n/a
8	0.36%
59	2.64%

1980
2,424
2,410	99.42%
2	0.08%
0	0.00%
7	0.29%
n/a
5	0.21%
14	0.58%

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

-141	-6.1
87	3.8

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

54	2.4
11	0.5

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

-237	-9.8
45	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Laketown 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
35.7
393	18.6%
1,721	81.4%
289	13.7%

621
2.74

533	85.8%
520	97.6%
0	0.0%
88	14.2%

2010
Number	Percent
31.1
445	19.8%
1,798	80.2%
205	9.1%

660
2.76

543	82.3%
490	90.2%
13	2.4%
117	17.7%

2000
Number	Percent
32.7
509	22.2%
1,788	77.8%
144	6.3%

638
2.86

537	84.2%
497	92.6%
11	2.0%
101	15.8%

1990
Number	Percent
26.1
603	27.0%
1,629	73.0%
106	4.7%

569
3.29

509	89.5%
492	96.7%
2	0.4%
60	10.5%

1980
Number	Percent
23.1
701	28.9%
1,723	71.1%
87	3.6%

532
3.48

497	93.4%
466	93.8%
11	2.2%
35	6.6%

2022 Housing Data for Laketown township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	65	10.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	76	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	58	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	119	19.2%
$200,000 or more	166	26.7%

Median Household Income	134,050
Per Capita Income	49,340

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	3.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	0.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,142	79.6%
Unemployed	8	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,150	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	284	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	422	403	51.2%
Non-Profit	65	127	33.9%
Self-Employed	111	50	68.9%

Local Government	23	31	42.6%
State Government	5	15	25.0%
Federal Government	6	3	66.7%

Total Private + Self	533	453	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	99	176	36.0%
Total	632	629	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	6.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	267	21.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	359	28.4%
Professional, Technical	268	21.2%
Service Occupations	211	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.7%
All others	159	12.6%

White Collar		70.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	189	15.0%
Health care and social assistance	170	13.4%
Manufacturing	151	11.9%
Retail trade	119	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	110	8.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	94	7.4%
Construction	75	5.9%
Other services	66	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	63	5.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	60	4.7%
Finance and insurance	54	4.3%
Wholesale trade	37	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	19	1.5%
Utilities	13	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	0.8%
Public administration	7	0.6%
Information	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31	1.47%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.09%
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	24	1.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	7	0.33%
Thai	7	0.33%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,952	95.7%
Spanish	60	2.9%
Other Indo-European	11	0.5%
Other Asian	7	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	812	38.4%
Norwegian	454	21.5%
Irish	197	9.3%
Swedish	167	7.9%
English	153	7.2%
American	104	4.9%
European	98	4.6%
Polish	59	2.8%
Czech	48	2.3%
Italian	46	2.2%
Scottish	40	1.9%
French	37	1.8%
Dutch	31	1.5%
Scandinavian	30	1.4%
Russian	26	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,096	99.1%
Not a citizen	18	0.9%

Native	2,083	98.5%
Foreign-born	31	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	0.4%	29	2.4%	220	18.4%	311	26.0%	422	35.3%	208	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	0.4%
9-12 Years	29	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	220	18.4%
Some College	311	26.0%
Bach. Degree	422	35.3%
Grad Degree	208	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +53	D +32	D + 7.2%
D +85
2020 vs. 2012	R -123	D +148	D + 9.3%
D +25
2020 vs. 2008	R -159	D +159	D + 8.3%
D +0

2016 vs. 2008	R -212	D +127	D + 1.2%
D -85
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	763	63.5%	Joe Biden (D)	407	33.9%	31	2.6%	1,201	18	17	0.04%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	710	61.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	322	27.9%	123	10.6%	1,155	17	16	0.04%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	886	68.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	382	29.5%	25	1.9%	1,293	24	21	0.04%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	922	68.4%	Barack Obama (D)	407	30.2%	18	1.3%	1,347	25	23	0.05%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	918	69.8%	John Kerry (D)	382	29.0%	15	1.1%	1,315	22	19	0.05%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	940	69.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	336	24.9%	71	5.3%	1,347	24	22	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Laketown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

407

33.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

763

63.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,201

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Laketown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

322

27.9%

Donald Trump (R)

710

61.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.4%

Other

6.2%

TOTAL

1,155

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Laketown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

382

29.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

886

68.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,293

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Laketown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

407

30.2%

John McCain (R)

922

68.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,347

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2004 President, Laketown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

918

69.8%

John Kerry (D)

382

29.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,315

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Laketown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

940

69.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

336

24.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,347

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Laketown township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	642	65.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	328	33.2%	17 [+]	1.7%	987	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 7 (0.7%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.3%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	76%	Jason Lewis (R)	751	63.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	378	31.8%	60 [+]	5.0%	1,189	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 43 (3.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 17 (1.4%);
2018	S2	61%	Karin Housley (R)	624	63.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	329	33.5%	30 [+]	3.1%	983	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 25 (2.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (0.5%);
2018	S1	61%	Jim Newberger (R)	531	53.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	435	44.1%	20 [+]	2.0%	986	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (1.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 6 (0.6%);
2018	G	61%	Jeff Johnson (R)	622	63.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	330	33.6%	31 [+]	3.2%	983	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 25 (2.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 6 (0.6%);
2014	S2	49%	Mike McFadden (R)	521	62.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	295	35.4%	18 [+]	2.2%	834	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 10 (1.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 8 (1.0%);
2014	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	524	62.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	275	32.9%	36 [+]	4.3%	835	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 26 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); 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	666
Median Value	$477,400

Occupied	621	93.2%
Vacant	45	6.8%

Owned	594	95.7%
Rented	27	4.3%
Median Rent	$867

Single-Family Units	654	98.2%
Detached	654	98.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12	1.8%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Laketown township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Laketown township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Laketown township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Laketown township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Laketown township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Laketown township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Laketown township, MN