Boy Lake township, MN

Cass County, MN

2022 population: 371 ( 115 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.7 square miles
Population density: 13.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	133	35.85%	3.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	199	53.64%	70.1%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	33	8.89%	266.7%
Hispanic:	6	1.62%	200.0%

Total non-White:	238	64.15%	85.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	5	2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	110	52.1

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
256
128	50.00%
0	0.00%
117	45.70%
0	0.00%
9	3.52%
2	0.78%
128	50.00%

2000
116
93	80.17%
0	0.00%
8	6.90%
0	0.00%
15	12.93%
0	0.00%
23	19.83%

1990
116
82	70.69%
0	0.00%
20	17.24%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	29.31%

1980
120
98	81.67%
0	0.00%
22	18.33%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	18.33%

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

35	30.2
105	90.5

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

11	9.5
-11	-9.5

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

-16	-13.3
12	10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Boy Lake 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
22.9
161	43.4%
210	56.6%
46	12.4%

106
3.50

61	57.5%
30	49.2%
7	11.5%
45	42.5%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
79	30.9%
177	69.1%
40	15.6%

91
2.81

67	73.6%
43	64.2%
12	17.9%
24	26.4%

2000
Number	Percent
50.2
16	13.8%
100	86.2%
15	12.9%

54
2.15

36	66.7%
29	80.6%
2	5.6%
18	33.3%

1990
Number	Percent
48.4
6	5.2%
110	94.8%
32	27.6%

38
3.05

33	86.8%
20	60.6%
0	0.0%
5	13.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
43	35.8%
77	64.2%
11	9.2%

46
2.61

31	67.4%
22	71.0%
7	22.6%
15	32.6%

2022 Housing Data for Boy Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	7.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	10.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	17.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	10.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	4	3.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	5	4.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	3.8%
$200,000 or more	4	3.8%

Median Household Income	46,528
Per Capita Income	18,874

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	3.8%
Public Assistance	12	11.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	107	61.1%
Unemployed	5	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	112	64.0%
Not in Labor Force	63	36.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18	59	23.4%
Non-Profit	2	4	33.3%
Self-Employed	7	3	70.0%

Local Government	6	3	66.7%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	9	8	52.9%

Total Private + Self	25	62	28.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17	15	53.1%
Total	42	77	35.3%

Pct. Govt.	21.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4	3.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	16	13.4%
Professional, Technical	17	14.3%
Service Occupations	31	26.1%
All others	51	42.9%

White Collar		31.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	33	27.7%
Construction	14	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	14	11.8%
Accommodation and food services	13	10.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	10.1%
Public administration	8	6.7%
Finance and insurance	6	5.0%
Other services	4	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	2.5%
Educational services	2	1.7%
Wholesale trade	2	1.7%
Manufacturing	2	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	1.35%
Puerto Rican	1	0.27%
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	277	93.9%
Other	15	5.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.7%
Spanish	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	51	13.7%
Irish	17	4.6%
Norwegian	13	3.5%
American	9	2.4%
Polish	7	1.9%
English	6	1.6%
Italian	5	1.3%
Swedish	4	1.1%
Czech	3	0.8%
French Canadian	3	0.8%
Danish	2	0.5%
European	2	0.5%
French	2	0.5%
Scottish	2	0.5%
Finnish	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	371	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	371	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.6%	15	8.5%	64	36.4%	63	35.8%	24	13.6%	9	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.6%
9-12 Years	15	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	64	36.4%
Some College	63	35.8%
Bach. Degree	24	13.6%
Grad Degree	9	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	R +19	R + 12.3%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +14	R +47	R + 41.2%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +11	R +53	R + 44.6%
D -42

2016 vs. 2008	R -14	R +34	R + 32.2%
D -48
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	71	64.5%	Joe Biden (D)	38	34.5%	1	0.9%	110	19	18	0.00%
2016	34%	Donald Trump (R)	46	54.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	32	38.1%	6	7.1%	84	10	9	0.00%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	71	53.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	57	43.2%	4	3.0%	132	-2	-4	0.00%
2008	88%	Barack Obama (D)	80	55.9%	John McCain (R)	60	42.0%	3	2.1%	143	-2	-4	0.00%
2004	86%	John Kerry (D)	58	51.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	54	47.8%	1	0.9%	113	0	-3	0.00%
2000	91%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	56	61.5%	George W. Bush (R)	32	35.2%	3	3.3%	91	-10	-13	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Boy Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

34.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

64.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

110

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Boy Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

38.1%

Donald Trump (R)

54.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Boy Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

53.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

43.2%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

132

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Boy Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

55.9%

John McCain (R)

42.0%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

143

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Boy Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

47.8%

John Kerry (D)

51.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

TOTAL

113

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Boy Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

35.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

61.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Boy Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	28%	Scott Jensen (R)	56	68.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	25	30.5%	1 [+]	1.2%	82	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.2%);
2020	S2	37%	Jason Lewis (R)	57	53.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	33	31.1%	16 [+]	15.1%	106	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (11.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (3.8%);
2018	S2	24%	Karin Housley (R)	35	53.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	28	43.1%	2 [+]	3.1%	65	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (3.1%);
2018	S1	24%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	31	48.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	31	48.4%	2 [+]	3.1%	64	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 2 (3.1%);
2018	G	24%	Jeff Johnson (R)	37	56.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	24	36.9%	4 [+]	6.2%	65	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (4.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.5%);
2014	S2	35%	Al Franken* (DFL)	41	53.2%	Mike McFadden (R)	33	42.9%	3 [+]	3.9%	77	0	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 3 (3.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	35%	Jeff Johnson (R)	36	46.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	34	44.2%	7 [+]	9.1%	77	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (2.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (1.3%); 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	235
Median Value	$258,300

Occupied	106	45.1%
Vacant	129	54.9%

Owned	72	67.9%
Rented	34	32.1%
Median Rent	$1,007

Single-Family Units	221	94.0%
Detached	190	80.9%
Attached	31	13.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	10	4.3%

Boy Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Boy Lake township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Boy Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Boy Lake township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Boy Lake township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Boy Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Boy Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Boy Lake township, MN