Leech Lake township, MN

2022 population: 526 ( 90 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.6 square miles
Population density: 22.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	358	68.06%	12.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	140	26.62%	47.4%
Asian:	3	0.57%	200.0%
2+ races:	16	3.04%	60.0%
Hispanic:	9	1.71%	25.0%

Total non-White:	168	31.94%	42.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	40	11.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	50	13.9

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
436
318	72.94%
0	0.00%
95	21.79%
1	0.23%
10	2.29%
12	2.75%
118	27.06%

2000
437
339	77.57%
0	0.00%
77	17.62%
9	2.06%
0	0.00%
12	2.75%
98	22.43%

1990
320
267	83.44%
0	0.00%
53	16.56%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
53	16.56%

1980
251
192	76.49%
0	0.00%
59	23.51%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
59	23.51%

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

-21	-4.8
20	4.6

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

72	22.5
45	14.1

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

75	29.9
-6	-2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Leech 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
46.2
88	16.7%
438	83.3%
156	29.7%

252
2.06

166	65.9%
140	84.3%
8	4.8%
86	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
51.6
96	22.0%
340	78.0%
98	22.5%

178
2.45

130	73.0%
112	86.2%
9	6.9%
48	27.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.9
108	24.7%
329	75.3%
82	18.8%

183
2.39

143	78.1%
110	76.9%
19	13.3%
40	21.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
119	37.2%
201	62.8%
56	17.5%

108
2.96

89	82.4%
75	84.3%
3	3.4%
19	17.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
83	33.1%
168	66.9%
31	12.4%

82
3.06

69	84.1%
60	87.0%
5	7.2%
13	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Leech Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	45	17.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	0.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	4	1.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	19	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	35	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	14.3%
$200,000 or more	18	7.1%

Median Household Income	72,500
Per Capita Income	35,429

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	4.4%
Public Assistance	7	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	75	29.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	150	53.0%
Unemployed	61	21.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	211	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	72	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		47.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	36	39	48.0%
Non-Profit	7	9	43.8%
Self-Employed	31	4	88.6%

Local Government	11	29	27.5%
State Government	3	4	42.9%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	67	43	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21	43	32.8%
Total	88	86	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	27.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	29	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	25	14.4%
Professional, Technical	56	32.2%
Service Occupations	30	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.6%
All others	34	19.5%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	31	17.8%
Public administration	29	16.7%
Construction	21	12.1%
Retail trade	18	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	14	8.0%
Educational services	13	7.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	4.6%
Manufacturing	8	4.6%
Other services	8	4.6%
Wholesale trade	7	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	2.3%
Finance and insurance	3	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3	1.7%
Information	1	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	1.71%
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	%
Thai	1	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	472	95.4%
Other	18	3.6%
Other Asian	3	0.6%
German, other Germanic	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	137	26.0%
Norwegian	76	14.4%
English	44	8.4%
Irish	39	7.4%
Swedish	35	6.7%
American	17	3.2%
Dutch	13	2.5%
Italian	11	2.1%
French	9	1.7%
Polish	8	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	8	1.5%
European	6	1.1%
Finnish	6	1.1%
French Canadian	4	0.8%
Danish	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	526	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	525	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	7	1.7%	103	25.1%	199	48.5%	60	14.6%	41	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	7	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	103	25.1%
Some College	199	48.5%
Bach. Degree	60	14.6%
Grad Degree	41	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +0	D +44	D + 21.4%
D +44
2020 vs. 2012	R +19	R +29	R + 9.2%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +27	R +20	R + 4.4%
D +7

2016 vs. 2008	R +27	R +64	R + 25.8%
D -37
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	187	61.9%	Joe Biden (D)	113	37.4%	2	0.7%	302	17	15	0.01%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	187	69.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	69	25.7%	12	4.5%	268	25	24	0.01%
2012	84%	Mitt Romney (R)	168	56.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	123	41.1%	8	2.7%	299	11	9	0.01%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	160	59.7%	Barack Obama (D)	106	39.6%	2	0.7%	268	16	14	0.01%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	161	61.2%	John Kerry (D)	102	38.8%	0	0.0%	263	14	11	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	139	62.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	73	33.0%	9	4.1%	221	17	15	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Leech Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

113

37.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

187

61.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

302

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Leech Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.7%

Donald Trump (R)

187

69.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

268

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Leech Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

123

41.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

168

56.2%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

299

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Leech Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

106

39.6%

John McCain (R)

160

59.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

268

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Leech Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

161

61.2%

John Kerry (D)

102

38.8%

TOTAL

263

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Leech Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

139

62.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

33.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

221

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leech Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Scott Jensen (R)	151	63.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	78	32.8%	9 [+]	3.8%	238	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (2.1%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.8%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	184	62.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	98	33.1%	14 [+]	4.7%	296	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (3.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.4%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	135	60.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	78	34.7%	12 [+]	5.3%	225	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (4.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (1.3%);
2018	S1	57%	Jim Newberger (R)	124	55.1%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	94	41.8%	7 [+]	3.1%	225	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (2.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	56%	Jeff Johnson (R)	137	61.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	77	34.5%	9 [+]	4.0%	223	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 7 (3.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (0.9%);
2014	S2	58%	Mike McFadden (R)	132	61.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	76	35.5%	6 [+]	2.8%	214	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (1.9%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (0.9%);
2014	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	130	60.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	74	34.6%	10 [+]	4.7%	214	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 7 (3.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (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	453
Median Value	$242,000

Occupied	252	55.6%
Vacant	201	44.4%

Owned	239	94.8%
Rented	13	5.2%
Median Rent	$1,125

Single-Family Units	314	69.3%
Detached	309	68.2%
Attached	5	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	0.4%
Mobile Homes	137	30.2%

Leech Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Leech Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leech Lake township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leech Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Leech Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leech Lake township, MN