Powers township, MN

Cass County, MN

2022 population: 846 ( 131 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.8 square miles
Population density: 29.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	794	93.85%	14.6%
Black:	15	1.77%	0.0%
Indian:	23	2.72%	283.3%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	9	1.06%	10.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	52	6.15%	136.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	101	17.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	30	5.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
715
693	96.92%
0	0.00%
6	0.84%
3	0.42%
10	1.40%
3	0.42%
22	3.08%

2000
941
937	99.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.43%
0	0.00%
4	0.43%

1990
603
601	99.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.33%

1980
577
565	97.92%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.52%
n/a
9	1.56%
12	2.08%

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

-244	-25.9
18	1.9

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

336	55.7
2	0.3

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

36	6.2
-10	-1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Powers township, MN

[Display all years]

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
58.7
122	14.4%
724	85.6%
270	31.9%

368
2.18

239	64.9%
205	85.8%
0	0.0%
129	35.1%

2010
Number	Percent
53.1
111	15.5%
604	84.5%
203	28.4%

334
2.14

219	65.6%
182	83.1%
8	3.7%
115	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
47.8
194	20.6%
747	79.4%
249	26.5%

327
2.59

241	73.7%
211	87.6%
17	7.1%
86	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
41.4
146	24.2%
457	75.8%
137	22.7%

244
2.47

186	76.2%
165	88.7%
6	3.2%
58	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
41.3
152	26.3%
425	73.7%
117	20.3%

230
2.51

179	77.8%
167	93.3%
4	2.2%
51	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Powers township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	42	11.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	39	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	15	4.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	41	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	56	15.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	6.0%
$200,000 or more	6	1.6%

Median Household Income	58,214
Per Capita Income	34,144

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	29	7.9%
Public Assistance	20	5.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	52	14.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	279	59.2%
Unemployed	19	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	298	63.3%
Not in Labor Force	173	36.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	130	79	62.2%
Non-Profit	9	10	47.4%
Self-Employed	36	26	58.1%

Local Government	6	6	50.0%
State Government	7	4	63.6%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	166	105	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	20	56.5%
Total	192	125	60.6%

Pct. Govt.	8.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	73	23.0%
Professional, Technical	42	13.2%
Service Occupations	40	12.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.6%
All others	129	40.7%

White Collar		46.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	76	24.0%
Retail trade	49	15.5%
Wholesale trade	32	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	24	7.6%
Health care and social assistance	21	6.6%
Construction	20	6.3%
Other services	18	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	5.4%
Educational services	16	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	14	4.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	2.5%
Public administration	5	1.6%
Information	4	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	774	96.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	1.7%
Other	10	1.2%
German, other Germanic	5	0.6%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	217	25.7%
English	96	11.3%
Irish	75	8.9%
Norwegian	71	8.4%
American	51	6.0%
Swedish	48	5.7%
French	36	4.3%
Polish	26	3.1%
Italian	23	2.7%
European	13	1.5%
Czech	10	1.2%
Dutch	10	1.2%
Welsh	8	0.9%
Finnish	7	0.8%
Scottish	6	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	846	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	844	99.8%
Foreign-born	2	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.9%	32	4.6%	256	37.1%	295	42.8%	60	8.7%	34	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.9%
9-12 Years	32	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	256	37.1%
Some College	295	42.8%
Bach. Degree	60	8.7%
Grad Degree	34	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +63	R +31	D + 0.9%
D +32
2020 vs. 2012	R +92	R +125	R + 22.4%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +112	R +170	R + 32.2%
D -58

2016 vs. 2008	R +49	R +139	R + 33.1%
D -90
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	355	67.4%	Joe Biden (D)	165	31.3%	7	1.3%	527	22	21	0.02%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	292	64.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	133	29.5%	26	5.8%	451	20	19	0.02%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	263	55.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	198	41.9%	11	2.3%	472	11	9	0.02%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	243	51.2%	Barack Obama (D)	223	46.9%	9	1.9%	475	7	6	0.02%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	266	52.6%	John Kerry (D)	231	45.7%	9	1.8%	506	5	2	0.02%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	214	50.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	185	43.2%	29	6.8%	428	4	2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Powers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

165

31.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

355

67.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

527

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Powers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

133

29.5%

Donald Trump (R)

292

64.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

451

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Powers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

198

41.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

263

55.7%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

472

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Powers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

223

46.9%

John McCain (R)

243

51.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

475

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Powers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

266

52.6%

John Kerry (D)

231

45.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

506

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Powers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

214

50.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

185

43.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

428

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Powers township, MN

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	70%	Scott Jensen (R)	298	64.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	153	33.0%	12 [+]	2.6%	463	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (1.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2020	S2	80%	Jason Lewis (R)	331	62.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	160	30.4%	35 [+]	6.7%	526	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 24 (4.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	62%	Karin Housley (R)	239	59.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	149	36.8%	17 [+]	4.2%	405	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (3.2%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (1.0%);
2018	S1	63%	Jim Newberger (R)	216	53.2%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	177	43.6%	13 [+]	3.2%	406	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (2.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.5%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	244	60.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	143	35.5%	16 [+]	4.0%	403	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 14 (3.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%);
2014	S2	59%	Al Franken* (DFL)	193	52.2%	Mike McFadden (R)	163	44.1%	14 [+]	3.8%	370	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 11 (3.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (0.8%);
2014	G	59%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	183	49.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	167	45.3%	19 [+]	5.1%	369	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 12 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.8%); 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	820
Median Value	$206,300

Occupied	368	44.9%
Vacant	452	55.1%

Owned	338	91.8%
Rented	30	8.2%
Median Rent	$914

Single-Family Units	749	91.3%
Detached	738	90.0%
Attached	11	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	69	8.4%

Powers township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Powers township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Powers township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Powers township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Powers township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Powers township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Powers township, MN