Franconia township, MN

Chisago County, MN

2022 population: 1,834 ( 29 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.2 square miles
Population density: 60.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,666	90.84%	4.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.22%	50.0%
Asian:	14	0.76%	366.7%
2+ races:	92	5.02%	411.1%
Hispanic:	47	2.56%	113.6%

Total non-White:	168	9.16%	147.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-71	-4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	100	6.7

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
1,805
1,737	96.23%
16	0.89%
8	0.44%
3	0.17%
18	1.00%
22	1.22%
68	3.77%

2000
1,069
1,048	98.04%
0	0.00%
9	0.84%
0	0.00%
4	0.37%
8	0.75%
21	1.96%

1990
1,151
1,138	98.87%
11	0.96%
0	0.00%
2	0.17%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	1.13%

1980
1,007
995	98.81%
2	0.20%
8	0.79%
2	0.20%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.19%

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

689	64.5
47	4.4

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

-90	-7.8
8	0.7

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

143	14.2
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Franconia 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
46.6
314	17.1%
1,520	82.9%
335	18.3%

576
2.66

475	82.5%
426	89.7%
5	1.1%
101	17.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.5
387	21.4%
1,418	78.6%
151	8.4%

568
2.79

456	80.3%
404	88.6%
9	2.0%
112	19.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
346	32.4%
723	67.6%
66	6.2%

306
3.12

261	85.3%
234	89.7%
2	0.8%
45	14.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
329	28.6%
822	71.4%
94	8.2%

322
3.07

279	86.6%
259	92.8%
7	2.5%
43	13.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
331	32.9%
676	67.1%
54	5.4%

251
3.45

220	87.6%
204	92.7%
2	0.9%
31	12.4%

2022 Housing Data for Franconia township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	21	3.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	97	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	99	17.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	102	17.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	50	8.7%
$200,000 or more	108	18.8%

Median Household Income	115,862
Per Capita Income	51,441

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	0.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10	1.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	848	71.6%
Unemployed	29	2.4%
In Armed Forces	6	0.5%

Total Labor Force	883	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	301	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	388	241	61.7%
Non-Profit	44	90	32.8%
Self-Employed	78	28	73.6%

Local Government	14	35	28.6%
State Government	6	10	37.5%
Federal Government	3	11	21.4%

Total Private + Self	466	269	63.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	67	146	31.5%
Total	533	415	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	8.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	138	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	201	21.1%
Professional, Technical	266	28.0%
Service Occupations	82	8.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.9%
All others	264	27.8%

White Collar		63.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	176	18.5%
Construction	144	15.1%
Manufacturing	132	13.9%
Retail trade	92	9.7%
Educational services	65	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	65	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	55	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	49	5.2%
Public administration	40	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	2.8%
Finance and insurance	26	2.7%
Other services	22	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.9%
Wholesale trade	9	0.9%
Information	5	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25	1.36%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.60%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.22%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	7	0.38%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.27%
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	5	0.27%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9	0.49%
Indonesian	4	0.22%
Korean	1	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,737	98.0%
Spanish	25	1.4%
German, other Germanic	7	0.4%
Other Asian	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	487	26.6%
Swedish	264	14.4%
Norwegian	145	7.9%
Irish	134	7.3%
Polish	128	7.0%
French	111	6.1%
English	90	4.9%
Czech	52	2.8%
Italian	42	2.3%
Scandinavian	34	1.9%
American	27	1.5%
Dutch	17	0.9%
Finnish	17	0.9%
Scottish	14	0.8%
Welsh	12	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,813	98.9%
Not a citizen	21	1.1%

Native	1,791	97.7%
Foreign-born	43	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	1.2%	10	0.7%	447	31.9%	444	31.7%	318	22.7%	164	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	1.2%
9-12 Years	10	0.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	447	31.9%
Some College	444	31.7%
Bach. Degree	318	22.7%
Grad Degree	164	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +116	R +11	D + 3.9%
D +105
2020 vs. 2012	R +166	R +132	R + 9.5%
D +34
2020 vs. 2008	R +159	R +160	R + 12.8%
D -1

2016 vs. 2008	R +43	R +149	R + 16.7%
D -106
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)	694	59.4%	Joe Biden (D)	452	38.7%	22	1.9%	1,168	14	13	0.04%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	578	58.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	347	35.1%	65	6.6%	990	13	12	0.03%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	528	54.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	418	43.2%	22	2.3%	968	10	7	0.03%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	535	52.7%	Barack Obama (D)	453	44.6%	27	2.7%	1,015	9	7	0.03%
2004	95%	George W. Bush* (R)	504	52.9%	John Kerry (D)	430	45.2%	18	1.9%	952	5	2	0.03%
2000	105%	George W. Bush (R)	385	50.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	325	42.8%	49	6.5%	759	5	3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Franconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

452

38.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

694

59.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,168

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Franconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

347

35.1%

Donald Trump (R)

578

58.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

990

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Franconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

418

43.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

528

54.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

968

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Franconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

453

44.6%

John McCain (R)

535

52.7%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,015

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Franconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

504

52.9%

John Kerry (D)

430

45.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

952

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Franconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

385

50.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

325

42.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.5%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

759

Turnout: 105%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Franconia township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Scott Jensen (R)	531	55.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	405	42.1%	26 [+]	2.7%	962	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 8 (0.8%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	81%	Jason Lewis (R)	635	55.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	430	37.4%	86 [+]	7.5%	1,151	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 59 (5.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 26 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	63%	Karin Housley (R)	470	53.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	375	42.4%	40 [+]	4.5%	885	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 31 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 9 (1.0%);
2018	S1	62%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	450	50.9%	Jim Newberger (R)	409	46.3%	25 [+]	2.8%	884	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 23 (2.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	63%	Jeff Johnson (R)	473	53.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	379	42.8%	33 [+]	3.7%	885	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 24 (2.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%);
2014	S2	48%	Mike McFadden (R)	350	51.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	307	45.4%	19 [+]	2.8%	676	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 14 (2.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%);
2014	G	48%	Jeff Johnson (R)	362	53.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	289	42.9%	22 [+]	3.3%	673	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (2.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.6%); 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	592
Median Value	$370,200

Occupied	576	97.3%
Vacant	16	2.7%

Owned	566	98.3%
Rented	10	1.7%
Median Rent	$2,333

Single-Family Units	590	99.7%
Detached	588	99.3%
Attached	2	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Franconia township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Franconia township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Franconia township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Franconia township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Franconia township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Franconia township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Franconia township, MN