Minerva township, MN

2022 population: 256 ( 5 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.9 square miles
Population density: 7.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	232	90.62%	4.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	6	2.34%	72.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	18	7.03%	28.6%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	24	9.38%	38.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	10	4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-15	-7.0

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
261
222	85.06%
0	0.00%
22	8.43%
0	0.00%
14	5.36%
3	1.15%
39	14.94%

2000
325
300	92.31%
1	0.31%
12	3.69%
1	0.31%
10	3.08%
1	0.31%
25	7.69%

1990
262
204	77.86%
0	0.00%
23	8.78%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
58	22.14%

1980
294
273	92.86%
0	0.00%
21	7.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
21	7.14%

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

-78	-24.0
14	4.3

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

96	36.6
-33	-12.6

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

-69	-23.5
37	12.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Minerva 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
39.8
75	29.3%
181	70.7%
27	10.5%

90
2.84

63	70.0%
52	82.5%
2	3.2%
27	30.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.2
75	28.7%
186	71.3%
45	17.2%

100
2.61

77	77.0%
58	75.3%
9	11.7%
23	23.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
85	26.2%
240	73.8%
37	11.4%

110
2.95

92	83.6%
82	89.1%
4	4.3%
18	16.4%

1990
Number	Percent
28.3
68	26.0%
194	74.0%
30	11.5%

80
3.27

60	75.0%
47	78.3%
5	8.3%
20	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
120	40.8%
174	59.2%
44	15.0%

90
3.27

77	85.6%
72	93.5%
2	2.6%
13	14.4%

2022 Housing Data for Minerva township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	7.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	7.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	10	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	15.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	7	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	6.7%
$200,000 or more	3	3.3%

Median Household Income	66,250
Per Capita Income	40,407

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	5.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	1.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	101	60.8%
Unemployed	24	14.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	125	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	41	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44	29	60.3%
Non-Profit	0	7	0.0%
Self-Employed	10	1	90.9%

Local Government	3	6	33.3%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	54	30	64.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3	16	15.8%
Total	57	46	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	33	32.0%
Professional, Technical	16	15.5%
Service Occupations	6	5.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	1.0%
All others	36	35.0%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	26	25.2%
Health care and social assistance	18	17.5%
Retail trade	13	12.6%
Manufacturing	11	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	7	6.8%
Public administration	3	2.9%
Finance and insurance	3	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3	2.9%
Information	2	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	1.9%
Wholesale trade	2	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	1.9%
Other services	1	1.0%

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	246	99.6%
Chinese	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	81	31.6%
German	49	19.1%
American	32	12.5%
Scandinavian	31	12.1%
French	24	9.4%
Swedish	24	9.4%
English	15	5.9%
French Canadian	15	5.9%
Czech	13	5.1%
Irish	7	2.7%
Finnish	5	2.0%
Polish	4	1.6%
Slovene	4	1.6%
Dutch	2	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	256	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	256	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	18	11.6%	48	31.0%	46	29.7%	40	25.8%	3	1.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	18	11.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	48	31.0%
Some College	46	29.7%
Bach. Degree	40	25.8%
Grad Degree	3	1.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +22	R +26	R + 11.4%
D -4
2020 vs. 2012	R +49	R +70	R + 43.2%
D -21
2020 vs. 2008	R +27	R +48	R + 30.6%
D -21

2016 vs. 2008	R +5	R +22	R + 19.2%
D -17
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	121	79.6%	Joe Biden (D)	30	19.7%	1	0.7%	152	34	33	0.00%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	99	72.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	34	24.8%	4	2.9%	137	27	26	0.00%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	72	58.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	51	41.5%	0	0.0%	123	14	11	0.00%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	94	63.9%	Barack Obama (D)	51	34.7%	2	1.4%	147	20	18	0.01%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	98	64.5%	John Kerry (D)	52	34.2%	2	1.3%	152	17	14	0.01%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	88	65.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	44	32.6%	3	2.2%	135	20	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Minerva township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

121

79.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

152

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Minerva township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

24.8%

Donald Trump (R)

72.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

137

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Minerva township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

41.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

58.5%

TOTAL

123

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Minerva township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34.7%

John McCain (R)

63.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Minerva township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

64.5%

John Kerry (D)

34.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

TOTAL

152

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Minerva township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

65.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

32.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

135

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Minerva township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Scott Jensen (R)	85	78.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	20	18.3%	4 [+]	3.7%	109	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.9%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	113	75.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	28	18.7%	9 [+]	6.0%	150	32	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (3.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.7%);
2018	S2	62%	Karin Housley (R)	79	67.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	29	24.8%	9 [+]	7.7%	117	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (7.7%);
2018	S1	62%	Jim Newberger (R)	81	68.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	29	24.6%	8 [+]	6.8%	118	32	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (6.8%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	85	72.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	27	22.9%	6 [+]	5.1%	118	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 6 (5.1%);
2014	S2	42%	Mike McFadden (R)	55	69.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	21	26.6%	3 [+]	3.8%	79	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 3 (3.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	42%	Jeff Johnson (R)	53	67.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	21	26.6%	5 [+]	6.3%	79	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.3%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	103
Median Value	$112,500

Occupied	90	87.4%
Vacant	13	12.6%

Owned	81	90.0%
Rented	9	10.0%
Median Rent	$1,344

Single-Family Units	86	83.5%
Detached	86	83.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	17	16.5%

Minerva township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Minerva township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Minerva township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Minerva township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Minerva township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Minerva township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Minerva township, MN