Fairfield township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 293 ( 52 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.7 square miles
Population density: 8.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	280	95.56%	17.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	7	2.39%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	13	4.44%	225.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-61	-21.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	9	3.2

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
345
341	98.84%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.87%
0	0.00%
1	0.29%
4	1.16%

2000
264
257	97.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	2.65%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	2.65%

1990
254
250	98.43%
0	0.00%
4	1.57%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	1.57%

1980
269
269	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

84	31.8
-3	-1.1

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

7	2.8
3	1.2

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

-19	-7.1
4	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield 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
52.6
66	22.5%
227	77.5%
80	27.3%

132
2.22

88	66.7%
78	88.6%
0	0.0%
44	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
53.9
55	15.9%
290	84.1%
99	28.7%

154
2.24

105	68.2%
89	84.8%
3	2.9%
49	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
47.7
54	20.5%
210	79.5%
67	25.4%

116
2.28

82	70.7%
75	91.5%
2	2.4%
34	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
43.3
63	24.8%
191	75.2%
43	16.9%

104
2.44

73	70.2%
64	87.7%
1	1.4%
31	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
93	34.6%
176	65.4%
39	14.5%

87
3.09

81	93.1%
69	85.2%
4	4.9%
6	6.9%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	7.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	8.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	15.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	12	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	10.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	18	13.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	3.8%
$200,000 or more	13	9.8%

Median Household Income	67,500
Per Capita Income	40,538

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	2.3%
Public Assistance	1	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5	3.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	121	78.1%
Unemployed	2	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	123	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	32	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44	51	46.3%
Non-Profit	8	3	72.7%
Self-Employed	16	11	59.3%

Local Government	6	1	85.7%
State Government	1	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	60	62	49.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15	6	71.4%
Total	75	68	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	7.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	36	25.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	27	18.9%
Professional, Technical	16	11.2%
Service Occupations	27	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	1.4%
All others	37	25.9%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	31	21.7%
Manufacturing	14	9.8%
Retail trade	14	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	14	9.8%
Construction	10	7.0%
Other services	8	5.6%
Utilities	8	5.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	4.9%
Finance and insurance	7	4.9%
Educational services	6	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	6	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	3.5%
Public administration	5	3.5%
Wholesale trade	4	2.8%
Information	3	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.7%

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	279	98.6%
Other Asian	2	0.7%
German, other Germanic	2	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	130	44.4%
English	44	15.0%
Irish	34	11.6%
Polish	28	9.6%
French	25	8.5%
Norwegian	16	5.5%
Dutch	11	3.8%
Finnish	9	3.1%
Swedish	8	2.7%
American	7	2.4%
Ukrainian	7	2.4%
Danish	5	1.7%
European	4	1.4%
Czech	3	1.0%
Scandinavian	3	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	293	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	290	99.0%
Foreign-born	3	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.5%	7	3.2%	66	29.7%	80	36.0%	51	23.0%	17	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.5%
9-12 Years	7	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	66	29.7%
Some College	80	36.0%
Bach. Degree	51	23.0%
Grad Degree	17	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +33	R +11	D + 1.5%
D +22
2020 vs. 2012	R +43	R +32	R + 9.2%
D +11
2020 vs. 2008	R +47	R +52	R + 19.7%
D -5

2016 vs. 2008	R +14	R +41	R + 21.2%
D -27
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	111%	Donald Trump* (R)	158	62.2%	Joe Biden (D)	94	37.0%	2	0.8%	254	17	15	0.01%
2016	80%	Donald Trump (R)	125	61.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	72	35.3%	7	3.4%	204	16	15	0.01%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	115	57.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	83	41.3%	3	1.5%	201	12	10	0.01%
2008	77%	John McCain (R)	111	52.4%	Barack Obama (D)	99	46.7%	2	0.9%	212	9	7	0.01%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	105	51.7%	John Kerry (D)	96	47.3%	2	1.0%	203	4	1	0.01%
2000	84%	George W. Bush (R)	85	48.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	80	45.2%	12	6.8%	177	3	0	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

37.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

158

62.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

254

Turnout: 111%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

35.3%

Donald Trump (R)

125

61.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

204

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

41.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

115

57.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

201

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

46.7%

John McCain (R)

111

52.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

212

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

105

51.7%

John Kerry (D)

47.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

TOTAL

203

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

48.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

45.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

177

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	88%	Scott Jensen (R)	119	59.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	77	38.3%	5 [+]	2.5%	201	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (1.0%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	109%	Jason Lewis (R)	146	58.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	91	36.5%	12 [+]	4.8%	249	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (4.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S2	79%	Karin Housley (R)	109	56.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	79	41.1%	4 [+]	2.1%	192	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S1	79%	Jim Newberger (R)	99	51.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	89	46.4%	4 [+]	2.1%	192	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.0%);
2018	G	79%	Jeff Johnson (R)	111	58.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	75	39.5%	4 [+]	2.1%	190	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%);
2014	S2	61%	Mike McFadden (R)	81	49.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	77	47.2%	5 [+]	3.1%	163	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 3 (1.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.2%);
2014	G	61%	Jeff Johnson (R)	90	55.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	68	41.7%	5 [+]	3.1%	163	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (2.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (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	260
Median Value	$324,000

Occupied	132	50.8%
Vacant	128	49.2%

Owned	128	97.0%
Rented	4	3.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	253	97.3%
Detached	251	96.5%
Attached	2	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	7	2.7%

Fairfield township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfield township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfield township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfield township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, MN