Kiester township, MN

2022 population: 170 ( 90 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 4.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	170	100.00%	31.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-78	-36.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12	-5.6

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
260
248	95.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.38%
3	1.15%
8	3.08%
12	4.62%

2000
298
295	98.99%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.01%
0	0.00%
3	1.01%

1990
318
313	98.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.57%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	1.57%

1980
1,003
1,003	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

-47	-15.8
9	3.0

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

-18	-5.7
-2	-0.6

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

-690	-68.8
5	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Kiester 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
57.0
19	11.2%
151	88.8%
44	25.9%

82
2.07

58	70.7%
45	77.6%
0	0.0%
24	29.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.2
52	20.0%
208	80.0%
43	16.5%

105
2.48

77	73.3%
73	94.8%
2	2.6%
28	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
69	23.2%
229	76.8%
55	18.5%

121
2.46

95	78.5%
84	88.4%
6	6.3%
26	21.5%

1990
Number	Percent
40.1
67	21.1%
251	78.9%
64	20.1%

131
2.43

102	77.9%
93	91.2%
2	2.0%
29	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
40.2
254	25.3%
749	74.7%
171	17.0%

418
2.40

285	68.2%
266	93.3%
10	3.5%
133	31.8%

2022 Housing Data for Kiester township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	4	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	14	17.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	17.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	18.3%
$200,000 or more	3	3.7%

Median Household Income	83,500
Per Capita Income	43,990

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	3.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	91	83.5%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	91	83.5%
Not in Labor Force	18	16.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42	26	61.8%
Non-Profit	0	10	0.0%
Self-Employed	16	6	72.7%

Local Government	1	3	25.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	58	32	64.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1	14	6.7%
Total	59	46	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	4.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	29	26.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	16.5%
Professional, Technical	15	13.8%
Service Occupations	5	4.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	4.6%
All others	42	38.5%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	19.3%
Health care and social assistance	18	16.5%
Manufacturing	18	16.5%
Wholesale trade	11	10.1%
Retail trade	7	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	6	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	4	3.7%
Construction	4	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	3.7%
Management	4	3.7%
Educational services	3	2.8%
Other services	3	2.8%
Information	3	2.8%
Finance and insurance	2	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.9%

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	167	99.4%
Spanish	1	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	115	67.6%
Norwegian	54	31.8%
Irish	9	5.3%
Scandinavian	6	3.5%
American	5	2.9%
English	5	2.9%
Swedish	5	2.9%
Danish	3	1.8%
French	2	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	170	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.7%	8	5.6%	45	31.5%	68	47.6%	20	14.0%	1	0.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.7%
9-12 Years	8	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	45	31.5%
Some College	68	47.6%
Bach. Degree	20	14.0%
Grad Degree	1	0.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	R +14	R + 6.7%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +34	R +64	R + 44.6%
D -30
2020 vs. 2008	R +23	R +73	R + 46.9%
D -50

2016 vs. 2008	R +6	R +59	R + 40.2%
D -53
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	111%	Donald Trump* (R)	93	63.3%	Joe Biden (D)	52	35.4%	2	1.4%	147	18	16	0.00%
2016	87%	Donald Trump (R)	76	53.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	49	34.5%	17	12.0%	142	9	8	0.00%
2012	76%	Barack Obama* (D)	82	56.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	59	40.4%	5	3.4%	146	-5	-7	0.00%
2008	84%	Barack Obama (D)	102	57.0%	John McCain (R)	70	39.1%	7	3.9%	179	-5	-6	0.01%
2004	76%	John Kerry (D)	93	55.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	68	40.7%	6	3.6%	167	-7	-10	0.01%
2000	77%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	108	61.0%	George W. Bush (R)	63	35.6%	6	3.4%	177	-10	-12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Kiester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

35.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

63.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 111%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Kiester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

34.5%

Donald Trump (R)

53.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.6%

Other

6.3%

TOTAL

142

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Kiester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

56.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

40.4%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

146

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Kiester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

102

57.0%

John McCain (R)

39.1%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

179

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Kiester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

40.7%

John Kerry (D)

55.7%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

167

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Kiester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

35.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

108

61.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.6%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

177

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kiester township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	91%	Scott Jensen (R)	71	59.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	46	38.3%	3 [+]	2.5%	120	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.7%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.8%);
2020	S2	111%	Jason Lewis (R)	82	56.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	51	34.9%	13 [+]	8.9%	146	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (5.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (3.4%);
2018	S2	79%	Karin Housley (R)	58	50.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	49	42.2%	9 [+]	7.8%	116	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (6.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.7%);
2018	S1	79%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	64	55.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	49	42.2%	3 [+]	2.6%	116	6	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2018	G	80%	Tim Walz (DFL)	60	51.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	49	41.9%	8 [+]	6.8%	117	-1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 6 (5.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%);
2014	S2	56%	Al Franken* (DFL)	50	50.5%	Mike McFadden (R)	43	43.4%	6 [+]	6.1%	99	1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (4.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (2.0%);
2014	G	55%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	48	49.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	46	47.4%	3 [+]	3.1%	97	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (3.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	100
Median Value	$116,200

Occupied	82	82.0%
Vacant	18	18.0%

Owned	78	95.1%
Rented	4	4.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	89	89.0%
Detached	89	89.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	11.0%

Kiester township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kiester township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Kiester township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kiester township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kiester township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kiester township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kiester township, MN