Alden township, MN

2022 population: 267 ( 39 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.3 square miles
Population density: 7.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	264	98.88%	12.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	3	1.12%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	3	1.12%	40.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-37	-14.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.8

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
306
301	98.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.65%
0	0.00%
3	0.98%
5	1.63%

2000
324
324	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
368
368	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
1,131
1,131	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

-23	-7.1
5	1.5

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

-44	-12.0
0	0.0

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

-763	-67.5
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Alden 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
40.1
77	28.8%
190	71.2%
55	20.6%

92
2.90

82	89.1%
79	96.3%
0	0.0%
10	10.9%

2010
Number	Percent
47.5
70	22.9%
236	77.1%
61	19.9%

120
2.55

90	75.0%
84	93.3%
1	1.1%
30	25.0%

2000
Number	Percent
41.4
74	22.8%
250	77.2%
41	12.7%

126
2.57

102	81.0%
96	94.1%
0	0.0%
24	19.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
116	31.5%
252	68.5%
35	9.5%

120
3.07

100	83.3%
92	92.0%
0	0.0%
20	16.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.8
352	31.1%
779	68.9%
164	14.5%

402
2.81

304	75.6%
290	95.4%
4	1.3%
98	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Alden township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	19	20.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	17	18.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	12.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	12.0%
$200,000 or more	1	1.1%

Median Household Income	96,591
Per Capita Income	33,147

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	7.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	131	89.1%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	3	2.0%

Total Labor Force	134	91.2%
Not in Labor Force	13	8.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		8.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	53	26	67.1%
Non-Profit	3	18	14.3%
Self-Employed	25	8	75.8%

Local Government	3	4	42.9%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	78	34	69.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6	24	20.0%
Total	84	58	59.2%

Pct. Govt.	6.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	28	19.7%
Professional, Technical	34	23.9%
Service Occupations	18	12.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.7%
All others	44	31.0%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	25	17.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	15.5%
Other services	18	12.7%
Educational services	12	8.5%
Construction	12	8.5%
Manufacturing	12	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	8	5.6%
Retail trade	6	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	4	2.8%
Management	4	2.8%
Finance and insurance	3	2.1%
Wholesale trade	3	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.4%
Information	2	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.7%
Public administration	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	254	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	137	51.3%
Norwegian	64	24.0%
American	25	9.4%
Danish	25	9.4%
Irish	14	5.2%
Swedish	11	4.1%
English	8	3.0%
Dutch	7	2.6%
Czech	6	2.2%
Polish	6	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	3	1.1%
Welsh	3	1.1%
British	2	0.7%
French	2	0.7%
Latvian	2	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	267	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	265	99.3%
Foreign-born	2	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.6%	7	4.1%	56	32.7%	72	42.1%	26	15.2%	9	5.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.6%
9-12 Years	7	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	56	32.7%
Some College	72	42.1%
Bach. Degree	26	15.2%
Grad Degree	9	5.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -3	D +7	D + 4.4%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +7	R +23	R + 14.7%
D -16
2020 vs. 2008	R +13	R +45	R + 27.5%
D -32

2016 vs. 2008	R +16	R +52	R + 31.8%
D -36
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	114	65.5%	Joe Biden (D)	55	31.6%	5	2.9%	174	20	19	0.01%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	117	67.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	51	29.3%	6	3.4%	174	22	21	0.01%
2012	78%	Mitt Romney (R)	107	59.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	71	39.4%	2	1.1%	180	14	12	0.01%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	101	53.7%	Barack Obama (D)	87	46.3%	0	0.0%	188	10	8	0.01%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	94	52.2%	John Kerry (D)	84	46.7%	2	1.1%	180	5	2	0.01%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	88	53.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	69	42.1%	7	4.3%	164	8	6	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

31.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

114

65.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.9%

TOTAL

174

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Alden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29.3%

Donald Trump (R)

117

67.2%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

174

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Alden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

39.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

107

59.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

180

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Alden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

46.3%

John McCain (R)

101

53.7%

TOTAL

188

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Alden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

52.2%

John Kerry (D)

46.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

180

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Alden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

53.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

164

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alden township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Scott Jensen (R)	103	67.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	46	30.3%	3 [+]	2.0%	152	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	83%	Jason Lewis (R)	99	57.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	68	39.5%	5 [+]	2.9%	172	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%);
2018	S2	75%	Karin Housley (R)	93	57.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	61	37.9%	7 [+]	4.3%	161	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.6%);
2018	S1	75%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	86	53.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	72	44.7%	3 [+]	1.9%	161	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.9%);
2018	G	75%	Jeff Johnson (R)	87	54.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	68	42.5%	5 [+]	3.1%	160	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	60%	Mike McFadden (R)	69	51.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	62	46.3%	3 [+]	2.2%	134	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.5%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 1 (0.7%);
2014	G	60%	Jeff Johnson (R)	78	58.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	49	36.6%	7 [+]	5.2%	134	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.7%); 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	120
Median Value	$230,800

Occupied	92	76.7%
Vacant	28	23.3%

Owned	82	89.1%
Rented	10	10.9%
Median Rent	$950

Single-Family Units	117	97.5%
Detached	114	95.0%
Attached	3	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	2.5%

Alden township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alden township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Alden township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alden township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alden township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Alden township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alden township, MN