Leon township, MN

2022 population: 886 ( 1 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.8 square miles
Population density: 23.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	810	91.42%	4.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	9	1.02%	350.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	62	7.00%	1140.0%
Hispanic:	5	0.56%	76.2%

Total non-White:	76	8.58%	94.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-36	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	37	5.1

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
885
846	95.59%
3	0.34%
2	0.23%
6	0.68%
5	0.56%
21	2.37%
39	4.41%

2000
889
863	97.08%
3	0.34%
4	0.45%
0	0.00%
8	0.90%
6	0.67%
26	2.92%

1990
916
904	98.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	1.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.31%

1980
902
896	99.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.67%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.67%

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

-17	-1.9
13	1.5

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

-41	-4.5
14	1.5

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

8	0.9
6	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Leon 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
46.0
150	16.9%
736	83.1%
159	17.9%

381
2.33

240	63.0%
222	92.5%
6	2.5%
141	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
46.6
184	20.8%
701	79.2%
140	15.8%

342
2.59

281	82.2%
256	91.1%
2	0.7%
61	17.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
254	28.6%
635	71.4%
74	8.3%

306
2.91

259	84.6%
236	91.1%
11	4.2%
47	15.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
297	32.4%
619	67.6%
77	8.4%

290
3.16

251	86.6%
228	90.8%
3	1.2%
39	13.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
328	36.4%
574	63.6%
77	8.5%

268
3.37

241	89.9%
227	94.2%
4	1.7%
27	10.1%

2022 Housing Data for Leon township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	76	19.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	12	3.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	35	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	39	10.2%
$200,000 or more	67	17.6%

Median Household Income	92,292
Per Capita Income	50,620

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	0.8%
Public Assistance	6	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	1.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	501	85.2%
Unemployed	17	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	518	88.1%
Not in Labor Force	70	11.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	231	153	60.2%
Non-Profit	10	27	27.0%
Self-Employed	78	17	82.1%

Local Government	8	26	23.5%
State Government	4	2	66.7%
Federal Government	2	7	22.2%

Total Private + Self	309	170	64.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24	62	27.9%
Total	333	232	58.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	175	31.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	99	17.5%
Professional, Technical	94	16.6%
Service Occupations	66	11.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	1.2%
All others	131	23.2%

White Collar		65.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	110	19.5%
Manufacturing	73	12.9%
Health care and social assistance	59	10.4%
Retail trade	50	8.8%
Construction	45	8.0%
Educational services	38	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	29	5.1%
Wholesale trade	28	5.0%
Other services	28	5.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	25	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	17	3.0%
Finance and insurance	15	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	13	2.3%
Public administration	12	2.1%
Information	9	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	1.2%
Utilities	5	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.4%

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

Total Central American	2	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.23%
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	3	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	827	98.5%
German, other Germanic	8	1.0%
Spanish	5	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	329	37.1%
Norwegian	169	19.1%
Swedish	131	14.8%
Irish	91	10.3%
English	85	9.6%
South African	58	6.5%
Scandinavian	34	3.8%
Polish	27	3.0%
Czech	24	2.7%
French Canadian	18	2.0%
American	17	1.9%
Scottish	15	1.7%
European	12	1.4%
Italian	12	1.4%
French	10	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	826	93.2%
Not a citizen	60	6.8%

Native	818	92.3%
Foreign-born	68	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	77	11.4%	179	26.4%	213	31.4%	139	20.5%	70	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	77	11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	179	26.4%
Some College	213	31.4%
Bach. Degree	139	20.5%
Grad Degree	70	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +75	R +57	R + 6.0%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +69	R +109	R + 17.2%
D -40
2020 vs. 2008	R +169	R +151	R + 23.3%
D +18

2016 vs. 2008	R +94	R +94	R + 17.3%
D +0
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	92%	Donald Trump* (R)	392	62.0%	Joe Biden (D)	224	35.4%	16	2.5%	632	17	15	0.02%
2016	83%	Donald Trump (R)	317	55.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	206	36.0%	50	8.7%	573	10	9	0.02%
2012	86%	Mitt Romney (R)	323	53.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	264	44.1%	12	2.0%	599	9	7	0.02%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	223	51.5%	Barack Obama (D)	206	47.6%	4	0.9%	433	8	6	0.01%
2004	88%	George W. Bush* (R)	313	54.1%	John Kerry (D)	259	44.7%	7	1.2%	579	6	3	0.02%
2000	86%	George W. Bush (R)	282	51.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	228	41.8%	36	6.6%	546	6	4	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Leon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

224

35.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

392

62.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

632

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Leon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

206

36.0%

Donald Trump (R)

317

55.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.4%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

573

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Leon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

264

44.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

323

53.9%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

599

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Leon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

206

47.6%

John McCain (R)

223

51.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

433

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Leon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

313

54.1%

John Kerry (D)

259

44.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

579

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Leon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

282

51.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

228

41.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

546

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leon township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	77%	Scott Jensen (R)	307	57.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	215	40.4%	10 [+]	1.9%	532	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.9%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.4%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	91%	Jason Lewis (R)	373	59.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	221	35.3%	32 [+]	5.1%	626	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (3.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	72%	Karin Housley (R)	272	54.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	207	41.6%	18 [+]	3.6%	497	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (0.8%);
2018	S1	72%	Jim Newberger (R)	246	49.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	242	48.6%	10 [+]	2.0%	498	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (1.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (1.0%);
2018	G	72%	Jeff Johnson (R)	279	56.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	204	41.0%	14 [+]	2.8%	497	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 6 (1.2%);
2014	S2	64%	Mike McFadden (R)	222	50.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	202	45.5%	20 [+]	4.5%	444	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 18 (4.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%);
2014	G	64%	Jeff Johnson (R)	244	54.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	181	40.7%	20 [+]	4.5%	445	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 12 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%); 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	392
Median Value	$402,100

Occupied	381	97.2%
Vacant	11	2.8%

Owned	299	78.5%
Rented	82	21.5%
Median Rent	$785

Single-Family Units	313	79.8%
Detached	313	79.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	2.6%
Mobile Homes	6	1.5%

Leon township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Leon township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Leon township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leon township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leon township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Leon township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leon township, MN