Black Hammer township, MN

2022 population: 287 ( 42 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 8.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	270	94.08%	15.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	17	5.92%	750.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	17	5.92%	41.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	37	18.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	2.5

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
245
233	95.10%
1	0.41%
0	0.00%
6	2.45%
2	0.82%
3	1.22%
12	4.90%

2000
332
332	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
336
336	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
360
360	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

-99	-29.8
12	3.6

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

-4	-1.2
0	0.0

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

-24	-6.7
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Black Hammer 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
45.9
56	19.5%
231	80.5%
85	29.6%

111
2.59

87	78.4%
79	90.8%
1	1.1%
24	21.6%

2010
Number	Percent
50.2
28	11.4%
217	88.6%
43	17.6%

108
2.27

79	73.1%
69	87.3%
1	1.3%
29	26.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
97	29.2%
235	70.8%
34	10.2%

108
3.07

89	82.4%
73	82.0%
2	2.2%
19	17.6%

1990
Number	Percent
29.6
133	39.6%
203	60.4%
23	6.8%

105
3.20

88	83.8%
70	79.5%
2	2.3%
17	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
133	36.9%
227	63.1%
33	9.2%

106
3.40

91	85.8%
83	91.2%
0	0.0%
15	14.2%

2022 Housing Data for Black Hammer township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	9.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	7.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	9	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	12	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	15	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	8	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	8.1%
$200,000 or more	13	11.7%

Median Household Income	65,938
Per Capita Income	45,083

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	4.5%
Public Assistance	1	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	132	88.6%
Unemployed	3	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	135	90.6%
Not in Labor Force	14	9.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	54	21	72.0%
Non-Profit	1	1	50.0%
Self-Employed	24	5	82.8%

Local Government	14	18	43.8%
State Government	4	2	66.7%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	78	26	75.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	22	46.3%
Total	97	48	66.9%

Pct. Govt.	26.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	30.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	6.2%
Professional, Technical	36	24.7%
Service Occupations	24	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	3.4%
All others	33	22.6%

White Collar		61.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	39	26.7%
Construction	30	20.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	13.0%
Manufacturing	13	8.9%
Retail trade	11	7.5%
Health care and social assistance	10	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	6.2%
Finance and insurance	4	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	3	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.4%
Information	1	0.7%
Wholesale trade	1	0.7%
Other services	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	271	99.6%
Spanish	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	138	48.1%
German	80	27.9%
European	19	6.6%
Irish	14	4.9%
Dutch	12	4.2%
English	12	4.2%
French	12	4.2%
Swedish	7	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	6	2.1%
Danish	5	1.7%
Czech	2	0.7%
Finnish	2	0.7%
Polish	2	0.7%
Welsh	2	0.7%
Scottish	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	287	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	287	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.4%	7	3.0%	47	20.3%	99	42.9%	54	23.4%	23	10.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.4%
9-12 Years	7	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	47	20.3%
Some College	99	42.9%
Bach. Degree	54	23.4%
Grad Degree	23	10.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +16	R +12	R + 6.5%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +20	R +30	R + 18.5%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +17	R +40	R + 23.8%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +1	R +28	R + 17.3%
D -27
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	93	53.8%	Joe Biden (D)	72	41.6%	8	4.6%	173	8	7	0.01%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	77	49.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	68	43.3%	12	7.6%	157	4	3	0.01%
2012	74%	Barack Obama* (D)	82	50.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	73	45.3%	6	3.7%	161	0	-2	0.01%
2008	80%	Barack Obama (D)	95	54.0%	John McCain (R)	76	43.2%	5	2.8%	176	-1	-2	0.01%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	91	52.9%	John Kerry (D)	78	45.3%	3	1.7%	172	5	2	0.01%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	82	51.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	64	40.3%	13	8.2%	159	6	4	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Black Hammer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

41.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

53.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

173

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Black Hammer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

43.3%

Donald Trump (R)

49.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.1%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

157

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Black Hammer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

50.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

45.3%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

161

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Black Hammer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

54.0%

John McCain (R)

43.2%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

176

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Black Hammer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

52.9%

John Kerry (D)

45.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

172

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Black Hammer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

51.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

40.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.7%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

159

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Black Hammer township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	67%	Scott Jensen (R)	80	54.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	65	43.9%	3 [+]	2.0%	148	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	77%	Jason Lewis (R)	89	51.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	73	42.4%	10 [+]	5.8%	172	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (3.5%); Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.6%);
2018	S2	63%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	71	50.7%	Karin Housley (R)	67	47.9%	2 [+]	1.4%	140	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.7%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%);
2018	S1	64%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	75	53.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	62	44.0%	4 [+]	2.8%	141	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	63%	Tim Walz (DFL)	69	49.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	67	48.2%	3 [+]	2.2%	139	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.4%); Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	57%	Mike McFadden (R)	59	47.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	57	46.0%	8 [+]	6.5%	124	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (4.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	61	48.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	56	44.8%	8 [+]	6.4%	125	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%); 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	132
Median Value	$190,000

Occupied	111	84.1%
Vacant	21	15.9%

Owned	104	93.7%
Rented	7	6.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	124	93.9%
Detached	123	93.2%
Attached	1	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	8	6.1%

Black Hammer township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Black Hammer township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Black Hammer township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Black Hammer township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Black Hammer township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Black Hammer township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Black Hammer township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Black Hammer township, MN