Fern township, MN

Hubbard County, MN

2022 population: 416 ( 146 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.4 square miles
Population density: 11.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	395	94.95%	53.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	2	0.48%	0.0%
Asian:	6	1.44%	200.0%
2+ races:	13	3.12%	160.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	21	5.05%	75.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	137	61.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	9	4.0

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
270
258	95.56%
0	0.00%
2	0.74%
2	0.74%
5	1.85%
3	1.11%
12	4.44%

2000
212
207	97.64%
0	0.00%
5	2.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	2.36%

1990
196
173	88.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
23	11.73%

1980
147
145	98.64%
0	0.00%
2	1.36%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	1.36%

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

51	24.1
7	3.3

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

34	17.3
-18	-9.2

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

28	19.0
21	14.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Fern 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
35.9
95	22.8%
321	77.2%
62	14.9%

168
2.48

107	63.7%
91	85.0%
1	0.9%
61	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
69	25.6%
201	74.4%
27	10.0%

111
2.43

73	65.8%
61	83.6%
3	4.1%
38	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
52	24.5%
160	75.5%
21	9.9%

86
2.47

60	69.8%
42	70.0%
7	11.7%
26	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
41	20.9%
155	79.1%
12	6.1%

73
2.68

51	69.9%
45	88.2%
2	3.9%
22	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
33	22.4%
114	77.6%
14	9.5%

56
2.62

48	85.7%
37	77.1%
2	4.2%
8	14.3%

2022 Housing Data for Fern township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	21	12.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	6.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	33	19.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	16.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	8	4.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	20	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	1.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	6.5%
$200,000 or more	2	1.2%

Median Household Income	54,318
Per Capita Income	27,833

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	14.3%
Public Assistance	7	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	25.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	197	74.9%
Unemployed	4	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	201	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	62	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	75	57	56.8%
Non-Profit	7	18	28.0%
Self-Employed	5	4	55.6%

Local Government	6	7	46.2%
State Government	9	2	81.8%
Federal Government	4	4	50.0%

Total Private + Self	80	61	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	31	45.6%
Total	106	92	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6	3.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	58	29.3%
Professional, Technical	22	11.1%
Service Occupations	61	30.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.5%
All others	51	25.8%

White Collar		43.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	42	21.2%
Retail trade	36	18.2%
Manufacturing	25	12.6%
Accommodation and food services	15	7.6%
Educational services	14	7.1%
Public administration	11	5.6%
Construction	9	4.5%
Finance and insurance	9	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	9	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	3.5%
Other services	5	2.5%
Wholesale trade	4	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	1.0%
Information	1	0.5%
Utilities	1	0.5%

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	%
Filipino	6	1.44%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	346	96.9%
Tagalog	6	1.7%
Spanish	5	1.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	193	46.4%
Norwegian	103	24.8%
Irish	88	21.2%
Swedish	47	11.3%
American	24	5.8%
Danish	9	2.2%
French	9	2.2%
English	7	1.7%
Polish	7	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	6	1.4%
Russian	5	1.2%
Lebanese	4	1.0%
Czech	2	0.5%
European	2	0.5%
French Canadian	2	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	416	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	409	98.3%
Foreign-born	7	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	2.7%	6	2.0%	118	39.9%	127	42.9%	34	11.5%	3	1.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	2.7%
9-12 Years	6	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	118	39.9%
Some College	127	42.9%
Bach. Degree	34	11.5%
Grad Degree	3	1.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +45	R +33	R + 4.4%
D +12
2020 vs. 2012	R +62	R +69	R + 30.9%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +73	R +81	R + 38.9%
D -8

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +48	R + 34.5%
D -20
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	143	72.2%	Joe Biden (D)	51	25.8%	4	2.0%	198	27	25	0.01%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	98	67.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	39	26.7%	9	6.2%	146	22	21	0.00%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	81	56.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	58	40.3%	5	3.5%	144	11	9	0.00%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	70	51.5%	Barack Obama (D)	59	43.4%	7	5.1%	136	8	6	0.00%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	67	52.3%	John Kerry (D)	58	45.3%	3	2.3%	128	5	2	0.00%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	55	47.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	41	35.7%	19	16.5%	115	2	0	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

143

72.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

198

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Fern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

26.7%

Donald Trump (R)

67.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

5.5%

TOTAL

146

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Fern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

40.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

56.2%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

144

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Fern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

43.4%

John McCain (R)

51.5%

Other

5.1%

TOTAL

136

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Fern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

52.3%

John Kerry (D)

45.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Fern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

47.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

35.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

12.2%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fern township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	43%	Scott Jensen (R)	101	72.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	34	24.3%	5 [+]	3.6%	140	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	60%	Jason Lewis (R)	131	66.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	46	23.5%	19 [+]	9.7%	196	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (5.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 7 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S2	44%	Karin Housley (R)	79	59.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	33.8%	9 [+]	6.8%	133	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (4.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (2.3%);
2018	S1	45%	Jim Newberger (R)	77	57.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	53	39.3%	5 [+]	3.7%	135	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (3.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	81	60.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	47	34.8%	7 [+]	5.2%	135	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (3.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.5%);
2014	S2	44%	Mike McFadden (R)	62	56.4%	Al Franken* (DFL)	43	39.1%	5 [+]	4.5%	110	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (3.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	G	43%	Jeff Johnson (R)	61	56.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	42	38.5%	6 [+]	5.5%	109	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (2.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.8%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 1 (0.9%); 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	207
Median Value	$166,100

Occupied	168	81.2%
Vacant	39	18.8%

Owned	161	95.8%
Rented	7	4.2%
Median Rent	$1,094

Single-Family Units	129	62.3%
Detached	129	62.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	78	37.7%

Fern township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fern township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Fern township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fern township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fern township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fern township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fern township, MN