Helga township, MN

Hubbard County, MN

2022 population: 1,726 ( 325 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.2 square miles
Population density: 52.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,588	92.00%	19.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	46	2.67%	64.3%
Asian:	16	0.93%	433.3%
2+ races:	54	3.13%	217.6%
Hispanic:	22	1.27%	37.5%

Total non-White:	138	8.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	256	22.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	69	6.0

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
1,401
1,332	95.07%
5	0.36%
28	2.00%
3	0.21%
17	1.21%
16	1.14%
69	4.93%

2000
1,147
1,105	96.34%
0	0.00%
22	1.92%
3	0.26%
9	0.78%
8	0.70%
42	3.66%

1990
959
953	99.37%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
4	0.42%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.63%

1980
754
743	98.54%
0	0.00%
5	0.66%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.27%
11	1.46%

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

227	19.8
27	2.4

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

152	15.8
36	3.8

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

210	27.9
-5	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Helga 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
38.0
528	30.6%
1,198	69.4%
229	13.3%

581
2.97

486	83.6%
413	85.0%
33	6.8%
95	16.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
334	23.8%
1,067	76.2%
150	10.7%

519
2.70

407	78.4%
371	91.2%
10	2.5%
112	21.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
349	30.4%
798	69.6%
81	7.1%

393
2.92

340	86.5%
314	92.4%
13	3.8%
53	13.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
325	33.9%
634	66.1%
91	9.5%

317
3.03

275	86.8%
245	89.1%
14	5.1%
42	13.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
247	32.8%
507	67.2%
63	8.4%

240
3.14

213	88.8%
203	95.3%
4	1.9%
27	11.2%

2022 Housing Data for Helga township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	2.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	55	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	115	19.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	42	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	102	17.6%
$200,000 or more	34	5.9%

Median Household Income	88,984
Per Capita Income	39,476

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	2.6%
Public Assistance	4	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	849	85.7%
Unemployed	14	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	863	87.1%
Not in Labor Force	128	12.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	289	217	57.1%
Non-Profit	27	97	21.8%
Self-Employed	91	55	62.3%

Local Government	9	61	12.9%
State Government	15	18	45.5%
Federal Government	8	10	44.4%

Total Private + Self	380	272	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	59	186	24.1%
Total	439	458	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	149	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	197	22.0%
Professional, Technical	208	23.2%
Service Occupations	131	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.0%
All others	212	23.6%

White Collar		61.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	195	21.7%
Manufacturing	108	12.0%
Construction	96	10.7%
Educational services	87	9.7%
Retail trade	70	7.8%
Transportation and warehousing	46	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	40	4.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	3.3%
Information	29	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27	3.0%
Other services	27	3.0%
Public administration	27	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	2.7%
Utilities	22	2.5%
Wholesale trade	17	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	1.1%
Finance and insurance	9	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	1.27%
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	%
Chinese	9	0.52%
Indian	7	0.41%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,578	96.5%
Spanish	24	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	23	1.4%
German, other Germanic	7	0.4%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	447	25.9%
German	418	24.2%
English	198	11.5%
Swedish	158	9.2%
Irish	147	8.5%
Polish	85	4.9%
American	71	4.1%
French	64	3.7%
Finnish	59	3.4%
French Canadian	53	3.1%
Russian	45	2.6%
Scandinavian	39	2.3%
Scottish	26	1.5%
Dutch	21	1.2%
Slovene	19	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,726	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,703	98.7%
Foreign-born	23	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	0.6%	50	4.5%	221	20.1%	422	38.4%	265	24.1%	134	12.2%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	0.6%
9-12 Years	50	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	221	20.1%
Some College	422	38.4%
Bach. Degree	265	24.1%
Grad Degree	134	12.2%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +57	R +20	D + 2.0%
D +37
2020 vs. 2012	R +153	R +220	R + 22.3%
D -67
2020 vs. 2008	R +176	R +255	R + 26.3%
D -79

2016 vs. 2008	R +119	R +235	R + 28.3%
D -116
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	640	67.7%	Joe Biden (D)	284	30.1%	21	2.2%	945	22	21	0.03%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	583	65.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	247	27.8%	57	6.4%	887	21	20	0.03%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	487	57.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	351	41.2%	14	1.6%	852	12	10	0.03%
2008	82%	John McCain (R)	464	55.6%	Barack Obama (D)	363	43.5%	7	0.8%	834	12	10	0.03%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	418	56.3%	John Kerry (D)	316	42.6%	8	1.1%	742	9	6	0.03%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	341	58.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	209	36.0%	31	5.3%	581	13	11	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Helga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

284

30.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

640

67.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

945

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Helga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

247

27.8%

Donald Trump (R)

583

65.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

887

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Helga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

351

41.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

487

57.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

852

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Helga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

363

43.5%

John McCain (R)

464

55.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

834

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Helga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

418

56.3%

John Kerry (D)

316

42.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

742

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Helga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

341

58.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

209

36.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

581

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Helga township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Scott Jensen (R)	526	63.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	281	33.8%	25 [+]	3.0%	832	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.3%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.6%);
2020	S2	69%	Jason Lewis (R)	618	66.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	270	28.9%	45 [+]	4.8%	933	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (3.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 14 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	56%	Karin Housley (R)	433	59.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	276	37.8%	21 [+]	2.9%	730	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 19 (2.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	57%	Jim Newberger (R)	399	54.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	320	43.7%	14 [+]	1.9%	733	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (1.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	56%	Jeff Johnson (R)	431	59.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	282	38.6%	17 [+]	2.3%	730	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 6 (0.8%);
2014	S2	55%	Mike McFadden (R)	327	49.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	305	46.6%	23 [+]	3.5%	655	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 17 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 6 (0.9%);
2014	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	333	51.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	285	43.6%	35 [+]	5.4%	653	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 17 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 11 (1.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%); 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	619
Median Value	$264,200

Occupied	581	93.9%
Vacant	38	6.1%

Owned	566	97.4%
Rented	15	2.6%
Median Rent	$1,375

Single-Family Units	547	88.4%
Detached	547	88.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	72	11.6%

Helga township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Helga township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Helga township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Helga township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Helga township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Helga township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Helga township, MN