Straight River township, MN

2022 population: 824 ( 98 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.3 square miles
Population density: 24.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	819	99.39%	15.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	5	0.61%	16.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	5	0.61%	70.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	110	18.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12	-2.0

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
726
709	97.66%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.14%
6	0.83%
10	1.38%
17	2.34%

2000
677
657	97.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.44%
17	2.51%
20	2.95%

1990
487
477	97.95%
0	0.00%
10	2.05%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	2.05%

1980
548
541	98.72%
0	0.00%
7	1.28%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	1.28%

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

52	7.7
-3	-0.4

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

180	37.0
10	2.1

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

-64	-11.7
3	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Straight River 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
46.4
191	23.2%
633	76.8%
164	19.9%

297
2.77

216	72.7%
167	77.3%
18	8.3%
81	27.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
184	25.3%
542	74.7%
124	17.1%

296
2.45

215	72.6%
169	78.6%
16	7.4%
81	27.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
185	27.3%
492	72.7%
97	14.3%

244
2.77

216	88.5%
175	81.0%
15	6.9%
28	11.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
135	27.7%
352	72.3%
73	15.0%

173
2.82

140	80.9%
130	92.9%
2	1.4%
33	19.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
186	33.9%
362	66.1%
70	12.8%

166
3.30

143	86.1%
134	93.7%
6	4.2%
23	13.9%

2022 Housing Data for Straight River township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	9.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	29	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	16.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	3.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	48	16.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	14.1%
$200,000 or more	6	2.0%

Median Household Income	79,375
Per Capita Income	32,782

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	1.7%
Public Assistance	15	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	373	73.9%
Unemployed	8	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	381	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	124	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	117	118	49.8%
Non-Profit	10	38	20.8%
Self-Employed	25	17	59.5%

Local Government	23	36	39.0%
State Government	12	7	63.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	142	135	51.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	45	81	35.7%
Total	187	216	46.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	67	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	88	21.8%
Professional, Technical	93	23.1%
Service Occupations	54	13.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.7%
All others	101	25.1%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	77	19.1%
Retail trade	61	15.1%
Manufacturing	47	11.7%
Construction	40	9.9%
Educational services	39	9.7%
Public administration	30	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	6.7%
Other services	18	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	18	4.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	3.7%
Finance and insurance	9	2.2%
Wholesale trade	7	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	1.5%
Utilities	5	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.5%
Information	2	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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	778	98.5%
Other	8	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.3%
Other Indo-European	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	277	33.6%
Norwegian	132	16.0%
Irish	100	12.1%
Finnish	82	10.0%
Swedish	52	6.3%
English	28	3.4%
European	26	3.2%
Polish	19	2.3%
American	15	1.8%
Scottish	14	1.7%
African	14	1.7%
Dutch	13	1.6%
French	12	1.5%
Danish	10	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	7	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	824	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	824	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	30	5.0%	222	36.7%	213	35.2%	102	16.9%	38	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	30	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	222	36.7%
Some College	213	35.2%
Bach. Degree	102	16.9%
Grad Degree	38	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +32	R +3	D + 5.9%
D +29
2020 vs. 2012	R +84	R +105	R + 19.6%
D -21
2020 vs. 2008	R +100	R +120	R + 22.5%
D -20

2016 vs. 2008	R +68	R +117	R + 28.4%
D -49
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	329	70.1%	Joe Biden (D)	130	27.7%	10	2.1%	469	25	23	0.01%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	297	70.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	101	24.1%	21	5.0%	419	26	25	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	245	60.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	151	37.6%	6	1.5%	402	16	14	0.01%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	229	59.3%	Barack Obama (D)	150	38.9%	7	1.8%	386	16	14	0.01%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	227	60.7%	John Kerry (D)	143	38.2%	4	1.1%	374	13	10	0.01%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	186	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	127	37.8%	23	6.8%	336	10	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Straight River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

130

27.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

329

70.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

469

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Straight River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

101

24.1%

Donald Trump (R)

297

70.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

419

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Straight River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

151

37.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

245

60.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

402

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Straight River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

150

38.9%

John McCain (R)

229

59.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

386

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Straight River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

227

60.7%

John Kerry (D)

143

38.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

374

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Straight River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

186

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

127

37.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.2%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

336

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Straight River township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Scott Jensen (R)	278	71.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	102	26.2%	9 [+]	2.3%	389	27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.5%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	316	68.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	121	26.0%	28 [+]	6.0%	465	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 23 (4.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (1.1%);
2018	S2	59%	Karin Housley (R)	235	63.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	121	32.7%	14 [+]	3.8%	370	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S1	59%	Jim Newberger (R)	220	59.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	140	37.8%	10 [+]	2.7%	370	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (2.7%);
2018	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	242	65.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	114	31.0%	12 [+]	3.3%	368	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 11 (3.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	51%	Mike McFadden (R)	166	55.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	120	40.1%	13 [+]	4.3%	299	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 9 (3.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (1.3%);
2014	G	51%	Jeff Johnson (R)	174	58.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	107	35.8%	18 [+]	6.0%	299	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 11 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%); 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	423
Median Value	$230,400

Occupied	297	70.2%
Vacant	126	29.8%

Owned	268	90.2%
Rented	29	9.8%
Median Rent	$975

Single-Family Units	370	87.5%
Detached	370	87.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	53	12.5%

Straight River township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Straight River township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Straight River township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Straight River township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Straight River township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Straight River township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Straight River township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Straight River township, MN