Bowstring township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 175 ( 55 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.5 square miles
Population density: 6.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	147	84.00%	32.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	16	9.14%	166.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	7	4.00%	75.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	28	16.00%	133.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-71	-37.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	16	8.4

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
230
218	94.78%
0	0.00%
6	2.61%
1	0.43%
4	1.74%
1	0.43%
12	5.22%

2000
218
206	94.50%
0	0.00%
8	3.67%
0	0.00%
4	1.83%
0	0.00%
12	5.50%

1990
217
197	90.78%
0	0.00%
5	2.30%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
20	9.22%

1980
285
245	85.96%
0	0.00%
40	14.04%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
40	14.04%

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

12	5.5
0	0.0

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

9	4.1
-8	-3.7

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

-48	-16.8
-20	-7.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Bowstring 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
61.8
20	11.4%
155	88.6%
59	33.7%

87
2.01

61	70.1%
54	88.5%
3	4.9%
26	29.9%

2010
Number	Percent
55.8
24	10.4%
206	89.6%
67	29.1%

112
2.05

78	69.6%
69	88.5%
1	1.3%
34	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
47.1
50	22.9%
168	77.1%
44	20.2%

88
2.48

70	79.5%
58	82.9%
4	5.7%
18	20.5%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
64	29.5%
153	70.5%
36	16.6%

66
3.29

57	86.4%
57	100.0%
0	0.0%
9	13.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
104	36.5%
181	63.5%
45	15.8%

85
3.35

68	80.0%
61	89.7%
3	4.4%
17	20.0%

2022 Housing Data for Bowstring township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	11.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	22	25.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	7	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	4.6%
$200,000 or more	1	1.1%

Median Household Income	65,417
Per Capita Income	35,739

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	6.9%
Public Assistance	2	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	56	55.4%
Unemployed	9	8.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	65	64.4%
Not in Labor Force	36	35.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21	16	56.8%
Non-Profit	2	5	28.6%
Self-Employed	7	1	87.5%

Local Government	3	0	100.0%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	2	6	25.0%

Total Private + Self	28	17	62.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	13	35.0%
Total	35	30	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	20.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6	9.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	8	12.3%
Professional, Technical	13	20.0%
Service Occupations	9	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	9.2%
All others	29	44.6%

White Collar		41.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14	21.5%
Manufacturing	9	13.8%
Public administration	8	12.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	9.2%
Retail trade	6	9.2%
Construction	6	9.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	4	6.2%
Educational services	3	4.6%
Utilities	1	1.5%
Finance and insurance	1	1.5%
Wholesale trade	1	1.5%
Other services	1	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	1.5%

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	165	98.8%
Other	2	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	42	24.0%
Norwegian	26	14.9%
Irish	24	13.7%
Swedish	20	11.4%
Polish	12	6.9%
English	9	5.1%
Scandinavian	5	2.9%
Danish	4	2.3%
Finnish	3	1.7%
Northern European	3	1.7%
American	2	1.1%
French	2	1.1%
Italian	2	1.1%
Lithuanian	2	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	2	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	175	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	174	99.4%
Foreign-born	1	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	9	5.9%	51	33.3%	67	43.8%	20	13.1%	6	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	9	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	51	33.3%
Some College	67	43.8%
Bach. Degree	20	13.1%
Grad Degree	6	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +18	R +7	R + 5.3%
D +11
2020 vs. 2012	R +18	R +22	R + 16.7%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +21	R +29	R + 22.0%
D -8

2016 vs. 2008	R +3	R +22	R + 16.7%
D -19
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	104%	Donald Trump* (R)	74	51.4%	Joe Biden (D)	69	47.9%	1	0.7%	144	6	5	0.00%
2016	76%	Hillary Clinton (D)	58	46.0%	Donald Trump (R)	56	44.4%	12	9.5%	126	0	-1	0.00%
2012	69%	Barack Obama* (D)	73	55.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	56	42.4%	3	2.3%	132	-3	-5	0.00%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	77	55.8%	John McCain (R)	53	38.4%	8	5.8%	138	-5	-7	0.00%
2004	76%	John Kerry (D)	73	52.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	65	46.4%	2	1.4%	140	-1	-4	0.00%
2000	71%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	59	49.2%	George W. Bush (R)	52	43.3%	9	7.5%	120	-2	-5	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bowstring township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

47.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

51.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

144

Turnout: 104%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Bowstring township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

46.0%

Donald Trump (R)

44.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

7.9%

TOTAL

126

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Bowstring township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

55.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

42.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

132

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Bowstring township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

55.8%

John McCain (R)

38.4%

Other

5.8%

TOTAL

138

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Bowstring township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

46.4%

John Kerry (D)

52.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

140

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Bowstring township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

43.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

49.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.2%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

120

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bowstring township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	88%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	64	52.9%	Scott Jensen (R)	50	41.3%	7 [+]	5.8%	121	-3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (1.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.8%);
2020	S2	103%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	71	49.7%	Jason Lewis (R)	68	47.6%	4 [+]	2.8%	143	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2018	S2	76%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	61	52.6%	Karin Housley (R)	52	44.8%	3 [+]	2.6%	116	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.9%);
2018	S1	77%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	68	58.1%	Jim Newberger (R)	46	39.3%	3 [+]	2.6%	117	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2018	G	77%	Tim Walz (DFL)	60	51.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	51	43.6%	6 [+]	5.1%	117	1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (4.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	63%	Al Franken* (DFL)	70	61.9%	Mike McFadden (R)	36	31.9%	7 [+]	6.2%	113	-11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (3.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (2.7%);
2014	G	61%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	65	59.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	39	35.5%	6 [+]	5.5%	110	-9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	210
Median Value	$225,000

Occupied	87	41.4%
Vacant	123	58.6%

Owned	85	97.7%
Rented	2	2.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	194	92.4%
Detached	194	92.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	16	7.6%

Bowstring township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bowstring township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Bowstring township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bowstring township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bowstring township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bowstring township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bowstring township, MN