Deer River township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 662 ( 42 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.1 square miles
Population density: 20.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	599	90.48%	8.4%
Black:	1	0.15%	0.0%
Indian:	15	2.27%	37.5%
Asian:	2	0.30%	100.0%
2+ races:	31	4.68%	121.4%
Hispanic:	12	1.81%	50.0%

Total non-White:	63	9.52%	26.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-55	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	13	2.2

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
704
654	92.90%
1	0.14%
24	3.41%
1	0.14%
14	1.99%
8	1.14%
50	7.10%

2000
706
639	90.51%
0	0.00%
33	4.67%
5	0.71%
29	4.11%
0	0.00%
67	9.49%

1990
630
612	97.14%
0	0.00%
18	2.86%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
18	2.86%

1980
1,459
1,378	94.45%
0	0.00%
66	4.52%
0	0.00%
n/a
15	1.03%
81	5.55%

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

15	2.1
-17	-2.4

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

27	4.3
49	7.8

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

-766	-52.5
-63	-4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Deer 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
49.4
107	16.2%
555	83.8%
168	25.4%

276
2.37

199	72.1%
169	84.9%
10	5.0%
77	27.9%

2010
Number	Percent
47.4
155	22.0%
549	78.0%
134	19.0%

270
2.57

208	77.0%
175	84.1%
13	6.2%
62	23.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
225	31.9%
481	68.1%
90	12.7%

243
2.91

195	80.2%
176	90.3%
6	3.1%
48	19.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
209	33.2%
421	66.8%
75	11.9%

212
2.97

183	86.3%
165	90.2%
9	4.9%
29	13.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
444	30.4%
1,015	69.6%
229	15.7%

534
2.64

393	73.6%
344	87.5%
15	3.8%
141	26.4%

2022 Housing Data for Deer River township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	14	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	12.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	9.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	1.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	29	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	31	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	22	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	16	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	10.1%
$200,000 or more	13	4.7%

Median Household Income	60,833
Per Capita Income	35,405

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13	4.7%
Public Assistance	7	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	27	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	308	75.3%
Unemployed	8	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	316	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	93	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	117	90	56.5%
Non-Profit	12	16	42.9%
Self-Employed	21	16	56.8%

Local Government	10	14	41.7%
State Government	3	12	20.0%
Federal Government	14	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	138	106	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	39	42	48.1%
Total	177	148	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31	9.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	68	20.8%
Professional, Technical	49	15.0%
Service Occupations	85	26.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.6%
All others	94	28.7%

White Collar		45.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	65	19.9%
Health care and social assistance	53	16.2%
Educational services	48	14.7%
Construction	27	8.3%
Manufacturing	27	8.3%
Other services	22	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	20	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	17	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	4.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	2.8%
Public administration	8	2.4%
Utilities	7	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	1.5%
Finance and insurance	2	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.76%
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	7	1.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	2	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	626	96.9%
Spanish	9	1.4%
Chinese	3	0.5%
Other	3	0.5%
German, other Germanic	3	0.5%
Korean	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	191	28.9%
Norwegian	160	24.2%
Swedish	115	17.4%
American	53	8.0%
Irish	50	7.6%
English	36	5.4%
Finnish	33	5.0%
French	14	2.1%
European	13	2.0%
French Canadian	10	1.5%
Polish	9	1.4%
Scottish	7	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	5	0.8%
Danish	3	0.5%
Croatian	2	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	662	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	660	99.7%
Foreign-born	2	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.6%	19	3.9%	142	29.2%	223	45.8%	75	15.4%	20	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.6%
9-12 Years	19	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	142	29.2%
Some College	223	45.8%
Bach. Degree	75	15.4%
Grad Degree	20	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +50	R +3	D + 8.7%
D +47
2020 vs. 2012	R +55	R +85	R + 20.4%
D -30
2020 vs. 2008	R +78	R +111	R + 27.1%
D -33

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +108	R + 35.8%
D -80
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	264	63.9%	Joe Biden (D)	140	33.9%	9	2.2%	413	19	17	0.01%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	214	62.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	93	27.4%	33	9.7%	340	18	17	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	209	53.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	170	43.8%	9	2.3%	388	9	7	0.01%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	186	51.0%	Barack Obama (D)	173	47.4%	6	1.6%	365	7	5	0.01%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	213	52.7%	John Kerry (D)	182	45.0%	9	2.2%	404	5	2	0.01%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	209	59.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	121	34.5%	21	6.0%	351	14	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Deer River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

140

33.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

264

63.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

413

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Deer River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27.4%

Donald Trump (R)

214

62.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

340

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Deer River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

170

43.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

209

53.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

388

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Deer River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

173

47.4%

John McCain (R)

186

51.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

365

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Deer River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

213

52.7%

John Kerry (D)

182

45.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

404

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Deer River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

209

59.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

121

34.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

351

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Deer River township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Scott Jensen (R)	210	62.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	114	34.0%	11 [+]	3.3%	335	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.9%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	249	60.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	132	32.1%	30 [+]	7.3%	411	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (4.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 9 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	62%	Karin Housley (R)	163	49.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	138	42.2%	26 [+]	8.0%	327	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 22 (6.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (1.2%);
2018	S1	62%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	158	48.6%	Jim Newberger (R)	153	47.1%	14 [+]	4.3%	325	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (3.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 3 (0.9%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	180	55.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	136	41.6%	11 [+]	3.4%	327	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 10 (3.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	55%	Mike McFadden (R)	141	47.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	137	46.1%	19 [+]	6.4%	297	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 10 (3.4%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 9 (3.0%);
2014	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	140	47.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	136	45.9%	20 [+]	6.8%	296	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 13 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 7 (2.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	353
Median Value	$173,000

Occupied	276	78.2%
Vacant	77	21.8%

Owned	263	95.3%
Rented	13	4.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	302	85.6%
Detached	302	85.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	1.1%
Mobile Homes	41	11.6%

Deer River township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Deer River township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Deer River township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Deer River township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Deer River township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Deer River township, MN