Heron Lake township, MN

2022 population: 315 ( 18 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.6 square miles
Population density: 8.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	307	97.46%	3.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	2.54%	33.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	8	2.54%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-10	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-8	-2.9

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
333
317	95.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.30%
6	1.80%
9	2.70%
16	4.80%

2000
418
416	99.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.48%
2	0.48%

1990
442
388	87.78%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
54	12.22%

1980
1,293
1,289	99.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.31%

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

-99	-23.7
14	3.3

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

28	6.3
-52	-11.8

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

-901	-69.7
50	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Heron Lake 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
45.3
61	19.4%
254	80.6%
64	20.3%

124
2.54

92	74.2%
81	88.0%
3	3.3%
32	25.8%

2010
Number	Percent
46.9
70	21.0%
263	79.0%
64	19.2%

133
2.50

102	76.7%
87	85.3%
1	1.0%
31	23.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
111	26.6%
307	73.4%
69	16.5%

146
2.86

127	87.0%
113	89.0%
2	1.6%
19	13.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
113	25.6%
329	74.4%
55	12.4%

139
3.18

107	77.0%
100	93.5%
0	0.0%
32	23.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.9
369	28.5%
924	71.5%
260	20.1%

456
2.72

346	75.9%
317	91.6%
10	2.9%
110	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Heron Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	11.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	12.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	3	2.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	12	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	19	15.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	7	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	9.7%
$200,000 or more	7	5.6%

Median Household Income	57,500
Per Capita Income	34,421

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	1.6%
Public Assistance	2	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	167	81.5%
Unemployed	5	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	172	83.9%
Not in Labor Force	33	16.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	91	34	72.8%
Non-Profit	5	1	83.3%
Self-Employed	26	6	81.2%

Local Government	1	14	6.7%
State Government	1	1	50.0%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	117	40	74.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	18	33.3%
Total	126	58	68.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	9.8%
Professional, Technical	24	13.0%
Service Occupations	25	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	32	17.4%
All others	97	52.7%

White Collar		33.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	44	23.9%
Construction	32	17.4%
Health care and social assistance	19	10.3%
Public administration	18	9.8%
Manufacturing	14	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	6.5%
Retail trade	9	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	8	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	6	3.3%
Finance and insurance	6	3.3%
Educational services	5	2.7%
Other services	5	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	1.6%
Wholesale trade	2	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	306	99.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	191	60.6%
Norwegian	104	33.0%
Irish	42	13.3%
Swedish	22	7.0%
English	14	4.4%
Czech	9	2.9%
American	5	1.6%
Dutch	5	1.6%
Scottish	3	1.0%
Polish	2	0.6%
Slovak	2	0.6%
Austrian	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	315	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	315	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	2.5%	3	1.5%	80	40.0%	68	34.0%	34	17.0%	10	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	2.5%
9-12 Years	3	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	80	40.0%
Some College	68	34.0%
Bach. Degree	34	17.0%
Grad Degree	10	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +34	R +34	R + 8.0%
D +0
2020 vs. 2012	R +44	R +63	R + 28.9%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +58	R +95	R + 48.9%
D -37

2016 vs. 2008	R +24	R +61	R + 40.9%
D -37
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	154	79.8%	Joe Biden (D)	34	17.6%	5	2.6%	193	35	33	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	120	72.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	34	20.5%	12	7.2%	166	27	26	0.01%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	110	66.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	53	31.9%	3	1.8%	166	21	19	0.01%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	96	54.2%	Barack Obama (D)	71	40.1%	10	5.6%	177	10	9	0.01%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	131	63.9%	John Kerry (D)	70	34.1%	4	2.0%	205	16	13	0.01%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	110	55.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	86	43.0%	4	2.0%	200	9	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Heron Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

17.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

154

79.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Heron Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.5%

Donald Trump (R)

120

72.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

166

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Heron Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

31.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

110

66.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

166

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Heron Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

40.1%

John McCain (R)

54.2%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

177

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Heron Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

131

63.9%

John Kerry (D)

34.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

TOTAL

205

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Heron Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

110

55.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

43.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

200

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Heron Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Scott Jensen (R)	122	79.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	29	18.8%	3 [+]	1.9%	154	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.6%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	76%	Jason Lewis (R)	134	71.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	42	22.5%	11 [+]	5.9%	187	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (4.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.6%);
2018	S2	56%	Karin Housley (R)	91	64.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	41	29.1%	9 [+]	6.4%	141	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (5.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.4%);
2018	S1	56%	Jim Newberger (R)	90	63.8%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	48	34.0%	3 [+]	2.1%	141	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.1%);
2018	G	56%	Jeff Johnson (R)	94	66.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	40	28.4%	7 [+]	5.0%	141	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.8%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (2.1%);
2014	S2	55%	Mike McFadden (R)	80	56.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	45	31.9%	16 [+]	11.3%	141	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 11 (7.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 5 (3.5%);
2014	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	88	62.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	42	29.6%	12 [+]	8.5%	142	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (4.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.4%); 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	136
Median Value	$191,300

Occupied	124	91.2%
Vacant	12	8.8%

Owned	109	87.9%
Rented	15	12.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	135	99.3%
Detached	135	99.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	1	0.7%

Heron Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Heron Lake township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Heron Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Heron Lake township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Heron Lake township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Heron Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Heron Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Heron Lake township, MN