Gennessee township, MN

2022 population: 499 ( 86 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.3 square miles
Population density: 15.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	451	90.38%	11.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	26	5.21%	0.0%
Hispanic:	22	4.41%	450.0%

Total non-White:	48	9.62%	500.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	46	13.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	40	11.7

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
413
405	98.06%
2	0.48%
2	0.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.97%
8	1.94%

2000
425
411	96.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	3.29%
14	3.29%

1990
495
487	98.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	1.41%
8	1.62%

1980
422
418	99.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.95%
4	0.95%

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

-6	-1.4
-6	-1.4

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

-76	-15.4
6	1.2

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

69	16.4
4	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Gennessee 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
40.1
141	28.3%
358	71.7%
94	18.8%

177
2.82

143	80.8%
122	85.3%
1	0.7%
34	19.2%

2010
Number	Percent
46.2
82	19.9%
331	80.1%
53	12.8%

172
2.40

125	72.7%
106	84.8%
6	4.8%
47	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
104	24.5%
321	75.5%
41	9.6%

167
2.54

135	80.8%
119	88.1%
3	2.2%
32	19.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
177	35.8%
318	64.2%
49	9.9%

159
3.11

137	86.2%
115	83.9%
12	8.8%
22	13.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
133	31.5%
289	68.5%
35	8.3%

135
3.04

115	85.2%
102	88.7%
0	0.0%
20	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Gennessee township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	11.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	16	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	34	19.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	14.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	11.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	7.3%
$200,000 or more	23	13.0%

Median Household Income	94,125
Per Capita Income	38,221

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	1.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	0.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	226	87.9%
Unemployed	5	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	231	89.9%
Not in Labor Force	26	10.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		12.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	93	70	57.1%
Non-Profit	3	10	23.1%
Self-Employed	31	4	88.6%

Local Government	11	8	57.9%
State Government	9	17	34.6%
Federal Government	2	10	16.7%

Total Private + Self	124	74	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25	45	35.7%
Total	149	119	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	38	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	42	15.6%
Professional, Technical	61	22.6%
Service Occupations	39	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	3.0%
All others	90	33.3%

White Collar		52.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	37	13.7%
Retail trade	31	11.5%
Educational services	30	11.1%
Public administration	27	10.0%
Other services	27	10.0%
Construction	26	9.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	5.6%
Wholesale trade	15	5.6%
Manufacturing	15	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	3.7%
Finance and insurance	9	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	8	3.0%
Utilities	7	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	5	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	1.80%
Puerto Rican	2	0.40%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	2.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	11	2.20%
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	446	95.7%
Spanish	20	4.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	218	43.7%
Swedish	99	19.8%
Norwegian	64	12.8%
Irish	61	12.2%
French	44	8.8%
American	22	4.4%
Scandinavian	20	4.0%
Czech	13	2.6%
Dutch	12	2.4%
English	10	2.0%
European	8	1.6%
Italian	6	1.2%
Danish	4	0.8%
Polish	4	0.8%
French Canadian	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	499	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	496	99.4%
Foreign-born	3	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	1.2%	3	0.9%	112	34.8%	117	36.3%	61	18.9%	25	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	1.2%
9-12 Years	3	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	112	34.8%
Some College	117	36.3%
Bach. Degree	61	18.9%
Grad Degree	25	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +41	R + 8.5%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +86	R +134	R + 51.1%
D -48
2020 vs. 2008	R +98	R +143	R + 55.5%
D -45

2016 vs. 2008	R +55	R +102	R + 47.0%
D -47
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	197	72.4%	Joe Biden (D)	66	24.3%	9	3.3%	272	27	26	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	154	65.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	64	27.2%	17	7.2%	235	21	20	0.01%
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	114	47.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	111	46.6%	13	5.5%	238	2	-1	0.01%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	111	51.2%	John McCain (R)	99	45.6%	7	3.2%	217	2	0	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	126	53.6%	John Kerry (D)	102	43.4%	7	3.0%	235	6	3	0.01%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	97	46.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	94	45.0%	18	8.6%	209	1	-1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gennessee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

197

72.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

272

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Gennessee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27.2%

Donald Trump (R)

154

65.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

5.1%

TOTAL

235

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Gennessee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

114

47.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

111

46.6%

Other

5.5%

TOTAL

238

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Gennessee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

111

51.2%

John McCain (R)

45.6%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

217

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Gennessee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

126

53.6%

John Kerry (D)

102

43.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

235

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Gennessee township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

46.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

45.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.8%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

209

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gennessee township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Scott Jensen (R)	147	69.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	57	26.8%	9 [+]	4.2%	213	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (2.3%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.5%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	71%	Jason Lewis (R)	177	66.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	71	26.7%	18 [+]	6.8%	266	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (4.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (2.3%);
2018	S2	58%	Karin Housley (R)	118	55.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	80	37.7%	14 [+]	6.6%	212	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (3.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (2.8%);
2018	S1	58%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	101	47.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	101	47.4%	11 [+]	5.2%	213	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (4.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.9%);
2018	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	126	59.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	77	36.2%	10 [+]	4.7%	213	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 7 (3.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (1.4%);
2014	S2	48%	Al Franken* (DFL)	92	55.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	65	39.2%	9 [+]	5.4%	166	-4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 8 (4.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	G	47%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	73	44.2%	Jeff Johnson (R)	72	43.6%	20 [+]	12.1%	165	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 12 (7.3%); Other (Write-in) 7 (4.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%); 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	199
Median Value	$259,400

Occupied	177	88.9%
Vacant	22	11.1%

Owned	163	92.1%
Rented	14	7.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	195	98.0%
Detached	195	98.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	4	2.0%

Gennessee township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gennessee township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Gennessee township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gennessee township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gennessee township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gennessee township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gennessee township, MN