Norway Lake township, MN

2022 population: 323 ( 49 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.5 square miles
Population density: 9.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	322	99.69%	18.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	1	0.31%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	1	0.31%	66.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	51	22.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.9

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
274
271	98.91%
0	0.00%
1	0.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.73%
3	1.09%

2000
279
279	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
291
266	91.41%
0	0.00%
2	0.69%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
25	8.59%

1980
370
370	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-8	-2.9
3	1.1

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

13	4.5
-25	-8.6

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

-104	-28.1
25	6.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Norway 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
50.2
64	19.8%
259	80.2%
73	22.6%

137
2.36

95	69.3%
84	88.4%
1	1.1%
42	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
49.7
33	12.0%
241	88.0%
59	21.5%

122
2.25

82	67.2%
71	86.6%
1	1.2%
40	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
44.4
61	21.9%
218	78.1%
41	14.7%

111
2.51

80	72.1%
71	88.8%
2	2.5%
31	27.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
63	21.6%
228	78.4%
53	18.2%

102
2.85

82	80.4%
74	90.2%
2	2.4%
20	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
132	35.7%
238	64.3%
49	13.2%

112
3.30

92	82.1%
71	77.2%
2	2.2%
20	17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Norway Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	7.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	8.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	19	13.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	27	19.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	17	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	2.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	13.1%
$200,000 or more	7	5.1%

Median Household Income	78,393
Per Capita Income	40,457

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	2.2%
Public Assistance	1	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5	3.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	160	85.1%
Unemployed	3	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	163	86.7%
Not in Labor Force	25	13.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	69	58	54.3%
Non-Profit	2	3	40.0%
Self-Employed	15	7	68.2%

Local Government	3	13	18.8%
State Government	3	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	84	65	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	18	30.8%
Total	92	83	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	48	27.1%
Professional, Technical	30	16.9%
Service Occupations	25	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	3.4%
All others	53	29.9%

White Collar		55.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	45	25.4%
Health care and social assistance	30	16.9%
Retail trade	24	13.6%
Construction	21	11.9%
Public administration	12	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	11	6.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	6.2%
Other services	7	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3	1.7%
Educational services	2	1.1%
Wholesale trade	2	1.1%
Finance and insurance	1	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.6%

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	287	97.0%
Other Indo-European	6	2.0%
Spanish	3	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	133	41.2%
German	116	35.9%
English	38	11.8%
Irish	18	5.6%
Scottish	18	5.6%
Swedish	15	4.6%
European	12	3.7%
Belgian	10	3.1%
American	7	2.2%
French	5	1.5%
French Canadian	3	0.9%
Italian	3	0.9%
Scandinavian	3	0.9%
Czech	1	0.3%
Dutch	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	321	99.4%
Not a citizen	2	0.6%

Native	321	99.4%
Foreign-born	2	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	2.1%	4	1.7%	66	27.6%	110	46.0%	39	16.3%	15	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	2.1%
9-12 Years	4	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	66	27.6%
Some College	110	46.0%
Bach. Degree	39	16.3%
Grad Degree	15	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	R +12	D + 1.8%
D +14
2020 vs. 2012	R +37	R +45	R + 20.7%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +48	R +70	R + 35.9%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R +22	R +58	R + 37.8%
D -36
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	133	66.2%	Joe Biden (D)	61	30.3%	7	3.5%	201	21	19	0.01%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	107	64.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	47	28.1%	13	7.8%	167	19	18	0.01%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	96	56.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	69	40.8%	4	2.4%	169	12	10	0.01%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	85	48.6%	Barack Obama (D)	83	47.4%	7	4.0%	175	5	3	0.01%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	78	50.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	74	48.1%	2	1.3%	154	0	-3	0.01%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	83	50.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	64	39.0%	17	10.4%	164	5	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Norway Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

30.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

133

66.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

201

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Norway Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.1%

Donald Trump (R)

107

64.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

167

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Norway Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

40.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

56.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

169

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Norway Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

47.4%

John McCain (R)

48.6%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

175

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Norway Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

48.1%

John Kerry (D)

50.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

154

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Norway Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

50.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.1%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

164

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norway Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	67%	Scott Jensen (R)	105	64.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	50	30.7%	8 [+]	4.9%	163	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.8%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	81%	Jason Lewis (R)	121	61.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	62	31.6%	13 [+]	6.6%	196	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (4.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.0%);
2018	S2	65%	Karin Housley (R)	81	51.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	68	43.0%	9 [+]	5.7%	158	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (1.9%);
2018	S1	66%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	81	50.6%	Jim Newberger (R)	74	46.2%	5 [+]	3.1%	160	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (3.1%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	87	55.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	65	41.4%	5 [+]	3.2%	157	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.3%);
2014	S2	60%	Al Franken* (DFL)	71	48.6%	Mike McFadden (R)	65	44.5%	10 [+]	6.8%	146	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (4.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (2.1%);
2014	G	60%	Jeff Johnson (R)	70	48.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	64	44.1%	11 [+]	7.6%	145	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (4.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (2.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (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	172
Median Value	$276,800

Occupied	137	79.7%
Vacant	35	20.3%

Owned	125	91.2%
Rented	12	8.8%
Median Rent	$1,125

Single-Family Units	164	95.3%
Detached	164	95.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	8	4.7%

Norway Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Norway Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norway Lake township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norway Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Norway Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norway Lake township, MN