Whitefield township, MN

2022 population: 536 ( 11 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.4 square miles
Population density: 15.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	506	94.40%	0.0%
Black:	4	0.75%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	13	2.43%	0.0%
Hispanic:	13	2.43%	7.1%

Total non-White:	30	5.60%	57.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	0	0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	2.5

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
525
506	96.38%
2	0.38%
2	0.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	2.67%
19	3.62%

2000
583
558	95.71%
0	0.00%
2	0.34%
0	0.00%
1	0.17%
22	3.77%
25	4.29%

1990
511
511	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
521
519	99.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.38%
2	0.38%

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

-52	-8.9
-6	-1.0

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

47	9.2
25	4.9

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

-8	-1.5
-2	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitefield 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
46.3
122	22.8%
414	77.2%
123	22.9%

204
2.63

157	77.0%
127	80.9%
6	3.8%
47	23.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
149	28.4%
376	71.6%
55	10.5%

191
2.75

140	73.3%
123	87.9%
8	5.7%
51	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
178	30.5%
405	69.5%
68	11.7%

205
2.84

169	82.4%
144	85.2%
6	3.6%
36	17.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
157	30.7%
354	69.3%
82	16.0%

184
2.78

145	78.8%
135	93.1%
4	2.8%
39	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
152	29.2%
369	70.8%
41	7.9%

172
3.03

147	85.5%
144	98.0%
2	1.4%
25	14.5%

2022 Housing Data for Whitefield township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	10.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	18	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	12	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	71	34.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	16	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	3.9%
$200,000 or more	18	8.8%

Median Household Income	85,238
Per Capita Income	37,729

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	5.4%
Public Assistance	8	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	7.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	238	77.5%
Unemployed	6	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	244	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	63	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	91	88	50.8%
Non-Profit	6	21	22.2%
Self-Employed	52	24	68.4%

Local Government	7	10	41.2%
State Government	2	3	40.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	143	112	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15	34	30.6%
Total	158	146	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	36	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	56	18.4%
Professional, Technical	46	15.1%
Service Occupations	79	26.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	5.6%
All others	87	28.6%

White Collar		45.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	80	26.3%
Other services	48	15.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	44	14.5%
Manufacturing	39	12.8%
Retail trade	19	6.2%
Educational services	17	5.6%
Construction	11	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	8	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	2.3%
Finance and insurance	6	2.0%
Accommodation and food services	5	1.6%
Public administration	5	1.6%
Information	2	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.7%
Wholesale trade	2	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.3%
Utilities	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	2.43%
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	501	97.7%
Spanish	12	2.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	185	34.5%
Swedish	85	15.9%
Norwegian	69	12.9%
Dutch	48	9.0%
American	36	6.7%
Irish	27	5.0%
French	19	3.5%
Czech	5	0.9%
English	4	0.7%
Portuguese	4	0.7%
European	3	0.6%
Polish	3	0.6%
Scandinavian	3	0.6%
Danish	2	0.4%
Slovak	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	536	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	535	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	17	4.5%	116	30.6%	189	49.9%	57	15.0%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	17	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	116	30.6%
Some College	189	49.9%
Bach. Degree	57	15.0%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +33	R +12	D + 8.1%
D +21
2020 vs. 2012	R +70	R +96	R + 25.0%
D -26
2020 vs. 2008	R +89	R +121	R + 32.7%
D -32

2016 vs. 2008	R +56	R +109	R + 40.8%
D -53
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	258	80.6%	Joe Biden (D)	61	19.1%	1	0.3%	320	35	34	0.01%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	225	80.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	40	14.3%	15	5.4%	280	35	34	0.01%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	188	67.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	87	31.1%	5	1.8%	280	22	20	0.01%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	169	62.8%	Barack Obama (D)	93	34.6%	7	2.6%	269	19	17	0.01%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	181	61.8%	John Kerry (D)	107	36.5%	5	1.7%	293	14	11	0.01%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	151	58.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	94	36.2%	15	5.8%	260	13	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Whitefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

258

80.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

320

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Whitefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14.3%

Donald Trump (R)

225

80.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

280

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Whitefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

31.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

188

67.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

280

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Whitefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34.6%

John McCain (R)

169

62.8%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

269

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Whitefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

181

61.8%

John Kerry (D)

107

36.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

293

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Whitefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

151

58.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

36.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.8%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

260

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitefield township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Scott Jensen (R)	197	79.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	43	17.3%	8 [+]	3.2%	248	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (1.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.4%);
2020	S2	78%	Jason Lewis (R)	230	72.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	73	23.0%	14 [+]	4.4%	317	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (3.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S2	63%	Karin Housley (R)	173	69.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	67	26.9%	9 [+]	3.6%	249	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (1.6%);
2018	S1	63%	Jim Newberger (R)	152	61.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	90	36.1%	7 [+]	2.8%	249	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.8%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	171	69.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	70	28.5%	5 [+]	2.0%	246	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%);
2014	S2	58%	Mike McFadden (R)	129	57.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	82	36.6%	13 [+]	5.8%	224	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 10 (4.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	137	61.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	71	32.0%	14 [+]	6.3%	222	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 9 (4.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (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	216
Median Value	$157,300

Occupied	204	94.4%
Vacant	12	5.6%

Owned	185	90.7%
Rented	19	9.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	205	94.9%
Detached	205	94.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	5.1%

Whitefield township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitefield township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Whitefield township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Whitefield township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Whitefield township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Whitefield township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitefield township, MN