Dawson city, MN

Lac qui Parle County, MN

2022 population: 1,369 ( 171 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population density: 952.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,225	89.48%	17.3%
Black:	27	1.97%	350.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	13	0.95%	1200.0%
2+ races:	77	5.62%	541.7%
Hispanic:	27	1.97%	25.0%

Total non-White:	144	10.52%	144.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-256	-20.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	85	6.7

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
1,540
1,481	96.17%
6	0.39%
4	0.26%
1	0.06%
12	0.78%
36	2.34%
59	3.83%

2000
1,570
1,530	97.45%
4	0.25%
0	0.00%
10	0.64%
15	0.96%
11	0.70%
40	2.55%

1990
1,626
1,611	99.08%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.18%
n/a
12	0.74%
15	0.92%

1980
1,901
1,895	99.68%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.21%
n/a
2	0.11%
6	0.32%

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

-49	-3.1
19	1.2

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

-81	-5.0
25	1.5

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

-284	-14.9
9	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson city, 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
45.9
254	18.6%
1,115	81.4%
372	27.2%

581
2.24

338	58.2%
284	84.0%
17	5.0%
243	41.8%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
336	21.8%
1,204	78.2%
396	25.7%

682
2.16

412	60.4%
331	80.3%
40	9.7%
270	39.6%

2000
Number	Percent
44.5
356	22.7%
1,214	77.3%
450	28.7%

685
2.19

391	57.1%
357	91.3%
19	4.9%
294	42.9%

1990
Number	Percent
44.4
372	22.9%
1,254	77.1%
504	31.0%

687
2.26

447	65.1%
407	91.1%
19	4.3%
240	34.9%

1980
Number	Percent
40.3
462	24.3%
1,439	75.7%
521	27.4%

786
2.33

518	65.9%
477	92.1%
24	4.6%
268	34.1%

2022 Housing Data for Dawson city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	41	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	6.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	20	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	57	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	73	12.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	105	18.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	72	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	3.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	21	3.6%
$200,000 or more	26	4.5%

Median Household Income	67,540
Per Capita Income	35,982

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	4.1%
Public Assistance	10	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	46	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	584	74.1%
Unemployed	29	3.7%
In Armed Forces	6	0.8%

Total Labor Force	619	78.6%
Not in Labor Force	169	21.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	213	199	51.7%
Non-Profit	24	77	23.8%
Self-Employed	47	19	71.2%

Local Government	24	56	30.0%
State Government	0	13	0.0%
Federal Government	1	2	33.3%

Total Private + Self	260	218	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	49	148	24.9%
Total	309	366	45.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	75	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	92	13.6%
Professional, Technical	219	32.3%
Service Occupations	74	10.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	1.6%
All others	218	32.2%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	197	29.1%
Manufacturing	137	20.2%
Retail trade	71	10.5%
Educational services	46	6.8%
Finance and insurance	36	5.3%
Other services	34	5.0%
Wholesale trade	32	4.7%
Construction	28	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	19	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	19	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	1.5%
Public administration	9	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.7%
Management	4	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.3%
Information	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21	1.53%
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	6	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	8	0.58%
Filipino	5	0.37%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,298	98.3%
Spanish	11	0.8%
Tagalog	3	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%
Other	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	538	39.3%
German	380	27.8%
Swedish	91	6.6%
Irish	75	5.5%
American	41	3.0%
Scandinavian	41	3.0%
Dutch	40	2.9%
English	31	2.3%
French Canadian	29	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	21	1.5%
Scottish	20	1.5%
Danish	19	1.4%
French	19	1.4%
Belgian	10	0.7%
Polish	8	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,361	99.4%
Not a citizen	8	0.6%

Native	1,332	97.3%
Foreign-born	37	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.9%	101	10.5%	336	34.9%	336	34.9%	129	13.4%	53	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.9%
9-12 Years	101	10.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	336	34.9%
Some College	336	34.9%
Bach. Degree	129	13.4%
Grad Degree	53	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	D +6	D + 1.2%
D +31
2020 vs. 2012	R +83	R +160	R + 21.1%
D -77
2020 vs. 2008	R +75	R +162	R + 21.0%
D -87

2016 vs. 2008	R +50	R +168	R + 22.2%
D -118
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	401	51.7%	Joe Biden (D)	363	46.8%	11	1.4%	775	6	5	0.02%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	376	49.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	332	44.0%	46	6.1%	754	5	4	0.03%
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	440	57.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	318	41.4%	10	1.3%	768	-4	-6	0.03%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	450	56.6%	John McCain (R)	326	41.0%	19	2.4%	795	-3	-5	0.03%
2004	73%	John Kerry (D)	510	57.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	366	41.3%	10	1.1%	886	-6	-9	0.03%
2000	71%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	484	56.3%	George W. Bush (R)	334	38.8%	42	4.9%	860	-7	-9	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dawson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

363

46.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

401

51.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

775

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Dawson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

332

44.0%

Donald Trump (R)

376

49.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

754

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Dawson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

440

57.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

318

41.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

768

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Dawson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

450

56.6%

John McCain (R)

326

41.0%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

795

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Dawson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

366

41.3%

John Kerry (D)

510

57.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

886

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Dawson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

334

38.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

484

56.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

860

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dawson city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	56%	Scott Jensen (R)	292	48.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	289	48.2%	19 [+]	3.2%	600	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 6 (1.0%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.3%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	388	50.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	355	45.9%	30 [+]	3.9%	773	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (2.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 9 (1.2%);
2018	S2	62%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	366	53.7%	Karin Housley (R)	275	40.3%	41 [+]	6.0%	682	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (4.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 14 (2.1%);
2018	S1	62%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	446	64.8%	Jim Newberger (R)	223	32.4%	19 [+]	2.8%	688	-4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (2.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (0.7%);
2018	G	62%	Tim Walz (DFL)	370	54.0%	Jeff Johnson (R)	285	41.6%	30 [+]	4.4%	685	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 18 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 12 (1.8%);
2014	S2	49%	Al Franken* (DFL)	348	62.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	188	33.5%	25 [+]	4.5%	561	-9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 18 (3.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (1.2%);
2014	G	49%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	333	59.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	207	36.8%	22 [+]	3.9%	562	-8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 16 (2.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%); 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	660
Median Value	$114,500

Occupied	581	88.0%
Vacant	79	12.0%

Owned	447	76.9%
Rented	134	23.1%
Median Rent	$571

Single-Family Units	541	82.0%
Detached	526	79.7%
Attached	15	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	103	15.6%
Mobile Homes	4	0.6%

Dawson city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Dawson city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dawson city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dawson city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dawson city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dawson city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dawson city, MN