Ottawa township, MN

2022 population: 240 ( 43 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.9 square miles
Population density: 16.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	230	95.83%	18.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.83%	0.0%
2+ races:	8	3.33%	300.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	10	4.17%	400.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-51	-21.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	8	3.4

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
283
281	99.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.71%
0	0.00%
2	0.71%

2000
276
275	99.64%
0	0.00%
1	0.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.36%

1990
323
322	99.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.31%

1980
381
379	99.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.52%
2	0.52%

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	2.2
1	0.4

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

-47	-14.6
0	0.0

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

-57	-15.0
-1	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottawa 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
57.8
22	9.2%
218	90.8%
57	23.8%

123
1.95

74	60.2%
63	85.1%
1	1.4%
49	39.8%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
60	21.2%
223	78.8%
59	20.8%

117
2.42

84	71.8%
75	89.3%
2	2.4%
33	28.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
72	26.1%
204	73.9%
39	14.1%

122
2.26

77	63.1%
73	94.8%
1	1.3%
45	36.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
91	28.2%
232	71.8%
40	12.4%

117
2.76

97	82.9%
93	95.9%
2	2.1%
20	17.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
149	39.1%
232	60.9%
34	8.9%

119
3.20

101	84.9%
90	89.1%
4	4.0%
18	15.1%

2022 Housing Data for Ottawa township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	17.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	4.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	5	4.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	27	22.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	17	13.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	12.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	7.3%
$200,000 or more	4	3.3%

Median Household Income	84,250
Per Capita Income	44,118

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	1.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	135	83.9%
Unemployed	3	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	138	85.7%
Not in Labor Force	23	14.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	66	33	66.7%
Non-Profit	4	7	36.4%
Self-Employed	18	4	81.8%

Local Government	0	9	0.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	84	37	69.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4	16	20.0%
Total	88	53	62.4%

Pct. Govt.	6.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	25	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	16	11.3%
Professional, Technical	21	14.9%
Service Occupations	14	9.9%
All others	65	46.1%

White Collar		44.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	45	31.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	11.3%
Health care and social assistance	15	10.6%
Transportation and warehousing	12	8.5%
Educational services	9	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	6.4%
Wholesale trade	8	5.7%
Retail trade	7	5.0%
Information	4	2.8%
Construction	4	2.8%
Finance and insurance	3	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	2.1%
Other services	3	2.1%
Public administration	2	1.4%
Accommodation and food services	1	0.7%

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	%
Filipino	2	0.83%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	231	99.1%
Tagalog	2	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	161	67.1%
Polish	22	9.2%
English	16	6.7%
Norwegian	11	4.6%
American	9	3.8%
Czech	7	2.9%
Welsh	6	2.5%
Irish	4	1.7%
Swedish	3	1.2%
Czechoslovakian	2	0.8%
Dutch	2	0.8%
European	2	0.8%
French	2	0.8%
Luxemburger	2	0.8%
Russian	2	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	238	99.2%
Not a citizen	2	0.8%

Native	238	99.2%
Foreign-born	2	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	4	1.9%	100	47.2%	64	30.2%	37	17.5%	7	3.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	4	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	100	47.2%
Some College	64	30.2%
Bach. Degree	37	17.5%
Grad Degree	7	3.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +29	R +28	R + 11.7%
D +1
2020 vs. 2012	R +43	R +74	R + 41.8%
D -31
2020 vs. 2008	R +41	R +64	R + 35.8%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +12	R +36	R + 24.1%
D -24
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	101%	Donald Trump* (R)	121	66.1%	Joe Biden (D)	58	31.7%	4	2.2%	183	21	19	0.01%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	92	55.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	57	34.1%	18	10.8%	167	10	9	0.01%
2012	79%	Barack Obama* (D)	89	52.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	78	45.9%	3	1.8%	170	1	-1	0.01%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	81	50.3%	John McCain (R)	80	49.7%	0	0.0%	161	6	4	0.01%
2004	83%	George W. Bush* (R)	95	54.0%	John Kerry (D)	77	43.8%	4	2.3%	176	6	3	0.01%
2000	79%	George W. Bush (R)	80	49.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	65	40.4%	16	9.9%	161	4	2	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ottawa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

31.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

121

66.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 101%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Ottawa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

34.1%

Donald Trump (R)

55.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.0%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

167

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Ottawa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

52.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

45.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

170

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Ottawa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

50.3%

John McCain (R)

49.7%

TOTAL

161

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Ottawa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

54.0%

John Kerry (D)

43.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

176

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Ottawa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

49.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

40.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

161

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ottawa township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	91%	Scott Jensen (R)	107	64.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	52	31.3%	7 [+]	4.2%	166	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	98%	Jason Lewis (R)	109	61.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	57	32.0%	12 [+]	6.7%	178	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (5.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.1%);
2018	S2	80%	Karin Housley (R)	87	57.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	61	40.1%	4 [+]	2.6%	152	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.6%);
2018	S1	80%	Jim Newberger (R)	76	49.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	74	48.4%	3 [+]	2.0%	153	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.0%);
2018	G	80%	Jeff Johnson (R)	87	56.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	63	41.2%	3 [+]	2.0%	153	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.0%);
2014	S2	65%	Al Franken* (DFL)	78	58.2%	Mike McFadden (R)	51	38.1%	5 [+]	3.7%	134	-5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (3.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	64%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	68	51.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	57	42.9%	8 [+]	6.0%	133	-2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (2.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.5%); 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	133
Median Value	$253,100

Occupied	123	92.5%
Vacant	10	7.5%

Owned	113	91.9%
Rented	10	8.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	129	97.0%
Detached	129	97.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	4	3.0%

Ottawa township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottawa township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Ottawa township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ottawa township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ottawa township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ottawa township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ottawa township, MN