Lake Benton township, MN

2022 population: 165 ( 76 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.8 square miles
Population density: 4.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	164	99.39%	29.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	1	0.61%	66.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	1	0.61%	87.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-69	-34.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-3.5

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
241
233	96.68%
3	1.24%
0	0.00%
2	0.83%
3	1.24%
0	0.00%
8	3.32%

2000
283
283	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
234
210	89.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
24	10.26%

1980
1,103
1,096	99.37%
3	0.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.36%
7	0.63%

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

-50	-17.7
8	2.8

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

73	31.2
-24	-10.3

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

-886	-80.3
17	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Benton 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
46.9
47	28.5%
118	71.5%
33	20.0%

73
2.26

45	61.6%
40	88.9%
3	6.7%
28	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
65	27.0%
176	73.0%
41	17.0%

96
2.51

71	74.0%
65	91.5%
2	2.8%
25	26.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
82	29.0%
201	71.0%
26	9.2%

98
2.89

78	79.6%
67	85.9%
0	0.0%
20	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
64	27.4%
170	72.6%
18	7.7%

74
3.16

58	78.4%
51	87.9%
0	0.0%
16	21.6%

1980
Number	Percent
39.5
316	28.6%
787	71.4%
244	22.1%

443
2.49

329	74.3%
294	89.4%
13	4.0%
114	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Lake Benton township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	9.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	15.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	6	8.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	12	16.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	8.2%
$200,000 or more	6	8.2%

Median Household Income	58,750
Per Capita Income	41,270

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	4.1%
Public Assistance	2	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5	6.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	61	64.9%
Unemployed	4	4.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	65	69.1%
Not in Labor Force	29	30.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33	21	61.1%
Non-Profit	0	3	0.0%
Self-Employed	6	2	75.0%

Local Government	0	2	0.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	39	23	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	6	0.0%
Total	39	29	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	4.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33	45.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	12.5%
Professional, Technical	15	20.8%
Service Occupations	8	11.1%
All others	7	9.7%

White Collar		79.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	15.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	11.1%
Utilities	8	11.1%
Health care and social assistance	7	9.7%
Retail trade	7	9.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	8.3%
Finance and insurance	6	8.3%
Manufacturing	5	6.9%
Educational services	4	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3	4.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	2.8%
Other services	2	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1	1.4%
Construction	1	1.4%
Public administration	1	1.4%

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	152	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	56	33.9%
Dutch	32	19.4%
Danish	23	13.9%
American	20	12.1%
Norwegian	19	11.5%
Irish	16	9.7%
Scandinavian	10	6.1%
European	9	5.5%
Italian	5	3.0%
French Canadian	2	1.2%
Swedish	2	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	165	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	165	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	5.2%	0	0.0%	30	26.1%	41	35.7%	32	27.8%	6	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	5.2%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	30	26.1%
Some College	41	35.7%
Bach. Degree	32	27.8%
Grad Degree	6	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7	R +1	D + 5.3%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +21	R +28	R + 17.8%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +27	R +38	R + 26.1%
D -11

2016 vs. 2008	R +20	R +37	R + 31.4%
D -17
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	103%	Donald Trump* (R)	99	76.7%	Joe Biden (D)	29	22.5%	1	0.8%	129	31	30	0.00%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	92	76.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	23	19.2%	5	4.2%	120	32	31	0.00%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	78	67.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	36	31.0%	2	1.7%	116	22	20	0.00%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	72	64.3%	Barack Obama (D)	40	35.7%	0	0.0%	112	20	19	0.00%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	80	65.0%	John Kerry (D)	42	34.1%	1	0.8%	123	17	14	0.00%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	75	55.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	55	40.7%	5	3.7%	135	10	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lake Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

76.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

129

Turnout: 103%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Lake Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.2%

Donald Trump (R)

76.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

120

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Lake Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

31.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

67.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

116

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Lake Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

35.7%

John McCain (R)

64.3%

TOTAL

112

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Lake Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

65.0%

John Kerry (D)

34.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

TOTAL

123

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Lake Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

55.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

40.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

135

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake Benton township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	80%	Scott Jensen (R)	78	78.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	21	21.0%	1 [+]	1.0%	100	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.0%);
2020	S2	101%	Jason Lewis (R)	89	70.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	34	26.8%	4 [+]	3.1%	127	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.6%);
2018	S2	65%	Karin Housley (R)	63	71.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	23	26.1%	2 [+]	2.3%	88	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (1.1%);
2018	S1	65%	Jim Newberger (R)	59	67.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	28	31.8%	1 [+]	1.1%	88	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.1%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	63	71.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	23	26.1%	2 [+]	2.3%	88	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.1%);
2014	S2	49%	Mike McFadden (R)	45	58.4%	Al Franken* (DFL)	25	32.5%	7 [+]	9.1%	77	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (7.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.3%);
2014	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	46	59.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	22	28.6%	9 [+]	11.7%	77	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 7 (9.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (2.6%); 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	121
Median Value	$322,500

Occupied	73	60.3%
Vacant	48	39.7%

Owned	71	97.3%
Rented	2	2.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	118	97.5%
Detached	118	97.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	2.5%

Lake Benton township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Lake Benton township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lake Benton township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake Benton township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lake Benton township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake Benton township, MN