Fairmont township, MN

2022 population: 316 ( 2 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.8 square miles
Population density: 15.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	299	94.62%	0.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.32%	50.0%
2+ races:	1	0.32%	80.0%
Hispanic:	9	2.85%	28.6%

Total non-White:	17	5.38%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
318
301	94.65%
2	0.63%
1	0.31%
2	0.63%
5	1.57%
7	2.20%
17	5.35%

2000
306
294	96.08%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	3.92%
12	3.92%

1990
296
290	97.97%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	2.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	2.03%

1980
11,815
11,663	98.71%
6	0.05%
4	0.03%
94	0.80%
n/a
48	0.41%
152	1.29%

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

7	2.3
5	1.6

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

4	1.4
6	2.0

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

-11,373	-96.3
-146	-1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairmont 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
47.3
77	24.4%
239	75.6%
83	26.3%

130
2.43

92	70.8%
90	97.8%
1	1.1%
38	29.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.0
83	26.1%
235	73.9%
40	12.6%

118
2.69

95	80.5%
88	92.6%
4	4.2%
23	19.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
107	35.0%
199	65.0%
26	8.5%

107
2.86

85	79.4%
81	95.3%
0	0.0%
22	20.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
94	31.8%
202	68.2%
39	13.2%

103
2.87

88	85.4%
85	96.6%
0	0.0%
15	14.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
3,099	26.2%
8,716	73.8%
2,059	17.4%

4,713
2.46

3,216	68.2%
2,861	89.0%
186	5.8%
1,497	31.8%

2022 Housing Data for Fairmont township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	18	13.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	10	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	20	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	8.5%
$200,000 or more	21	16.2%

Median Household Income	89,063
Per Capita Income	45,831

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	4.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	4.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	118	78.1%
Unemployed	6	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	124	82.1%
Not in Labor Force	27	17.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	57	33	63.3%
Non-Profit	6	7	46.2%
Self-Employed	22	3	88.0%

Local Government	5	7	41.7%
State Government	0	5	0.0%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	79	36	68.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13	19	40.6%
Total	92	55	62.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31	21.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	36	24.5%
Professional, Technical	39	26.5%
Service Occupations	21	14.3%
All others	20	13.6%

White Collar		72.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	25	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	22	15.0%
Retail trade	19	12.9%
Finance and insurance	16	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	11	7.5%
Educational services	11	7.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	5.4%
Public administration	8	5.4%
Wholesale trade	6	4.1%
Construction	4	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3	2.0%
Other services	2	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	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	9	2.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1	0.32%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	293	97.0%
Spanish	9	3.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	179	56.6%
English	28	8.9%
Norwegian	26	8.2%
American	24	7.6%
Polish	20	6.3%
Swedish	18	5.7%
Dutch	13	4.1%
Irish	13	4.1%
Northern European	12	3.8%
European	8	2.5%
Danish	6	1.9%
French	4	1.3%
Scandinavian	4	1.3%
Italian	2	0.6%
Welsh	2	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	316	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	315	99.7%
Foreign-born	1	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	6	2.7%	77	34.4%	56	25.0%	59	26.3%	26	11.6%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	6	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	77	34.4%
Some College	56	25.0%
Bach. Degree	59	26.3%
Grad Degree	26	11.6%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +10	D +8	D + 13.1%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +28	R +38	R + 17.0%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +33	R +40	R + 16.7%
D -7

2016 vs. 2008	R +23	R +48	R + 29.8%
D -25
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	141	73.1%	Joe Biden (D)	50	25.9%	2	1.0%	193	28	26	0.01%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	131	75.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	32	18.4%	11	6.3%	174	30	29	0.01%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	113	63.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	60	33.7%	5	2.8%	178	19	16	0.01%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	108	63.5%	Barack Obama (D)	57	33.5%	5	2.9%	170	20	18	0.01%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	111	65.3%	John Kerry (D)	58	34.1%	1	0.6%	170	18	15	0.01%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	82	56.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	60	41.1%	4	2.7%	146	11	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairmont township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

141

73.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Fairmont township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.4%

Donald Trump (R)

131

75.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

4.6%

TOTAL

174

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Fairmont township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

113

63.5%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

178

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Fairmont township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

33.5%

John McCain (R)

108

63.5%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

170

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Fairmont township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

111

65.3%

John Kerry (D)

34.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

TOTAL

170

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Fairmont township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

56.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

41.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

146

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairmont township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	59%	Scott Jensen (R)	106	72.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	38	25.9%	3 [+]	2.0%	147	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	76%	Jason Lewis (R)	124	65.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	56	29.6%	9 [+]	4.8%	189	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.6%);
2018	S2	60%	Karin Housley (R)	106	71.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	35	23.6%	7 [+]	4.7%	148	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (3.4%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.4%);
2018	S1	60%	Jim Newberger (R)	94	63.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	53	35.8%	1 [+]	0.7%	148	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	60%	Jeff Johnson (R)	101	68.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	43	29.3%	3 [+]	2.0%	147	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (2.0%);
2014	S2	57%	Mike McFadden (R)	88	63.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	48	34.8%	2 [+]	1.4%	138	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 1 (0.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	96	69.6%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	38	27.5%	4 [+]	2.9%	138	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (2.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	149
Median Value	$301,900

Occupied	130	87.2%
Vacant	19	12.8%

Owned	117	90.0%
Rented	13	10.0%
Median Rent	$750

Single-Family Units	140	94.0%
Detached	139	93.3%
Attached	1	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Fairmont township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairmont township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Fairmont township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairmont township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairmont township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairmont township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairmont township, MN