Pleasant Prairie township, MN

2022 population: 216 ( 27 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 6.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	215	99.54%	10.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	0.46%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	1	0.46%	75.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-24	-12.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-1.5

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
243
239	98.35%
2	0.82%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.41%
1	0.41%
4	1.65%

2000
233
231	99.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.86%
0	0.00%
2	0.86%

1990
327
322	98.47%
0	0.00%
2	0.61%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	1.53%

1980
385
385	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

8	3.4
2	0.9

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

-91	-27.8
-3	-0.9

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

-63	-16.4
5	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Prairie 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
41.8
44	20.4%
172	79.6%
48	22.2%

81
2.67

66	81.5%
60	90.9%
0	0.0%
15	18.5%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
55	22.6%
188	77.4%
48	19.8%

106
2.29

70	66.0%
63	90.0%
0	0.0%
36	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
47.4
46	19.7%
187	80.3%
60	25.8%

96
2.43

72	75.0%
65	90.3%
0	0.0%
24	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
81	24.8%
246	75.2%
53	16.2%

123
2.66

104	84.6%
97	93.3%
1	1.0%
19	15.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
117	30.4%
268	69.6%
50	13.0%

130
2.96

109	83.8%
97	89.0%
4	3.7%
21	16.2%

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	14.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	13	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	12	14.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	19.8%
$200,000 or more	2	2.5%

Median Household Income	90,625
Per Capita Income	40,710

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	2.5%
Public Assistance	1	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	1.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	108	85.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	108	85.0%
Not in Labor Force	19	15.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44	19	69.8%
Non-Profit	0	12	0.0%
Self-Employed	34	8	81.0%

Local Government	7	4	63.6%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	78	27	74.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	16	30.4%
Total	85	43	66.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	34.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	14	10.9%
Professional, Technical	6	4.7%
Service Occupations	22	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	5.5%
All others	42	32.8%

White Collar		50.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	32	25.0%
Health care and social assistance	18	14.1%
Construction	15	11.7%
Retail trade	13	10.2%
Manufacturing	12	9.4%
Educational services	8	6.2%
Other services	7	5.5%
Utilities	6	4.7%
Wholesale trade	5	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	2	1.6%
Finance and insurance	2	1.6%
Public administration	2	1.6%

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	203	99.0%
Spanish	2	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	94	43.5%
English	34	15.7%
Irish	17	7.9%
Polish	12	5.6%
Italian	11	5.1%
Norwegian	10	4.6%
Swedish	8	3.7%
Welsh	4	1.9%
American	3	1.4%
European	3	1.4%
British	2	0.9%
Danish	2	0.9%
French	2	0.9%
Scottish	2	0.9%
Ukrainian	2	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	214	99.1%
Not a citizen	2	0.9%

Native	214	99.1%
Foreign-born	2	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	2.6%	0	0.0%	54	35.1%	66	42.9%	23	14.9%	7	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	2.6%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	54	35.1%
Some College	66	42.9%
Bach. Degree	23	14.9%
Grad Degree	7	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +10	R +6	D + 1.8%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +26	R +43	R + 29.7%
D -17
2020 vs. 2008	R +38	R +60	R + 42.2%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +54	R + 44.0%
D -26
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	108	76.6%	Joe Biden (D)	28	19.9%	5	3.5%	141	31	30	0.00%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	98	76.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	24	18.8%	6	4.7%	128	32	31	0.00%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	82	63.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	45	34.9%	2	1.6%	129	19	16	0.00%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	70	56.0%	Barack Obama (D)	50	40.0%	5	4.0%	125	12	10	0.00%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	74	51.7%	John Kerry (D)	67	46.9%	2	1.4%	143	4	1	0.01%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	65	49.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	53	40.2%	14	10.6%	132	4	1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pleasant Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

108

76.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

141

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Pleasant Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.8%

Donald Trump (R)

76.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Pleasant Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

34.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

63.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

129

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Pleasant Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

40.0%

John McCain (R)

56.0%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

125

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Pleasant Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

51.7%

John Kerry (D)

46.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

143

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Pleasant Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

49.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

40.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.5%

Other

6.1%

TOTAL

132

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Scott Jensen (R)	97	82.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	18	15.4%	2 [+]	1.7%	117	38	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (1.7%);
2020	S2	83%	Jason Lewis (R)	97	68.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	33	23.4%	11 [+]	7.8%	141	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (6.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.4%);
2018	S2	66%	Karin Housley (R)	71	62.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	39	34.2%	4 [+]	3.5%	114	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.8%);
2018	S1	67%	Jim Newberger (R)	60	51.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	53	45.7%	3 [+]	2.6%	116	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.7%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.9%);
2018	G	67%	Jeff Johnson (R)	70	60.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	40	34.5%	6 [+]	5.2%	116	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (2.6%); Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	53%	Mike McFadden (R)	46	48.4%	Al Franken* (DFL)	41	43.2%	8 [+]	8.4%	95	6	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (5.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (3.2%);
2014	G	51%	Jeff Johnson (R)	48	52.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	39	42.4%	5 [+]	5.4%	92	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (4.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (1.1%); 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	93
Median Value	$164,300

Occupied	81	87.1%
Vacant	12	12.9%

Owned	70	86.4%
Rented	11	13.6%
Median Rent	$750

Single-Family Units	92	98.9%
Detached	92	98.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	1	1.1%

Pleasant Prairie township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pleasant Prairie township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Prairie township, MN