Acton township, MN

2022 population: 419 ( 44 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.2 square miles
Population density: 12.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	402	95.94%	10.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	16	3.82%	300.0%
2+ races:	1	0.24%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	17	4.06%	41.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	39	12.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	1.6

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
375
363	96.80%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.07%
0	0.00%
6	1.60%
12	3.20%

2000
395
387	97.97%
0	0.00%
2	0.51%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	1.52%
8	2.03%

1990
460
435	94.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	1.30%
n/a
3	0.65%
25	5.43%

1980
474
469	98.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.63%
n/a
2	0.42%
5	1.05%

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

-24	-6.1
4	1.0

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

-48	-10.4
-17	-3.7

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

-34	-7.2
20	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Acton 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
46.3
91	21.7%
328	78.3%
96	22.9%

155
2.68

114	73.5%
108	94.7%
1	0.9%
41	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.0
95	25.3%
280	74.7%
53	14.1%

149
2.49

104	69.8%
92	88.5%
4	3.8%
45	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
111	28.1%
284	71.9%
41	10.4%

157
2.52

105	66.9%
96	91.4%
4	3.8%
52	33.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
139	30.2%
321	69.8%
51	11.1%

160
2.88

134	83.8%
120	89.6%
7	5.2%
26	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
23.6
196	41.4%
278	58.6%
44	9.3%

127
3.73

119	93.7%
104	87.4%
4	3.4%
8	6.3%

2022 Housing Data for Acton township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	14	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	43	27.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	1.3%
$200,000 or more	10	6.5%

Median Household Income	92,708
Per Capita Income	36,679

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.9%
Public Assistance	4	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	213	85.5%
Unemployed	6	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	219	88.0%
Not in Labor Force	30	12.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	74	40	64.9%
Non-Profit	10	32	23.8%
Self-Employed	25	14	64.1%

Local Government	10	16	38.5%
State Government	2	8	20.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	99	54	64.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	56	28.2%
Total	121	110	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	37	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	47	20.3%
Professional, Technical	58	25.1%
Service Occupations	25	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.3%
All others	64	27.7%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	41	17.7%
Manufacturing	37	16.0%
Retail trade	37	16.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	10.8%
Health care and social assistance	23	10.0%
Other services	17	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	12	5.2%
Public administration	9	3.9%
Construction	7	3.0%
Utilities	6	2.6%
Wholesale trade	6	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	1.7%
Accommodation and food services	4	1.7%
Finance and insurance	2	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.4%

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	%
Vietnamese	16	3.82%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	383	93.4%
Vietnamese	21	5.1%
Spanish	4	1.0%
German, other Germanic	2	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	173	41.3%
Norwegian	117	27.9%
Irish	39	9.3%
Swedish	36	8.6%
American	33	7.9%
Italian	32	7.6%
European	23	5.5%
Polish	19	4.5%
Scandinavian	17	4.1%
French	8	1.9%
English	7	1.7%
Austrian	4	1.0%
Finnish	2	0.5%
Danish	1	0.2%
Dutch	1	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	408	97.4%
Not a citizen	11	2.6%

Native	403	96.2%
Foreign-born	16	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	1.0%	10	3.3%	78	25.6%	124	40.7%	71	23.3%	19	6.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	1.0%
9-12 Years	10	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	78	25.6%
Some College	124	40.7%
Bach. Degree	71	23.3%
Grad Degree	19	6.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +33	R +14	D + 1.8%
D +19
2020 vs. 2012	R +68	R +95	R + 42.1%
D -27
2020 vs. 2008	R +67	R +97	R + 43.0%
D -30

2016 vs. 2008	R +34	R +83	R + 44.8%
D -49
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	156	65.8%	Joe Biden (D)	78	32.9%	3	1.3%	237	21	19	0.01%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	123	63.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	59	30.3%	13	6.7%	195	18	17	0.01%
2012	69%	Barack Obama* (D)	105	53.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	88	44.4%	5	2.5%	198	-1	-3	0.01%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	108	53.2%	John McCain (R)	89	43.8%	6	3.0%	203	0	-2	0.01%
2004	70%	John Kerry (D)	110	55.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	85	43.1%	2	1.0%	197	-4	-8	0.01%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	78	47.3%	George W. Bush (R)	75	45.5%	12	7.3%	165	0	-2	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Acton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

32.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

156

65.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

237

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Acton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

30.3%

Donald Trump (R)

123

63.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

195

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Acton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

105

53.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

44.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

198

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Acton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

108

53.2%

John McCain (R)

43.8%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

203

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Acton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

43.1%

John Kerry (D)

110

55.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

197

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Acton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

45.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

47.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

165

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Acton township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	59%	Scott Jensen (R)	125	67.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	54	29.2%	6 [+]	3.2%	185	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.1%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (1.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	144	60.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	79	33.2%	15 [+]	6.3%	238	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (4.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (2.1%);
2018	S2	59%	Karin Housley (R)	104	57.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	66	36.3%	12 [+]	6.6%	182	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (5.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.1%);
2018	S1	59%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	96	53.0%	Jim Newberger (R)	81	44.8%	4 [+]	2.2%	181	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.1%);
2018	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	99	55.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	69	38.3%	12 [+]	6.7%	180	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 11 (6.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	56%	Al Franken* (DFL)	99	60.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	57	34.5%	9 [+]	5.5%	165	-8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (3.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.8%);
2014	G	56%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	80	48.8%	Jeff Johnson (R)	69	42.1%	15 [+]	9.1%	164	-2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 7 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (3.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.2%); 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	188
Median Value	$239,600

Occupied	155	82.4%
Vacant	33	17.6%

Owned	142	91.6%
Rented	13	8.4%
Median Rent	$725

Single-Family Units	171	91.0%
Detached	171	91.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1	0.5%
Mobile Homes	16	8.5%

Acton township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Acton township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Acton township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Acton township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Acton township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Acton township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Acton township, MN