Cosmos township, MN

2022 population: 236 ( 8 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.7 square miles
Population density: 6.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	218	92.37%	4.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	11	4.66%	0.0%
Hispanic:	7	2.97%	600.0%

Total non-White:	18	7.63%	1700.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-9	-4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	17	9.0

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
228
227	99.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.44%
1	0.44%

2000
241
238	98.76%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.24%

1990
269
262	97.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.86%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	2.60%

1980
854
854	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

-11	-4.6
-2	-0.8

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

-24	-8.9
-4	-1.5

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

-592	-69.3
7	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Cosmos 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
35.5
48	20.3%
188	79.7%
27	11.4%

82
2.88

70	85.4%
66	94.3%
2	2.9%
12	14.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
55	24.1%
173	75.9%
33	14.5%

88
2.59

65	73.9%
55	84.6%
2	3.1%
23	26.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
64	26.6%
177	73.4%
40	16.6%

94
2.56

71	75.5%
58	81.7%
5	7.0%
23	24.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
77	28.6%
192	71.4%
20	7.4%

93
2.89

76	81.7%
69	90.8%
0	0.0%
17	18.3%

1980
Number	Percent
36.4
224	26.2%
630	73.8%
180	21.1%

312
2.57

230	73.7%
211	91.7%
6	2.6%
82	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Cosmos township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	24	29.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	7	8.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	17.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	7	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	1.2%
$200,000 or more	7	8.5%

Median Household Income	74,432
Per Capita Income	41,372

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	1.2%
Public Assistance	2	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	148	90.2%
Unemployed	2	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	150	91.5%
Not in Labor Force	14	8.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		9.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	76	43	63.9%
Non-Profit	0	10	0.0%
Self-Employed	9	4	69.2%

Local Government	9	0	100.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	85	47	64.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	10	47.4%
Total	94	57	62.3%

Pct. Govt.	6.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6	4.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	35	23.2%
Professional, Technical	19	12.6%
Service Occupations	13	8.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	15.9%
All others	78	51.7%

White Collar		39.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	32	21.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	18.5%
Construction	17	11.3%
Finance and insurance	17	11.3%
Educational services	14	9.3%
Retail trade	14	9.3%
Other services	11	7.3%
Health care and social assistance	7	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	5	3.3%
Wholesale trade	3	2.0%
Public administration	2	1.3%
Utilities	1	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	7	2.97%
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	213	95.1%
Spanish	11	4.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	151	64.0%
Norwegian	37	15.7%
Swedish	21	8.9%
Scotch-Irish	11	4.7%
English	10	4.2%
Irish	8	3.4%
Italian	7	3.0%
French	6	2.5%
Polish	6	2.5%
Scottish	3	1.3%
Scandinavian	2	0.8%
Austrian	1	0.4%
Czech	1	0.4%
Danish	1	0.4%
European	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	236	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	235	99.6%
Foreign-born	1	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	1.8%	6	3.7%	58	35.4%	86	52.4%	8	4.9%	3	1.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	1.8%
9-12 Years	6	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	58	35.4%
Some College	86	52.4%
Bach. Degree	8	4.9%
Grad Degree	3	1.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -2	D +9	D + 10.2%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +16	R +30	R + 25.2%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +25	R +43	R + 36.0%
D -18

2016 vs. 2008	R +27	R +52	R + 46.2%
D -25
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	87	71.9%	Joe Biden (D)	30	24.8%	4	3.3%	121	27	25	0.00%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	89	72.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	23	18.7%	11	8.9%	123	27	26	0.00%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	71	58.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	44	36.4%	6	5.0%	121	14	11	0.00%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	62	53.4%	Barack Obama (D)	48	41.4%	6	5.2%	116	10	8	0.00%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	67	57.3%	John Kerry (D)	49	41.9%	1	0.9%	117	10	7	0.00%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	61	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	42	39.6%	3	2.8%	106	12	10	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cosmos township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

71.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

121

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Cosmos township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.7%

Donald Trump (R)

72.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.5%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

123

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Cosmos township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

36.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

58.7%

Other

5.0%

TOTAL

121

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Cosmos township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

41.4%

John McCain (R)

53.4%

Other

5.2%

TOTAL

116

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

2004 President, Cosmos township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

57.3%

John Kerry (D)

41.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

TOTAL

117

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Cosmos township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

57.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

106

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cosmos township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	51%	Scott Jensen (R)	65	71.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	25	27.5%	1 [+]	1.1%	91	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (1.1%);
2020	S2	66%	Jason Lewis (R)	73	61.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	34	28.8%	11 [+]	9.3%	118	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (6.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.5%);
2018	S2	50%	Karin Housley (R)	50	56.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	33	37.5%	5 [+]	5.7%	88	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (3.4%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (2.3%);
2018	S1	50%	Jim Newberger (R)	45	51.1%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	39	44.3%	4 [+]	4.5%	88	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 2 (2.3%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.3%);
2018	G	50%	Jeff Johnson (R)	52	59.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	31	35.2%	5 [+]	5.7%	88	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (3.4%); Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.3%);
2014	S2	45%	Mike McFadden (R)	42	53.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	29	37.2%	7 [+]	9.0%	78	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (7.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.3%);
2014	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	42	53.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	29	36.7%	8 [+]	10.1%	79	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (2.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (2.5%); 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	92
Median Value	$161,200

Occupied	82	89.1%
Vacant	10	10.9%

Owned	78	95.1%
Rented	4	4.9%
Median Rent	$1,063

Single-Family Units	89	96.7%
Detached	89	96.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	3.3%

Cosmos township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cosmos township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Cosmos township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cosmos township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cosmos township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cosmos township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cosmos township, MN