Darwin township, MN

Meeker County, MN

2022 population: 472 ( 209 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.5 square miles
Population density: 15.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	464	98.31%	29.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	1	0.21%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	4	0.85%	300.0%
Hispanic:	3	0.64%	80.0%

Total non-White:	8	1.69%	63.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-195	-34.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-14	-2.5

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
681
659	96.77%
0	0.00%
1	0.15%
5	0.73%
1	0.15%
15	2.20%
22	3.23%

2000
710
705	99.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.70%
5	0.70%

1990
684
658	96.20%
0	0.00%
1	0.15%
2	0.29%
n/a
2	0.29%
26	3.80%

1980
897
890	99.22%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.45%
n/a
3	0.33%
7	0.78%

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

-46	-6.5
17	2.4

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

47	6.9
-21	-3.1

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

-232	-25.9
19	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Darwin 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
52.8
79	16.7%
393	83.3%
121	25.6%

195
2.42

159	81.5%
149	93.7%
2	1.3%
36	18.5%

2010
Number	Percent
48.7
131	19.2%
550	80.8%
141	20.7%

289
2.36

222	76.8%
201	90.5%
7	3.2%
67	23.2%

2000
Number	Percent
44.2
148	20.8%
562	79.2%
137	19.3%

290
2.45

221	76.2%
196	88.7%
6	2.7%
69	23.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
184	26.9%
500	73.1%
63	9.2%

243
2.81

202	83.1%
188	93.1%
3	1.5%
41	16.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
277	30.9%
620	69.1%
114	12.7%

301
2.97

247	82.1%
232	93.9%
5	2.0%
54	17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Darwin township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	1.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	9	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	25	12.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	29	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	36	18.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	25	12.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	7.2%
$200,000 or more	25	12.8%

Median Household Income	101,563
Per Capita Income	51,912

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	4.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	233	82.9%
Unemployed	2	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	235	83.6%
Not in Labor Force	46	16.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	93	46	66.9%
Non-Profit	14	17	45.2%
Self-Employed	38	15	71.7%

Local Government	5	29	14.7%
State Government	0	4	0.0%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	131	61	68.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21	52	28.8%
Total	152	113	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	58	21.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	23	8.7%
Professional, Technical	65	24.5%
Service Occupations	23	8.7%
All others	96	36.2%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	66	24.9%
Health care and social assistance	38	14.3%
Educational services	27	10.2%
Retail trade	26	9.8%
Construction	22	8.3%
Other services	18	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	12	4.5%
Finance and insurance	11	4.2%
Public administration	8	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	5	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	1.5%
Utilities	4	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	1.1%
Wholesale trade	3	1.1%
Information	2	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.64%
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	442	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	186	39.4%
Swedish	94	19.9%
Norwegian	53	11.2%
Irish	34	7.2%
English	28	5.9%
French	22	4.7%
Polish	21	4.4%
American	15	3.2%
Dutch	14	3.0%
Finnish	14	3.0%
European	13	2.8%
Scandinavian	8	1.7%
Danish	6	1.3%
French Canadian	5	1.1%
Czechoslovakian	4	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	472	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	472	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.8%	10	2.6%	113	29.6%	157	41.1%	63	16.5%	36	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.8%
9-12 Years	10	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	113	29.6%
Some College	157	41.1%
Bach. Degree	63	16.5%
Grad Degree	36	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +15	D +17	D + 9.3%
D +32
2020 vs. 2012	R +74	R +110	R + 23.5%
D -36
2020 vs. 2008	R +73	R +137	R + 31.0%
D -64

2016 vs. 2008	R +58	R +154	R + 40.3%
D -96
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	125%	Donald Trump* (R)	310	70.0%	Joe Biden (D)	129	29.1%	4	0.9%	443	25	23	0.01%
2016	98%	Donald Trump (R)	295	69.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	97	22.8%	33	7.8%	425	24	24	0.01%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	236	57.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	165	40.4%	7	1.7%	408	13	11	0.01%
2008	80%	John McCain (R)	237	53.5%	Barack Obama (D)	193	43.6%	13	2.9%	443	10	8	0.02%
2004	77%	George W. Bush* (R)	244	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	175	40.7%	11	2.6%	430	9	6	0.02%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	183	50.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	142	39.2%	37	10.2%	362	5	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Darwin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

129

29.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

310

70.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

443

Turnout: 125%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Darwin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

22.8%

Donald Trump (R)

295

69.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

4.5%

TOTAL

425

Turnout: 98%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Darwin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

165

40.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

236

57.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

408

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Darwin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

193

43.6%

John McCain (R)

237

53.5%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

443

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Darwin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

244

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

175

40.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

430

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Darwin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

183

50.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

142

39.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.5%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

362

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Darwin township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	103%	Scott Jensen (R)	257	69.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	102	27.7%	9 [+]	2.4%	368	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (1.1%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (0.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.5%);
2020	S2	123%	Jason Lewis (R)	291	66.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	131	30.0%	15 [+]	3.4%	437	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (2.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.7%);
2018	S2	84%	Karin Housley (R)	209	63.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	111	33.4%	12 [+]	3.6%	332	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 7 (2.1%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (1.5%);
2018	S1	85%	Jim Newberger (R)	187	56.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	137	41.0%	10 [+]	3.0%	334	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (2.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 3 (0.9%);
2018	G	85%	Jeff Johnson (R)	219	65.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	108	32.3%	7 [+]	2.1%	334	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.9%);
2014	S2	72%	Mike McFadden (R)	166	49.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	152	44.8%	21 [+]	6.2%	339	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 15 (4.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 6 (1.8%);
2014	G	71%	Jeff Johnson (R)	184	54.6%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	140	41.5%	13 [+]	3.9%	337	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 8 (2.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.6%); 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	282
Median Value	$295,700

Occupied	195	69.1%
Vacant	87	30.9%

Owned	186	95.4%
Rented	9	4.6%
Median Rent	$638

Single-Family Units	258	91.5%
Detached	258	91.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	24	8.5%

Darwin township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Darwin township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Darwin township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Darwin township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Darwin township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Darwin township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Darwin township, MN