Forest City township, MN

2022 population: 734 ( 81 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.3 square miles
Population density: 21.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	671	91.42%	5.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.14%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	1	0.14%	83.3%
Hispanic:	61	8.31%	1933.3%

Total non-White:	63	8.58%	320.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	33	6.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	48	8.9

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
653
638	97.70%
2	0.31%
0	0.00%
4	0.61%
6	0.92%
3	0.46%
15	2.30%

2000
682
670	98.24%
7	1.03%
5	0.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	1.76%

1990
638
629	98.59%
0	0.00%
4	0.63%
5	0.78%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	1.41%

1980
658
647	98.33%
0	0.00%
11	1.67%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	1.67%

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

-32	-4.7
3	0.4

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

41	6.4
3	0.5

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

-18	-2.7
-2	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest City 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
43.0
187	25.5%
547	74.5%
114	15.5%

281
2.61

223	79.4%
190	85.2%
9	4.0%
58	20.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
161	24.7%
492	75.3%
84	12.9%

246
2.65

198	80.5%
179	90.4%
6	3.0%
48	19.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
217	31.8%
465	68.2%
57	8.4%

231
2.95

195	84.4%
181	92.8%
4	2.1%
36	15.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
201	31.5%
437	68.5%
82	12.9%

218
2.93

185	84.9%
171	92.4%
4	2.2%
33	15.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
216	32.8%
442	67.2%
68	10.3%

208
3.16

188	90.4%
173	92.0%
5	2.7%
20	9.6%

2022 Housing Data for Forest City township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	9.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	13	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	30	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	56	19.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	18	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	12.8%
$200,000 or more	11	3.9%

Median Household Income	90,625
Per Capita Income	42,227

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	2.8%
Public Assistance	11	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	5.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	356	81.1%
Unemployed	3	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	359	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	80	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	115	88	56.7%
Non-Profit	7	21	25.0%
Self-Employed	75	30	71.4%

Local Government	10	24	29.4%
State Government	2	5	28.6%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	190	118	61.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	50	30.6%
Total	212	168	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	100	26.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	56	14.7%
Professional, Technical	71	18.7%
Service Occupations	53	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.5%
All others	100	26.3%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	71	18.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	66	17.4%
Manufacturing	53	13.9%
Construction	34	8.9%
Retail trade	33	8.7%
Educational services	27	7.1%
Transportation and warehousing	25	6.6%
Utilities	15	3.9%
Public administration	12	3.2%
Finance and insurance	10	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	10	2.6%
Wholesale trade	6	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.8%
Other services	3	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	36	4.90%
Puerto Rican	2	0.27%
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	23	3.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	686	99.3%
German, other Germanic	5	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	365	49.7%
Swedish	99	13.5%
Norwegian	88	12.0%
Irish	49	6.7%
English	35	4.8%
Finnish	23	3.1%
Scandinavian	23	3.1%
Polish	20	2.7%
French	17	2.3%
American	10	1.4%
Northern European	7	1.0%
Danish	6	0.8%
Dutch	6	0.8%
European	4	0.5%
French Canadian	3	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	732	99.7%
Not a citizen	2	0.3%

Native	729	99.3%
Foreign-born	5	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	10	1.9%	188	36.6%	202	39.4%	66	12.9%	47	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	10	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	188	36.6%
Some College	202	39.4%
Bach. Degree	66	12.9%
Grad Degree	47	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	R +1	D + 5.7%
D +22
2020 vs. 2012	R +84	R +127	R + 28.5%
D -43
2020 vs. 2008	R +122	R +191	R + 45.5%
D -69

2016 vs. 2008	R +99	R +190	R + 51.1%
D -91
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	310	73.3%	Joe Biden (D)	106	25.1%	7	1.7%	423	28	26	0.01%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	287	70.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	84	20.7%	34	8.4%	405	26	25	0.01%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	226	59.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	149	39.3%	4	1.1%	379	15	12	0.01%
2008	80%	John McCain (R)	188	48.5%	Barack Obama (D)	175	45.1%	25	6.4%	388	5	3	0.01%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	197	56.6%	John Kerry (D)	146	42.0%	5	1.4%	348	9	6	0.01%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	172	51.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	130	38.9%	32	9.6%	334	6	4	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

106

25.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

310

73.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

423

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.7%

Donald Trump (R)

287

70.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

405

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

149

39.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

226

59.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

379

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

175

45.1%

John McCain (R)

188

48.5%

Other

6.4%

TOTAL

388

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

197

56.6%

John Kerry (D)

146

42.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

348

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

172

51.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

130

38.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

334

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest City township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	242	68.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	98	27.9%	11 [+]	3.1%	351	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (1.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.9%);
2020	S2	76%	Jason Lewis (R)	294	70.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	107	25.5%	18 [+]	4.3%	419	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (2.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 9 (2.1%);
2018	S2	60%	Karin Housley (R)	202	62.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	109	33.6%	13 [+]	4.0%	324	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (1.2%);
2018	S1	60%	Jim Newberger (R)	186	57.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	130	40.1%	8 [+]	2.5%	324	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	60%	Jeff Johnson (R)	210	65.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	105	32.5%	8 [+]	2.5%	323	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (1.2%);
2014	S2	58%	Al Franken* (DFL)	143	48.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	140	47.1%	14 [+]	4.7%	297	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 8 (2.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 6 (2.0%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	159	53.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	114	38.5%	23 [+]	7.8%	296	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (1.4%); 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	338
Median Value	$274,400

Occupied	281	83.1%
Vacant	57	16.9%

Owned	273	97.2%
Rented	8	2.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	311	92.0%
Detached	310	91.7%
Attached	1	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	27	8.0%

Forest City township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest City township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Forest City township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forest City township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Forest City township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forest City township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forest City township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest City township, MN