Lakin township, MN

2022 population: 440 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 12.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	428	97.27%	2.9%
Black:	2	0.45%	0.0%
Indian:	1	0.23%	66.7%
Asian:	1	0.23%	0.0%
2+ races:	7	1.59%	600.0%
Hispanic:	1	0.23%	75.0%

Total non-White:	12	2.73%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-13	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	0.8

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
450
441	98.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.67%
1	0.22%
1	0.22%
4	0.89%
9	2.00%

2000
391
388	99.23%
0	0.00%
3	0.77%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.77%

1990
334
320	95.81%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	4.19%

1980
393
376	95.67%
0	0.00%
17	4.33%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
17	4.33%

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

53	13.6
6	1.5

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

68	20.4
-11	-3.3

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

-56	-14.2
-3	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lakin 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
44.0
89	20.2%
351	79.8%
55	12.5%

163
2.68

125	76.7%
104	83.2%
8	6.4%
38	23.3%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
127	28.2%
323	71.8%
55	12.2%

163
2.74

123	75.5%
104	84.6%
2	1.6%
40	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.4
123	31.5%
268	68.5%
34	8.7%

132
2.96

102	77.3%
79	77.5%
7	6.9%
30	22.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
103	30.8%
231	69.2%
35	10.5%

99
3.37

76	76.8%
68	89.5%
0	0.0%
23	23.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.9
158	40.2%
235	59.8%
41	10.4%

118
3.33

105	89.0%
95	90.5%
0	0.0%
13	11.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lakin township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	14.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	3.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	11	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	13	8.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	34	20.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	5.5%
$200,000 or more	17	10.4%

Median Household Income	75,625
Per Capita Income	34,285

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	1.8%
Public Assistance	7	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	217	68.2%
Unemployed	1	0.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	218	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	100	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	115	30	79.3%
Non-Profit	3	12	20.0%
Self-Employed	25	28	47.2%

Local Government	2	10	16.7%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	140	58	70.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	24	17.2%
Total	145	82	63.9%

Pct. Govt.	6.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	43	18.9%
Professional, Technical	13	5.7%
Service Occupations	47	20.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.8%
All others	92	40.5%

White Collar		38.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	47	20.7%
Retail trade	36	15.9%
Manufacturing	28	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	23	10.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	9.3%
Other services	18	7.9%
Transportation and warehousing	12	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	10	4.4%
Public administration	7	3.1%
Educational services	4	1.8%
Wholesale trade	4	1.8%
Utilities	3	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.23%
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	%
Chinese	1	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	419	99.5%
Spanish	1	0.2%
German, other Germanic	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	167	38.0%
Polish	120	27.3%
Norwegian	22	5.0%
Swedish	20	4.5%
French	12	2.7%
Irish	12	2.7%
American	11	2.5%
English	9	2.0%
French Canadian	8	1.8%
Czech	6	1.4%
European	6	1.4%
Dutch	3	0.7%
Italian	3	0.7%
Swiss	3	0.7%
Scandinavian	2	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	439	99.8%
Not a citizen	1	0.2%

Native	439	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.7%	21	7.2%	161	55.3%	89	30.6%	13	4.5%	5	1.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.7%
9-12 Years	21	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	161	55.3%
Some College	89	30.6%
Bach. Degree	13	4.5%
Grad Degree	5	1.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +19	R +12	D + 1.1%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +81	R +117	R + 44.4%
D -36
2020 vs. 2008	R +78	R +115	R + 43.7%
D -37

2016 vs. 2008	R +59	R +103	R + 44.8%
D -44
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	196	76.9%	Joe Biden (D)	56	22.0%	3	1.2%	255	32	30	0.01%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	177	74.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	49	20.7%	11	4.6%	237	30	29	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	115	54.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	92	43.4%	5	2.4%	212	9	7	0.01%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	118	53.9%	Barack Obama (D)	93	42.5%	8	3.7%	219	10	8	0.01%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	109	49.5%	John Kerry (D)	107	48.6%	4	1.8%	220	2	-1	0.01%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	99	49.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	89	44.5%	12	6.0%	200	4	2	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lakin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

196

76.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

255

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Lakin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.7%

Donald Trump (R)

177

74.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

237

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Lakin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

43.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

115

54.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

212

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Lakin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

42.5%

John McCain (R)

118

53.9%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

219

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Lakin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

109

49.5%

John Kerry (D)

107

48.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

220

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Lakin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

49.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

44.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

200

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lakin township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Scott Jensen (R)	139	74.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	44	23.7%	3 [+]	1.6%	186	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.5%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	175	70.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	62	24.8%	13 [+]	5.2%	250	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (5.2%);
2018	S2	56%	Karin Housley (R)	115	62.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	63	34.1%	7 [+]	3.8%	185	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (3.2%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S1	56%	Jim Newberger (R)	112	60.2%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	69	37.1%	5 [+]	2.7%	186	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	122	66.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	55	30.1%	6 [+]	3.3%	183	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (1.6%); Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.6%);
2014	S2	43%	Al Franken* (DFL)	70	49.6%	Mike McFadden (R)	63	44.7%	8 [+]	5.7%	141	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (2.8%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (2.8%);
2014	G	43%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	68	48.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	65	46.4%	7 [+]	5.0%	140	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.4%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	192
Median Value	$252,400

Occupied	163	84.9%
Vacant	29	15.1%

Owned	151	92.6%
Rented	12	7.4%
Median Rent	$1,208

Single-Family Units	165	85.9%
Detached	165	85.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	26	13.5%

Lakin township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lakin township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Lakin township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lakin township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lakin township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lakin township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lakin township, MN