Bennington township, MN

2022 population: 166 ( 3 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.1 square miles
Population density: 4.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	164	98.80%	1.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	2	1.20%	0.0%

Total non-White:	2	1.20%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-3	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
169
167	98.82%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	1.18%
0	0.00%
2	1.18%

2000
190
190	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
182
179	98.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	1.65%

1980
205
205	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

-23	-12.1
2	1.1

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

11	6.0
-3	-1.6

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

-26	-12.7
3	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington 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
39.5
48	28.9%
118	71.1%
36	21.7%

61
2.72

51	83.6%
45	88.2%
0	0.0%
10	16.4%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
46	27.2%
123	72.8%
24	14.2%

62
2.73

51	82.3%
50	98.0%
0	0.0%
11	17.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
48	25.3%
142	74.7%
16	8.4%

72
2.64

59	81.9%
52	88.1%
2	3.4%
13	18.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.9
60	33.0%
122	67.0%
41	22.5%

62
2.94

51	82.3%
45	88.2%
0	0.0%
11	17.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.6
81	39.5%
124	60.5%
17	8.3%

50
4.10

47	94.0%
42	89.4%
2	4.3%
3	6.0%

2022 Housing Data for Bennington township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	6	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	8	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	23.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	9.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	9.8%
$200,000 or more	2	3.3%

Median Household Income	91,458
Per Capita Income	34,551

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	3	4.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	79	91.9%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	79	91.9%
Not in Labor Force	7	8.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		8.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	20	54.5%
Non-Profit	0	9	0.0%
Self-Employed	13	10	56.5%

Local Government	5	2	71.4%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	37	30	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	12	29.4%
Total	42	42	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	26	31.0%
Professional, Technical	11	13.1%
Service Occupations	4	4.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	7.1%
All others	33	39.3%

White Collar		56.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	18	21.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	11.9%
Manufacturing	10	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	8	9.5%
Educational services	8	9.5%
Construction	8	9.5%
Transportation and warehousing	7	8.3%
Wholesale trade	4	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	3	3.6%
Finance and insurance	3	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	2.4%
Information	2	2.4%
Other services	1	1.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	2	1.20%

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	142	97.9%
Spanish	2	1.4%
German, other Germanic	1	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	73	44.0%
Norwegian	46	27.7%
English	20	12.0%
Swedish	12	7.2%
Polish	4	2.4%
Irish	3	1.8%
American	2	1.2%
Dutch	2	1.2%
Russian	2	1.2%
Czech	1	0.6%
Finnish	1	0.6%
Italian	1	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	166	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	164	98.8%
Foreign-born	2	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.9%	2	1.8%	46	40.4%	47	41.2%	17	14.9%	1	0.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.9%
9-12 Years	2	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	46	40.4%
Some College	47	41.2%
Bach. Degree	17	14.9%
Grad Degree	1	0.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +9	R +3	D + 5.5%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +25	R +40	R + 41.8%
D -15
2020 vs. 2008	R +18	R +35	R + 37.1%
D -17

2016 vs. 2008	R +9	R +32	R + 42.6%
D -23
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	70	73.7%	Joe Biden (D)	24	25.3%	1	1.1%	95	28	27	0.00%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	61	70.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18	20.7%	8	9.2%	87	25	24	0.00%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	45	53.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	39	46.4%	0	0.0%	84	9	6	0.00%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	52	54.7%	Barack Obama (D)	41	43.2%	2	2.1%	95	11	9	0.00%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	53	50.0%	John Kerry (D)	47	44.3%	6	5.7%	106	2	-1	0.00%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	47	51.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	43	46.7%	2	2.2%	92	6	3	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

73.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.7%

Donald Trump (R)

70.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

6.9%

TOTAL

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

46.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

53.6%

TOTAL

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

43.2%

John McCain (R)

54.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

50.0%

John Kerry (D)

44.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

4.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

106

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

51.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

46.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Scott Jensen (R)	60	74.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	17	21.0%	4 [+]	4.9%	81	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (2.5%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.2%);
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	57	61.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	31	33.3%	5 [+]	5.4%	93	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (3.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.2%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	42	60.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	24	34.3%	4 [+]	5.7%	70	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (4.3%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.4%);
2018	S1	57%	Jim Newberger (R)	36	50.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	34	47.9%	1 [+]	1.4%	71	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.4%);
2018	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	43	61.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	27	38.6%	0	0.0%	70	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	46%	Al Franken* (DFL)	28	49.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	24	42.1%	5 [+]	8.8%	57	-1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (7.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.8%);
2014	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	30	53.6%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	22	39.3%	4 [+]	7.1%	56	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (5.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.8%); 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

Bennington township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Bennington township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bennington township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bennington township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bennington township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington township, MN

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62
Median Value	$245,000

Occupied	61	98.4%
Vacant	1	1.6%

Owned	57	93.4%
Rented	4	6.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	62	100.0%
Detached	62	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%