New Sweden township, MN

2022 population: 277 ( 20 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.8 square miles
Population density: 7.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	260	93.86%	7.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.72%	0.0%
2+ races:	10	3.61%	400.0%
Hispanic:	5	1.81%	58.3%

Total non-White:	17	6.14%	13.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-22	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	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
297
282	94.95%
1	0.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.67%
12	4.04%
15	5.05%

2000
324
319	98.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.54%
5	1.54%

1990
356
348	97.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.84%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	2.25%

1980
392
390	99.49%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.51%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.51%

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

-37	-11.4
10	3.1

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

-29	-8.1
-3	-0.8

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

-42	-10.7
6	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for New Sweden 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
43.8
63	22.7%
214	77.3%
59	21.3%

106
2.61

86	81.1%
81	94.2%
1	1.2%
20	18.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.8
73	24.6%
224	75.4%
42	14.1%

112
2.65

87	77.7%
76	87.4%
2	2.3%
25	22.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
108	33.3%
216	66.7%
44	13.6%

112
2.89

92	82.1%
90	97.8%
0	0.0%
20	17.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
108	30.3%
248	69.7%
57	16.0%

112
3.18

106	94.6%
96	90.6%
0	0.0%
6	5.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
130	33.2%
262	66.8%
54	13.8%

128
3.06

104	81.2%
87	83.7%
4	3.8%
24	18.8%

2022 Housing Data for New Sweden township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	9.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	2.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	19.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	18	17.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	6.6%
$200,000 or more	27	25.5%

Median Household Income	107,857
Per Capita Income	55,432

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	0.9%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	0.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	134	86.5%
Unemployed	6	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	140	90.3%
Not in Labor Force	15	9.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	43	41	51.2%
Non-Profit	5	10	33.3%
Self-Employed	28	6	82.4%

Local Government	1	16	5.9%
State Government	1	3	25.0%
Federal Government	0	3	0.0%

Total Private + Self	71	47	60.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	32	17.9%
Total	78	79	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	37	23.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	38	24.2%
Professional, Technical	34	21.7%
Service Occupations	6	3.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.9%
All others	42	26.8%

White Collar		69.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	34	21.7%
Health care and social assistance	26	16.6%
Manufacturing	21	13.4%
Educational services	21	13.4%
Transportation and warehousing	14	8.9%
Construction	10	6.4%
Other services	8	5.1%
Retail trade	7	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	3.2%
Finance and insurance	4	2.5%
Public administration	3	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.3%
Wholesale trade	1	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	1.81%
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	%
Korean	2	0.72%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	257	97.0%
Spanish	8	3.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	135	48.7%
Swedish	50	18.1%
Norwegian	48	17.3%
Irish	14	5.1%
English	12	4.3%
Scottish	10	3.6%
European	5	1.8%
Scandinavian	5	1.8%
Welsh	5	1.8%
Danish	4	1.4%
Slovak	4	1.4%
Czech	3	1.1%
Polish	3	1.1%
Austrian	2	0.7%
Portuguese	2	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	275	99.3%
Not a citizen	2	0.7%

Native	273	98.6%
Foreign-born	4	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.5%	3	1.6%	52	27.1%	81	42.2%	46	24.0%	9	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.5%
9-12 Years	3	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	52	27.1%
Some College	81	42.2%
Bach. Degree	46	24.0%
Grad Degree	9	4.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14	D +3	D + 10.1%
D +17
2020 vs. 2012	R +13	R +17	R + 8.0%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +16	R +28	R + 15.1%
D -12

2016 vs. 2008	R +2	R +31	R + 25.2%
D -29
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	124	67.4%	Joe Biden (D)	55	29.9%	5	2.7%	184	22	21	0.01%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	110	67.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	38	23.2%	16	9.8%	164	22	21	0.01%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	111	61.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	59	32.8%	10	5.6%	180	17	14	0.01%
2008	80%	John McCain (R)	108	60.7%	Barack Obama (D)	67	37.6%	3	1.7%	178	17	15	0.01%
2004	88%	George W. Bush* (R)	115	59.9%	John Kerry (D)	73	38.0%	4	2.1%	192	12	9	0.01%
2000	81%	George W. Bush (R)	96	55.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	69	39.7%	9	5.2%	174	10	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, New Sweden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

124

67.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

184

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, New Sweden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

23.2%

Donald Trump (R)

110

67.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

7.9%

TOTAL

164

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, New Sweden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

32.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

111

61.7%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

180

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, New Sweden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

37.6%

John McCain (R)

108

60.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

178

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, New Sweden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

115

59.9%

John Kerry (D)

38.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.1%

TOTAL

192

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, New Sweden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

55.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

174

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for New Sweden township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Scott Jensen (R)	100	69.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	42	29.0%	3 [+]	2.1%	145	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	85%	Jason Lewis (R)	121	66.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	60	32.8%	2 [+]	1.1%	183	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.1%);
2018	S2	68%	Karin Housley (R)	94	63.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	48	32.4%	6 [+]	4.1%	148	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (2.0%);
2018	S1	69%	Jim Newberger (R)	83	55.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	64	43.0%	2 [+]	1.3%	149	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.3%);
2018	G	69%	Jeff Johnson (R)	99	66.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	49	32.7%	2 [+]	1.3%	150	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	59%	Mike McFadden (R)	74	56.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	54	41.5%	2 [+]	1.5%	130	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (1.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	74	56.9%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	47	36.2%	9 [+]	6.9%	130	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 7 (5.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	118
Median Value	$249,100

Occupied	106	89.8%
Vacant	12	10.2%

Owned	89	84.0%
Rented	17	16.0%
Median Rent	$1,500

Single-Family Units	114	96.6%
Detached	114	96.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

New Sweden township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for New Sweden township, MN

2022 Housing Data for New Sweden township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for New Sweden township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for New Sweden township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for New Sweden township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for New Sweden township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for New Sweden township, MN