Seward township, MN

2022 population: 172 ( 36 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 4.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	129	75.00%	36.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	14	8.14%	0.0%
Hispanic:	29	16.86%	2800.0%

Total non-White:	43	25.00%	975.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-75	-43.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	39	22.7

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
208
204	98.08%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.44%
0	0.00%
1	0.48%
4	1.92%

2000
233
233	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
275
253	92.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	8.00%

1980
321
321	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

-29	-12.4
4	1.7

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

-20	-7.3
-22	-8.0

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

-68	-21.2
22	6.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward 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
35.5
39	22.7%
133	77.3%
27	15.7%

59
2.92

50	84.7%
47	94.0%
1	2.0%
9	15.3%

2010
Number	Percent
46.5
52	25.0%
156	75.0%
34	16.3%

82
2.54

65	79.3%
59	90.8%
1	1.5%
17	20.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.0
53	22.7%
180	77.3%
32	13.7%

93
2.51

74	79.6%
74	100.0%
0	0.0%
19	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
76	27.6%
199	72.4%
20	7.3%

83
3.31

73	88.0%
73	100.0%
0	0.0%
10	12.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
120	37.4%
201	62.6%
8	2.5%

96
3.34

82	85.4%
79	96.3%
0	0.0%
14	14.6%

2022 Housing Data for Seward township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	11.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	5	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	13	22.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	11.9%
$200,000 or more	5	8.5%

Median Household Income	81,563
Per Capita Income	36,685

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	3	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77	86.5%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	2	2.2%

Total Labor Force	79	88.8%
Not in Labor Force	10	11.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29	23	55.8%
Non-Profit	1	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	21	7	75.0%

Local Government	1	8	11.1%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	50	30	62.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2	9	18.2%
Total	52	39	57.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22	24.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	17	18.7%
Professional, Technical	18	19.8%
Service Occupations	12	13.2%
All others	22	24.2%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	16.5%
Educational services	15	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	14	15.4%
Wholesale trade	13	14.3%
Construction	10	11.0%
Manufacturing	7	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	5	5.5%
Other services	4	4.4%
Retail trade	3	3.3%
Public administration	2	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	1.1%
Accommodation and food services	1	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	6.98%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	17	9.88%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	17	9.88%
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	130	83.3%
Spanish	25	16.0%
Other Indo-European	1	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	65	37.8%
European	21	12.2%
Dutch	11	6.4%
Scandinavian	7	4.1%
Norwegian	5	2.9%
Irish	4	2.3%
American	3	1.7%
French	3	1.7%
African	3	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	2	1.2%
Danish	1	0.6%
French Canadian	1	0.6%
Italian	1	0.6%
Polish	1	0.6%
Swedish	1	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	160	93.0%
Not a citizen	12	7.0%

Native	155	90.1%
Foreign-born	17	9.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	15.5%	2	1.9%	25	24.3%	36	35.0%	20	19.4%	4	3.9%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	15.5%
9-12 Years	2	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	25	24.3%
Some College	36	35.0%
Bach. Degree	20	19.4%
Grad Degree	4	3.9%
Average years of education: 11.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3	R +1	D + 1.5%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +19	R +39	R + 32.4%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +33	R +51	R + 40.3%
D -18

2016 vs. 2008	R +30	R +50	R + 41.8%
D -20
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	99%	Donald Trump* (R)	94	77.0%	Joe Biden (D)	27	22.1%	1	0.8%	122	32	30	0.00%
2016	89%	Donald Trump (R)	91	74.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	25	20.5%	6	4.9%	122	30	29	0.00%
2012	82%	Mitt Romney (R)	75	61.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	47	38.5%	0	0.0%	122	17	14	0.00%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	61	56.5%	Barack Obama (D)	45	41.7%	2	1.9%	108	13	11	0.00%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	82	88.2%	Ralph Nader (I)	6	6.5%	5	5.4%	93	41	37	0.00%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	81	60.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	48	35.6%	6	4.4%	135	14	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Seward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

77.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

122

Turnout: 99%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Seward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.5%

Donald Trump (R)

74.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

122

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Seward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

38.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

61.5%

TOTAL

122

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Seward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

41.7%

John McCain (R)

56.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Seward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

88.2%

John Kerry (D)

4.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

6.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 37

2000 President, Seward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

60.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

35.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

135

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	76%	Scott Jensen (R)	80	85.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	13	13.8%	1 [+]	1.1%	94	40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (1.1%);
2020	S2	95%	Jason Lewis (R)	89	75.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	24	20.3%	5 [+]	4.2%	118	32	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (3.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S2	71%	Karin Housley (R)	66	71.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	26	28.0%	1 [+]	1.1%	93	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.1%);
2018	S1	72%	Jim Newberger (R)	65	69.1%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	27	28.7%	2 [+]	2.1%	94	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.1%);
2018	G	71%	Jeff Johnson (R)	65	69.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	27	29.0%	1 [+]	1.1%	93	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.1%);
2014	S2	61%	Mike McFadden (R)	52	59.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	31	35.6%	4 [+]	4.6%	87	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (4.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	61%	Jeff Johnson (R)	50	57.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	32	36.8%	5 [+]	5.7%	87	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (2.3%); 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

Seward township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Seward township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Seward township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Seward township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Seward township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward township, MN

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	61
Median Value	$280,000

Occupied	59	96.7%
Vacant	2	3.3%

Owned	54	91.5%
Rented	5	8.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	61	100.0%
Detached	61	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%