Fossum township, MN

2022 population: 216 ( 60 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 6.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	205	94.91%	40.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	8	3.70%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	1.39%	50.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	11	5.09%	10.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	59	45.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1	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
156
146	93.59%
0	0.00%
4	2.56%
0	0.00%
6	3.85%
0	0.00%
10	6.41%

2000
162
156	96.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	3.70%
6	3.70%

1990
216
213	98.61%
0	0.00%
1	0.46%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.93%
3	1.39%

1980
208
208	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

-10	-6.2
4	2.5

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

-57	-26.4
3	1.4

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

5	2.4
3	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Fossum 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
47.3
49	22.7%
167	77.3%
46	21.3%

85
2.54

56	65.9%
52	92.9%
0	0.0%
29	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
49.6
28	17.9%
128	82.1%
30	19.2%

70
2.23

50	71.4%
47	94.0%
0	0.0%
20	28.6%

2000
Number	Percent
44.4
38	23.5%
124	76.5%
19	11.7%

60
2.70

55	91.7%
48	87.3%
2	3.6%
5	8.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
64	29.6%
152	70.4%
26	12.0%

78
2.77

65	83.3%
63	96.9%
0	0.0%
13	16.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
71	34.1%
137	65.9%
35	16.8%

70
2.97

56	80.0%
56	100.0%
0	0.0%
14	20.0%

2022 Housing Data for Fossum township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	8.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	12.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	7	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	12	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	8	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	7.1%
$200,000 or more	13	15.3%

Median Household Income	77,250
Per Capita Income	73,932

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	2	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	101	77.7%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	101	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	29	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	36	32	52.9%
Non-Profit	1	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	19	9	67.9%

Local Government	4	2	66.7%
State Government	7	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	55	41	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12	4	75.0%
Total	67	45	59.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	25	22.3%
Professional, Technical	10	8.9%
Service Occupations	14	12.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	8.0%
All others	43	38.4%

White Collar		49.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	21.4%
Retail trade	16	14.3%
Other services	13	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	10	8.9%
Educational services	9	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	8	7.1%
Manufacturing	6	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	6	5.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	5.4%
Construction	4	3.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	2.7%
Finance and insurance	2	1.8%
Wholesale trade	2	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.9%
Utilities	1	0.9%
Public administration	1	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	216	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	153	70.8%
German	75	34.7%
Swedish	17	7.9%
English	15	6.9%
Czech	8	3.7%
French	7	3.2%
American	4	1.9%
Czechoslovakian	2	0.9%
French Canadian	2	0.9%
European	1	0.5%
Scandinavian	1	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	216	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	216	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	6	3.8%	57	36.1%	69	43.7%	19	12.0%	7	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	6	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	57	36.1%
Some College	69	43.7%
Bach. Degree	19	12.0%
Grad Degree	7	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11	R +9	R + 12.5%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +7	R +15	R + 18.6%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +9	R +31	R + 34.0%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R -2	R +22	R + 21.6%
D -24
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	50%	Donald Trump* (R)	42	50.6%	Joe Biden (D)	38	45.8%	3	3.6%	83	5	4	0.00%
2016	51%	Hillary Clinton (D)	36	46.8%	Donald Trump (R)	31	40.3%	10	13.0%	77	-5	-6	0.00%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	46	56.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	35	43.2%	0	0.0%	81	-2	-4	0.00%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	60	63.2%	John McCain (R)	33	34.7%	2	2.1%	95	-9	-11	0.00%
2004	74%	John Kerry (D)	52	55.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	40	43.0%	1	1.1%	93	-5	-8	0.00%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	42	47.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	40	44.9%	7	7.9%	89	2	-1	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fossum township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

45.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

50.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Fossum township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

46.8%

Donald Trump (R)

40.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7.8%

Other

5.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Fossum township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

56.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

43.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Fossum township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

63.2%

John McCain (R)

34.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

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

2004 President, Fossum township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

43.0%

John Kerry (D)

55.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Fossum township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

47.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

44.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.5%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fossum township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	40%	Scott Jensen (R)	35	53.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	26	40.0%	4 [+]	6.2%	65	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (3.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.5%);
2020	S2	49%	Jason Lewis (R)	38	46.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	38	46.9%	5 [+]	6.2%	81	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (6.2%);
2018	S2	42%	Karin Housley (R)	31	47.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	30	45.5%	5 [+]	7.6%	66	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (7.6%);
2018	S1	42%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	33	50.0%	Jim Newberger (R)	30	45.5%	3 [+]	4.5%	66	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (4.5%);
2018	G	41%	Jeff Johnson (R)	31	47.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	29	44.6%	5 [+]	7.7%	65	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (6.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.5%);
2014	S2	43%	Al Franken* (DFL)	40	64.5%	Mike McFadden (R)	20	32.3%	2 [+]	3.2%	62	-11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (3.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	43%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	37	59.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	23	37.1%	2 [+]	3.2%	62	-7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 2 (3.2%); 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	95
Median Value	$162,500

Occupied	85	89.5%
Vacant	10	10.5%

Owned	83	97.6%
Rented	2	2.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	87	91.6%
Detached	81	85.3%
Attached	6	6.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	8	8.4%

Fossum township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fossum township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Fossum township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fossum township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fossum township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fossum township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fossum township, MN