Eastern township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 203 ( 27 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.2 square miles
Population density: 5.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	200	98.52%	9.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	2	0.99%	71.4%
Hispanic:	1	0.49%	0.0%

Total non-White:	3	1.48%	62.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-22	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-2.6

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
230
222	96.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	3.04%
1	0.43%
8	3.48%

2000
239
235	98.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.67%
0	0.00%
4	1.67%

1990
262
262	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
338
334	98.82%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.18%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	1.18%

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

-13	-5.4
4	1.7

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

-27	-10.3
4	1.5

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

-72	-21.3
-4	-1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Eastern 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
49.0
42	20.7%
161	79.3%
34	16.7%

75
2.71

62	82.7%
56	90.3%
0	0.0%
13	17.3%

2010
Number	Percent
50.0
41	17.8%
189	82.2%
51	22.2%

95
2.42

76	80.0%
66	86.8%
1	1.3%
19	20.0%

2000
Number	Percent
41.5
61	25.5%
178	74.5%
37	15.5%

92
2.60

71	77.2%
66	93.0%
0	0.0%
21	22.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
93	35.5%
169	64.5%
18	6.9%

91
2.88

69	75.8%
67	97.1%
0	0.0%
22	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
120	35.5%
218	64.5%
27	8.0%

103
3.28

88	85.4%
85	96.6%
0	0.0%
15	14.6%

2022 Housing Data for Eastern township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	6	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	18.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	7	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	14.7%
$200,000 or more	5	6.7%

Median Household Income	81,250
Per Capita Income	36,133

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	9.3%
Public Assistance	1	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	5.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	106	78.5%
Unemployed	3	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	109	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	26	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	68	22	75.6%
Non-Profit	0	5	0.0%
Self-Employed	8	3	72.7%

Local Government	0	2	0.0%
State Government	2	2	50.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	76	25	75.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2	9	18.2%
Total	78	34	69.6%

Pct. Govt.	5.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9	8.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	12	10.6%
Professional, Technical	24	21.2%
Service Occupations	12	10.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	8.0%
All others	56	49.6%

White Collar		39.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	36	31.9%
Health care and social assistance	17	15.0%
Construction	13	11.5%
Retail trade	13	11.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	7	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	3.5%
Educational services	4	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2	1.8%
Wholesale trade	2	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	1.8%
Information	2	1.8%
Finance and insurance	1	0.9%
Other services	1	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.49%
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	185	96.4%
Other	4	2.1%
Spanish	3	1.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	97	47.8%
Swedish	33	16.3%
Norwegian	25	12.3%
English	10	4.9%
American	9	4.4%
Czech	9	4.4%
Finnish	8	3.9%
Irish	8	3.9%
Italian	3	1.5%
Scandinavian	3	1.5%
Swiss	3	1.5%
French Canadian	2	1.0%
Polish	2	1.0%
Austrian	1	0.5%
European	1	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	202	99.5%
Not a citizen	1	0.5%

Native	202	99.5%
Foreign-born	1	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.7%	4	2.7%	64	43.5%	64	43.5%	11	7.5%	3	2.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.7%
9-12 Years	4	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	64	43.5%
Some College	64	43.5%
Bach. Degree	11	7.5%
Grad Degree	3	2.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	R +20	R + 7.4%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +46	R +77	R + 50.4%
D -31
2020 vs. 2008	R +53	R +96	R + 63.0%
D -43

2016 vs. 2008	R +30	R +76	R + 55.6%
D -46
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	101%	Donald Trump* (R)	109	68.6%	Joe Biden (D)	47	29.6%	3	1.9%	159	23	22	0.00%
2016	83%	Donald Trump (R)	86	61.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	44	31.2%	11	7.8%	141	16	15	0.00%
2012	78%	Barack Obama* (D)	78	54.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	63	44.4%	1	0.7%	142	-1	-3	0.00%
2008	80%	Barack Obama (D)	90	60.0%	John McCain (R)	56	37.3%	4	2.7%	150	-6	-8	0.01%
2004	86%	John Kerry (D)	86	55.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	67	42.9%	3	1.9%	156	-5	-8	0.01%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	63	47.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	57	43.2%	12	9.1%	132	2	0	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Eastern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

109

68.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

TOTAL

159

Turnout: 101%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Eastern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

31.2%

Donald Trump (R)

61.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

141

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Eastern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

54.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

44.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

142

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Eastern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

60.0%

John McCain (R)

37.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

150

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Eastern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

42.9%

John Kerry (D)

55.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

156

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Eastern township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

47.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

43.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

132

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eastern township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	75%	Scott Jensen (R)	85	72.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	32	27.1%	1 [+]	0.8%	118	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.8%);
2020	S2	101%	Jason Lewis (R)	98	61.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	28.3%	16 [+]	10.1%	159	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (6.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (3.1%);
2018	S2	74%	Karin Housley (R)	63	52.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	56	46.3%	2 [+]	1.7%	121	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S1	74%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	72	59.0%	Jim Newberger (R)	47	38.5%	3 [+]	2.5%	122	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.5%);
2018	G	73%	Jeff Johnson (R)	67	55.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	51	42.5%	2 [+]	1.7%	120	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.7%);
2014	S2	66%	Al Franken* (DFL)	62	53.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	52	44.8%	2 [+]	1.7%	116	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 1 (0.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	G	66%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	63	54.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	49	42.2%	4 [+]	3.4%	116	-2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%); 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	95
Median Value	$241,700

Occupied	75	78.9%
Vacant	20	21.1%

Owned	71	94.7%
Rented	4	5.3%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	75	78.9%
Detached	75	78.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	18	18.9%

Eastern township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Eastern township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Eastern township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Eastern township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Eastern township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Eastern township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eastern township, MN