Norwegian Grove township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 284 ( 16 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.6 square miles
Population density: 8.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	275	96.83%	5.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	8	2.82%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	0.35%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	9	3.17%	12.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-17	-6.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1	0.4

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
300
292	97.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.33%
6	2.00%
8	2.67%

2000
336
332	98.81%
0	0.00%
2	0.60%
0	0.00%
2	0.60%
0	0.00%
4	1.19%

1990
343
339	98.83%
2	0.58%
2	0.58%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	1.17%

1980
377
377	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

-40	-11.9
4	1.2

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

-7	-2.0
0	0.0

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

-38	-10.1
4	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwegian Grove 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
51.0
44	15.5%
240	84.5%
83	29.2%

129
2.20

81	62.8%
78	96.3%
2	2.5%
48	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.5
63	21.0%
237	79.0%
55	18.3%

120
2.50

85	70.8%
81	95.3%
0	0.0%
35	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
41.7
88	26.2%
248	73.8%
64	19.0%

128
2.62

103	80.5%
87	84.5%
10	9.7%
25	19.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
103	30.0%
240	70.0%
47	13.7%

113
3.04

99	87.6%
85	85.9%
2	2.0%
14	12.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
102	27.1%
275	72.9%
42	11.1%

119
3.17

105	88.2%
100	95.2%
0	0.0%
14	11.8%

2022 Housing Data for Norwegian Grove township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	10.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	16.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	18	14.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	14	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	13	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	8	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	9.3%
$200,000 or more	2	1.6%

Median Household Income	61,458
Per Capita Income	38,417

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	4	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5	3.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	132	83.5%
Unemployed	4	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	136	86.1%
Not in Labor Force	22	13.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	78	32	70.9%
Non-Profit	0	10	0.0%
Self-Employed	15	5	75.0%

Local Government	7	4	63.6%
State Government	0	4	0.0%
Federal Government	1	1	50.0%

Total Private + Self	93	37	71.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	19	29.6%
Total	101	56	64.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	23	14.6%
Professional, Technical	41	26.1%
Service Occupations	21	13.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	11.5%
All others	52	33.1%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	26	16.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	15.3%
Construction	21	13.4%
Manufacturing	17	10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	7.0%
Public administration	11	7.0%
Retail trade	11	7.0%
Educational services	10	6.4%
Other services	10	6.4%
Information	5	3.2%
Finance and insurance	3	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.9%
Utilities	2	1.3%
Wholesale trade	2	1.3%
Transportation and warehousing	1	0.6%

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	%
Japanese	5	1.76%
Indian	3	1.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	259	97.7%
Other Asian	5	1.9%
Other Indo-European	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	165	58.1%
German	100	35.2%
Swedish	21	7.4%
Czech	12	4.2%
Irish	9	3.2%
American	8	2.8%
French	7	2.5%
Finnish	6	2.1%
Scandinavian	5	1.8%
English	4	1.4%
Danish	3	1.1%
Russian	3	1.1%
Italian	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	284	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	281	98.9%
Foreign-born	3	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	2.7%	1	0.4%	59	26.5%	74	33.2%	66	29.6%	17	7.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	2.7%
9-12 Years	1	0.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	59	26.5%
Some College	74	33.2%
Bach. Degree	66	29.6%
Grad Degree	17	7.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +30	R +18	R + 3.6%
D +12
2020 vs. 2012	R +66	R +70	R + 33.3%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +56	R +74	R + 34.7%
D -18

2016 vs. 2008	R +26	R +56	R + 31.1%
D -30
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	100%	Donald Trump* (R)	141	63.8%	Joe Biden (D)	80	36.2%	0	0.0%	221	19	17	0.01%
2016	85%	Donald Trump (R)	111	57.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	68	35.1%	15	7.7%	194	12	11	0.01%
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	84	51.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	75	46.0%	4	2.5%	163	1	-1	0.01%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	98	52.7%	John McCain (R)	85	45.7%	3	1.6%	186	2	0	0.01%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	117	58.8%	John Kerry (D)	81	40.7%	1	0.5%	199	11	8	0.01%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	106	66.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	40	25.2%	13	8.2%	159	21	19	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Norwegian Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

36.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

141

63.8%

TOTAL

221

Turnout: 100%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Norwegian Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

35.1%

Donald Trump (R)

111

57.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.2%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

194

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Norwegian Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

51.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

46.0%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

163

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Norwegian Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

52.7%

John McCain (R)

45.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

186

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Norwegian Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

117

58.8%

John Kerry (D)

40.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

TOTAL

199

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Norwegian Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

106

66.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

5.7%

TOTAL

159

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norwegian Grove township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	72%	Scott Jensen (R)	100	62.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	54	33.8%	6 [+]	3.8%	160	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.9%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	100%	Jason Lewis (R)	128	57.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	77	34.8%	16 [+]	7.2%	221	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (5.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.4%);
2018	S2	63%	Karin Housley (R)	68	48.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	67	47.5%	6 [+]	4.3%	141	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (4.3%);
2018	S1	63%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	76	53.5%	Jim Newberger (R)	61	43.0%	5 [+]	3.5%	142	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	64%	Jeff Johnson (R)	79	55.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	60	42.0%	4 [+]	2.8%	143	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	53%	Al Franken* (DFL)	72	59.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	45	36.9%	5 [+]	4.1%	122	-6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (3.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.8%);
2014	G	53%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	65	52.8%	Jeff Johnson (R)	50	40.7%	8 [+]	6.5%	123	-4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (3.3%); 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	140
Median Value	$254,000

Occupied	129	92.1%
Vacant	11	7.9%

Owned	120	93.0%
Rented	9	7.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	131	93.6%
Detached	131	93.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	9	6.4%

Norwegian Grove township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwegian Grove township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Norwegian Grove township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norwegian Grove township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Norwegian Grove township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norwegian Grove township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Norwegian Grove township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norwegian Grove township, MN