Orwell township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 170 ( 0 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.4 square miles
Population density: 5.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	169	99.41%	3.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	1	0.59%	0.0%

Total non-White:	1	0.59%	85.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	6	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-4.3

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
170
163	95.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	3.53%
0	0.00%
1	0.59%
7	4.12%

2000
152
152	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
180
180	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
192
192	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

11	7.2
7	4.6

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

-28	-15.6
0	0.0

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

-12	-6.2
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Orwell 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
55.0
28	16.5%
142	83.5%
20	11.8%

63
2.70

48	76.2%
39	81.2%
0	0.0%
15	23.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
47	27.6%
123	72.4%
13	7.6%

59
2.88

47	79.7%
40	85.1%
1	2.1%
12	20.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
48	31.6%
104	68.4%
24	15.8%

61
2.49

40	65.6%
33	82.5%
3	7.5%
21	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
38.0
49	27.2%
131	72.8%
31	17.2%

68
2.65

62	91.2%
60	96.8%
0	0.0%
6	8.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
55	28.6%
137	71.4%
33	17.2%

69
2.78

57	82.6%
57	100.0%
0	0.0%
12	17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Orwell township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1	1.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	10	15.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	24	38.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	15	23.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	3.2%
$200,000 or more	1	1.6%

Median Household Income	84,028
Per Capita Income	37,609

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	3	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	92	74.8%
Unemployed	13	10.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	105	85.4%
Not in Labor Force	18	14.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	38	22	63.3%
Non-Profit	0	2	0.0%
Self-Employed	11	4	73.3%

Local Government	5	11	31.2%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	49	26	65.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	15	25.0%
Total	54	41	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	18.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8	8.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	8	8.4%
Professional, Technical	15	15.8%
Service Occupations	17	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	4.2%
All others	47	49.5%

White Collar		32.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	15	15.8%
Health care and social assistance	14	14.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	11.6%
Educational services	11	11.6%
Transportation and warehousing	10	10.5%
Wholesale trade	8	8.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	8.4%
Retail trade	5	5.3%
Other services	4	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	4.2%
Public administration	3	3.2%
Finance and insurance	2	2.1%

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

Total Central American	1	0.59%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.59%
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	166	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	71	41.8%
Norwegian	33	19.4%
Scandinavian	20	11.8%
Swedish	19	11.2%
Irish	17	10.0%
American	16	9.4%
Czech	14	8.2%
Italian	7	4.1%
European	4	2.4%
English	1	0.6%
Finnish	1	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	169	99.4%
Foreign-born	1	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	27	20.5%	25	18.9%	39	29.5%	27	20.5%	14	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	27	20.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	25	18.9%
Some College	39	29.5%
Bach. Degree	27	20.5%
Grad Degree	14	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -2	D +3	D + 2.6%
D +1
2020 vs. 2012	R +6	R +8	R + 6.7%
D -2
2020 vs. 2008	R +9	R +17	R + 16.5%
D -8

2016 vs. 2008	R +11	R +20	R + 19.1%
D -9
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	69	67.6%	Joe Biden (D)	33	32.4%	0	0.0%	102	22	21	0.00%
2016	86%	Donald Trump (R)	71	64.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	32	29.1%	7	6.4%	110	20	19	0.00%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	63	62.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	35	34.7%	3	3.0%	101	17	15	0.00%
2008	87%	John McCain (R)	60	57.7%	Barack Obama (D)	41	39.4%	3	2.9%	104	14	12	0.00%
2004	97%	George W. Bush* (R)	68	63.0%	John Kerry (D)	38	35.2%	2	1.9%	108	15	12	0.00%
2000	89%	George W. Bush (R)	63	67.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	25	26.9%	5	5.4%	93	22	20	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Orwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

32.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

67.6%

TOTAL

102

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Orwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29.1%

Donald Trump (R)

64.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

110

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Orwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

34.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

62.4%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

101

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Orwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

39.4%

John McCain (R)

57.7%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

104

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Orwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

63.0%

John Kerry (D)

35.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 97%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Orwell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

67.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

26.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Orwell township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	72%	Scott Jensen (R)	59	62.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	34	35.8%	2 [+]	2.1%	95	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.1%);
2020	S2	77%	Jason Lewis (R)	58	56.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	41	40.2%	3 [+]	2.9%	102	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.9%);
2018	S2	72%	Karin Housley (R)	55	58.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	37	39.4%	2 [+]	2.1%	94	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.1%);
2018	S1	73%	Jim Newberger (R)	53	55.8%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	41	43.2%	1 [+]	1.1%	95	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.1%);
2018	G	73%	Jeff Johnson (R)	62	65.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	32	33.7%	1 [+]	1.1%	95	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.1%);
2014	S2	62%	Mike McFadden (R)	41	52.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	34	43.6%	3 [+]	3.8%	78	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.3%);
2014	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	48	61.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	27	34.6%	3 [+]	3.8%	78	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 2 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.3%); 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	69
Median Value	$237,500

Occupied	63	91.3%
Vacant	6	8.7%

Owned	62	98.4%
Rented	1	1.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	66	95.7%
Detached	66	95.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	4.3%

Orwell township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Orwell township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Orwell township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Orwell township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Orwell township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Orwell township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Orwell township, MN