Star Lake township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 494 ( 79 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.0 square miles
Population density: 19.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	469	94.94%	13.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	3	0.61%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	8	1.62%	300.0%
Hispanic:	12	2.43%	0.0%

Total non-White:	25	5.06%	733.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	57	16.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	6.4

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
415
412	99.28%
1	0.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.48%
0	0.00%
3	0.72%

2000
348
348	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
330
313	94.85%
0	0.00%
2	0.61%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
17	5.15%

1980
373
371	99.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.54%
2	0.54%

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

64	18.4
3	0.9

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

35	10.6
-17	-5.2

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

-58	-15.5
15	4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Star Lake 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
56.5
58	11.7%
436	88.3%
168	34.0%

226
2.19

168	74.3%
126	75.0%
4	2.4%
58	25.7%

2010
Number	Percent
55.6
63	15.2%
352	84.8%
106	25.5%

191
2.17

138	72.3%
120	87.0%
6	4.3%
53	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
47.7
65	18.7%
283	81.3%
69	19.8%

152
2.29

104	68.4%
88	84.6%
4	3.8%
48	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
80	24.2%
250	75.8%
70	21.2%

129
2.56

90	69.8%
85	94.4%
0	0.0%
39	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
99	26.5%
274	73.5%
70	18.8%

139
2.68

112	80.6%
83	74.1%
0	0.0%
27	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Star Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	6.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	55	24.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	13.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	4.0%
$200,000 or more	8	3.5%

Median Household Income	74,167
Per Capita Income	34,118

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	4.4%
Public Assistance	10	4.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	189	71.1%
Unemployed	37	13.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	226	85.0%
Not in Labor Force	40	15.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	92	71	56.4%
Non-Profit	2	18	10.0%
Self-Employed	20	3	87.0%

Local Government	1	0	100.0%
State Government	0	3	0.0%
Federal Government	4	3	57.1%

Total Private + Self	112	74	60.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	24	22.6%
Total	119	98	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	5.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16	7.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	33	15.2%
Professional, Technical	47	21.7%
Service Occupations	40	18.4%
All others	81	37.3%

White Collar		44.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	48	22.1%
Health care and social assistance	46	21.2%
Accommodation and food services	23	10.6%
Retail trade	20	9.2%
Other services	17	7.8%
Transportation and warehousing	17	7.8%
Construction	14	6.5%
Information	7	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	2.8%
Wholesale trade	5	2.3%
Public administration	4	1.8%
Management	3	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.9%
Educational services	1	0.5%
Utilities	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	2.43%
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	467	99.6%
Spanish	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	145	29.4%
Norwegian	83	16.8%
English	41	8.3%
Irish	36	7.3%
Dutch	18	3.6%
Swedish	13	2.6%
Polish	12	2.4%
Czech	11	2.2%
American	9	1.8%
Finnish	7	1.4%
Scandinavian	7	1.4%
Scottish	7	1.4%
French	6	1.2%
European	4	0.8%
Italian	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	492	99.6%
Not a citizen	2	0.4%

Native	483	97.8%
Foreign-born	11	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.3%	19	4.8%	159	39.9%	155	38.9%	46	11.6%	14	3.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.3%
9-12 Years	19	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	159	39.9%
Some College	155	38.9%
Bach. Degree	46	11.6%
Grad Degree	14	3.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	R +12	D + 0.6%
D +13
2020 vs. 2012	R +53	R +70	R + 21.3%
D -17
2020 vs. 2008	R +62	R +87	R + 27.7%
D -25

2016 vs. 2008	R +37	R +75	R + 28.2%
D -38
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	206	66.2%	Joe Biden (D)	98	31.5%	7	2.3%	311	21	19	0.01%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	181	65.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	85	30.6%	12	4.3%	278	20	19	0.01%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	153	56.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	115	42.4%	3	1.1%	271	11	9	0.01%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	144	52.7%	Barack Obama (D)	123	45.1%	6	2.2%	273	9	7	0.01%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	134	53.6%	John Kerry (D)	114	45.6%	2	0.8%	250	6	3	0.01%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	117	56.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	80	38.3%	12	5.7%	209	10	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Star Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

31.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

206

66.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

311

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Star Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

30.6%

Donald Trump (R)

181

65.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

278

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Star Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

115

42.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

153

56.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

271

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Star Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

123

45.1%

John McCain (R)

144

52.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

273

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Star Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

134

53.6%

John Kerry (D)

114

45.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

250

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Star Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

117

56.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

38.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.8%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

209

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Star Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	70%	Scott Jensen (R)	180	66.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	81	29.9%	10 [+]	3.7%	271	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (1.5%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.4%);
2020	S2	80%	Jason Lewis (R)	186	60.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	103	33.7%	17 [+]	5.6%	306	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (4.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S2	65%	Karin Housley (R)	144	58.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	94	38.4%	7 [+]	2.9%	245	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (0.8%);
2018	S1	65%	Jim Newberger (R)	137	55.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	104	42.3%	5 [+]	2.0%	246	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	156	63.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	85	34.4%	6 [+]	2.4%	247	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (2.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%);
2014	S2	57%	Mike McFadden (R)	114	55.1%	Al Franken* (DFL)	85	41.1%	8 [+]	3.9%	207	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (2.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.4%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	128	61.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	69	33.3%	10 [+]	4.8%	207	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 7 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%); 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	542
Median Value	$327,400

Occupied	226	41.7%
Vacant	316	58.3%

Owned	183	81.0%
Rented	43	19.0%
Median Rent	$1,301

Single-Family Units	431	79.5%
Detached	430	79.3%
Attached	1	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	111	20.5%

Star Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Star Lake township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Star Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Star Lake township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Star Lake township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Star Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Star Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Star Lake township, MN