Norden township, MN

Pennington County, MN

2022 population: 496 ( 117 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.6 square miles
Population density: 18.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	491	98.99%	33.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	5	1.01%	0.0%

Total non-White:	5	1.01%	58.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	124	39.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-2.2

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
379
367	96.83%
0	0.00%
3	0.79%
0	0.00%
9	2.37%
0	0.00%
12	3.17%

2000
378
368	97.35%
0	0.00%
2	0.53%
4	1.06%
0	0.00%
4	1.06%
10	2.65%

1990
362
354	97.79%
0	0.00%
1	0.28%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.83%
8	2.21%

1980
388
388	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

-1	-0.3
2	0.5

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

14	3.9
2	0.6

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

-34	-8.8
8	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Norden 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
48.4
110	22.2%
386	77.8%
118	23.8%

210
2.36

149	71.0%
118	79.2%
3	2.0%
61	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.6
85	22.4%
294	77.6%
44	11.6%

146
2.60

110	75.3%
100	90.9%
3	2.7%
36	24.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
114	30.2%
264	69.8%
34	9.0%

132
2.86

102	77.3%
91	89.2%
2	2.0%
30	22.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
107	29.6%
255	70.4%
57	15.7%

124
2.92

106	85.5%
95	89.6%
0	0.0%
18	14.5%

1980
Number	Percent
25.6
152	39.2%
236	60.8%
31	8.0%

118
3.29

106	89.8%
100	94.3%
2	1.9%
12	10.2%

2022 Housing Data for Norden township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	7.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	22	10.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	4.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	44	21.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	13	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	12.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	18.1%
$200,000 or more	6	2.9%

Median Household Income	88,261
Per Capita Income	38,030

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	1.4%
Public Assistance	1	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	3.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	221	82.2%
Unemployed	1	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	222	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	47	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	112	109	50.7%
Non-Profit	9	6	60.0%
Self-Employed	6	7	46.2%

Local Government	3	7	30.0%
State Government	8	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	118	116	50.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	14	58.8%
Total	138	130	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	7.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	61	22.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	72	26.9%
Professional, Technical	49	18.3%
Service Occupations	20	7.5%
All others	66	24.6%

White Collar		67.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	61	22.8%
Wholesale trade	54	20.1%
Retail trade	30	11.2%
Construction	22	8.2%
Other services	20	7.5%
Educational services	17	6.3%
Health care and social assistance	17	6.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	4.5%
Finance and insurance	8	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	7	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	5	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.1%
Public administration	3	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.7%
Information	2	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	1.01%
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	484	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	182	36.7%
German	148	29.8%
British	72	14.5%
Swedish	56	11.3%
English	28	5.6%
Polish	25	5.0%
Greek	20	4.0%
American	17	3.4%
Czech	17	3.4%
Irish	17	3.4%
French	14	2.8%
Russian	5	1.0%
Scandinavian	5	1.0%
French Canadian	4	0.8%
Italian	4	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	496	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	495	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.8%	39	11.0%	116	32.9%	140	39.7%	53	15.0%	2	0.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.8%
9-12 Years	39	11.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	116	32.9%
Some College	140	39.7%
Bach. Degree	53	15.0%
Grad Degree	2	0.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5	D +13	D + 11.3%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +55	R +64	R + 22.2%
D -9
2020 vs. 2008	R +56	R +85	R + 34.6%
D -29

2016 vs. 2008	R +51	R +98	R + 46.0%
D -47
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	174	73.1%	Joe Biden (D)	61	25.6%	3	1.3%	238	28	26	0.01%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	169	73.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	43	18.7%	18	7.8%	230	29	28	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	119	61.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	70	36.3%	4	2.1%	193	17	14	0.01%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	118	55.4%	Barack Obama (D)	90	42.3%	5	2.3%	213	12	10	0.01%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	138	61.6%	John Kerry (D)	82	36.6%	4	1.8%	224	14	11	0.01%
2000	76%	George W. Bush (R)	113	56.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	69	34.3%	19	9.5%	201	11	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Norden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

174

73.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

238

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Norden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.7%

Donald Trump (R)

169

73.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.8%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

230

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Norden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

36.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

119

61.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Norden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

42.3%

John McCain (R)

118

55.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

213

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Norden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

138

61.6%

John Kerry (D)

36.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

224

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Norden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

113

56.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

34.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.5%

Other

5.0%

TOTAL

201

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norden township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	48%	Scott Jensen (R)	127	70.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	44	24.4%	9 [+]	5.0%	180	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (2.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.7%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.1%);
2020	S2	63%	Jason Lewis (R)	156	65.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	66	27.7%	16 [+]	6.7%	238	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (5.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.8%);
2018	S2	50%	Karin Housley (R)	123	68.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	50	27.9%	6 [+]	3.4%	179	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.2%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.1%);
2018	S1	50%	Jim Newberger (R)	108	60.3%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	65	36.3%	6 [+]	3.4%	179	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	122	68.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	50	28.1%	6 [+]	3.4%	178	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (2.8%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	54%	Mike McFadden (R)	84	47.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	78	44.3%	14 [+]	8.0%	176	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 11 (6.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.7%);
2014	G	53%	Jeff Johnson (R)	89	50.9%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	75	42.9%	11 [+]	6.3%	175	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 5 (2.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%); 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	211
Median Value	$230,700

Occupied	210	99.5%
Vacant	1	0.5%

Owned	182	86.7%
Rented	28	13.3%
Median Rent	$1,337

Single-Family Units	157	74.4%
Detached	157	74.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	54	25.6%

Norden township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norden township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Norden township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norden township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norden township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Norden township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norden township, MN