Sanders township, MN

2022 population: 253 ( 45 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 7.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	245	96.84%	16.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	7	2.77%	0.0%
Hispanic:	1	0.40%	0.0%

Total non-White:	8	3.16%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-49	-19.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	1.6

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
298
294	98.66%
0	0.00%
1	0.34%
2	0.67%
0	0.00%
1	0.34%
4	1.34%

2000
282
278	98.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.42%
4	1.42%

1990
317
317	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
364
362	99.45%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.55%
2	0.55%

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

16	5.7
0	0.0

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

-39	-12.3
4	1.3

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

-45	-12.4
-2	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanders 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
53.5
44	17.4%
209	82.6%
55	21.7%

110
2.30

79	71.8%
72	91.1%
4	5.1%
31	28.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
77	25.8%
221	74.2%
30	10.1%

109
2.73

82	75.2%
73	89.0%
1	1.2%
27	24.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
74	26.2%
208	73.8%
36	12.8%

99
2.85

73	73.7%
68	93.2%
0	0.0%
26	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
103	32.5%
214	67.5%
18	5.7%

102
3.11

82	80.4%
69	84.1%
6	7.3%
20	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
112	30.8%
252	69.2%
32	8.8%

121
3.01

102	84.3%
100	98.0%
0	0.0%
19	15.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sanders township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	12.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	11	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	29	26.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5	4.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	20.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	4.5%
$200,000 or more	9	8.2%

Median Household Income	94,643
Per Capita Income	47,482

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	2.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	128	78.5%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	128	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	35	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	60	36	62.5%
Non-Profit	2	5	28.6%
Self-Employed	9	0	100.0%

Local Government	3	19	13.6%
State Government	4	3	57.1%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	69	36	65.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10	27	27.0%
Total	79	63	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	51	35.9%
Professional, Technical	15	10.6%
Service Occupations	13	9.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	4.9%
All others	43	30.3%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	29	20.4%
Manufacturing	21	14.8%
Health care and social assistance	16	11.3%
Wholesale trade	16	11.3%
Educational services	16	11.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	9.9%
Public administration	11	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	6	4.2%
Construction	6	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	2.1%
Finance and insurance	2	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.7%
Other services	1	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.40%
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	238	99.6%
Spanish	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	100	39.5%
German	83	32.8%
Swedish	33	13.0%
Scandinavian	25	9.9%
Polish	17	6.7%
Czech	12	4.7%
French	8	3.2%
American	7	2.8%
Irish	7	2.8%
Finnish	4	1.6%
English	3	1.2%
French Canadian	3	1.2%
Czechoslovakian	1	0.4%
Danish	1	0.4%
Dutch	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	252	99.6%
Not a citizen	1	0.4%

Native	251	99.2%
Foreign-born	2	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	1.0%	7	3.6%	38	19.4%	101	51.5%	45	23.0%	3	1.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	1.0%
9-12 Years	7	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	38	19.4%
Some College	101	51.5%
Bach. Degree	45	23.0%
Grad Degree	3	1.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	R +17	R + 0.1%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +29	R +44	R + 21.5%
D -15
2020 vs. 2008	R +40	R +63	R + 32.4%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +46	R + 32.3%
D -29
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Donald Trump* (R)	143	79.0%	Joe Biden (D)	38	21.0%	0	0.0%	181	34	32	0.01%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	120	71.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	32	19.2%	15	9.0%	167	27	26	0.01%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	114	65.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	53	30.6%	6	3.5%	173	21	19	0.01%
2008	76%	John McCain (R)	103	61.7%	Barack Obama (D)	61	36.5%	3	1.8%	167	18	16	0.01%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	123	71.1%	John Kerry (D)	47	27.2%	3	1.7%	173	23	20	0.01%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	100	66.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	38	25.2%	13	8.6%	151	21	18	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sanders township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

143

79.0%

TOTAL

181

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Sanders township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.2%

Donald Trump (R)

120

71.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.6%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

167

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Sanders township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

30.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

114

65.9%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

173

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Sanders township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

36.5%

John McCain (R)

103

61.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

167

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Sanders township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

123

71.1%

John Kerry (D)

27.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

173

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Sanders township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

100

66.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.3%

Other

5.3%

TOTAL

151

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanders township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Scott Jensen (R)	112	78.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	29	20.3%	2 [+]	1.4%	143	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.4%);
2020	S2	94%	Jason Lewis (R)	116	64.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	44	24.4%	20 [+]	11.1%	180	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (10.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.1%);
2018	S2	72%	Karin Housley (R)	92	64.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	31.5%	6 [+]	4.2%	143	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.7%);
2018	S1	73%	Jim Newberger (R)	89	61.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	53	36.6%	3 [+]	2.1%	145	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.1%);
2018	G	73%	Jeff Johnson (R)	106	73.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	34	23.6%	4 [+]	2.8%	144	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	67%	Mike McFadden (R)	71	50.4%	Al Franken* (DFL)	62	44.0%	8 [+]	5.7%	141	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 8 (5.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	67%	Jeff Johnson (R)	75	53.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	58	41.1%	8 [+]	5.7%	141	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (4.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.4%); 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	127
Median Value	$203,300

Occupied	110	86.6%
Vacant	17	13.4%

Owned	108	98.2%
Rented	2	1.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	107	84.3%
Detached	107	84.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	20	15.7%

Sanders township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanders township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Sanders township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sanders township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sanders township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sanders township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanders township, MN