Smiley township, MN

2022 population: 495 ( 85 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 13.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	456	92.12%	16.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	6	1.21%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	23	4.65%	283.3%
Hispanic:	10	2.02%	41.2%

Total non-White:	39	7.88%	14.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-90	-18.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	1.0

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
580
546	94.14%
0	0.00%
3	0.52%
8	1.38%
6	1.03%
17	2.93%
34	5.86%

2000
547
532	97.26%
0	0.00%
8	1.46%
0	0.00%
7	1.28%
0	0.00%
15	2.74%

1990
451
438	97.12%
0	0.00%
3	0.67%
5	1.11%
n/a
2	0.44%
13	2.88%

1980
509
509	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

14	2.6
19	3.5

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

94	20.8
2	0.4

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

-71	-13.9
13	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Smiley 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
41.2
139	28.1%
356	71.9%
86	17.4%

204
2.43

136	66.7%
122	89.7%
5	3.7%
68	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
168	29.0%
412	71.0%
58	10.0%

209
2.78

172	82.3%
140	81.4%
21	12.2%
37	17.7%

2000
Number	Percent
32.1
165	30.2%
382	69.8%
32	5.9%

183
2.99

144	78.7%
118	81.9%
14	9.7%
39	21.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
128	28.4%
323	71.6%
50	11.1%

162
2.78

129	79.6%
127	98.4%
0	0.0%
33	20.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
186	36.5%
323	63.5%
50	9.8%

151
3.37

141	93.4%
127	90.1%
5	3.5%
10	6.6%

2022 Housing Data for Smiley township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	0.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	2.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	16.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	33	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	32	15.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	11.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	33	16.2%
$200,000 or more	13	6.4%

Median Household Income	99,167
Per Capita Income	50,266

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	7.8%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	3.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	223	80.5%
Unemployed	3	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	226	81.6%
Not in Labor Force	51	18.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	97	69	58.4%
Non-Profit	17	7	70.8%
Self-Employed	23	15	60.5%

Local Government	13	0	100.0%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	120	84	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30	9	76.9%
Total	150	93	61.7%

Pct. Govt.	6.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	19	7.8%
Professional, Technical	57	23.5%
Service Occupations	34	14.0%
All others	100	41.2%

White Collar		44.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	41	16.9%
Health care and social assistance	36	14.8%
Wholesale trade	27	11.1%
Transportation and warehousing	25	10.3%
Construction	24	9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	6.6%
Other services	15	6.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	4.1%
Educational services	7	2.9%
Utilities	6	2.5%
Retail trade	6	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	6	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	1.2%
Finance and insurance	2	0.8%
Public administration	2	0.8%
Management	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	8	1.62%
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	2	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	460	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	192	38.8%
German	147	29.7%
French	39	7.9%
Swedish	31	6.3%
Irish	23	4.6%
Danish	22	4.4%
Polish	12	2.4%
Czech	10	2.0%
Scandinavian	9	1.8%
Dutch	7	1.4%
French Canadian	6	1.2%
Slavic	6	1.2%
American	4	0.8%
English	4	0.8%
European	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	495	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	489	98.8%
Foreign-born	6	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.4%	20	5.8%	113	32.8%	135	39.1%	54	15.7%	18	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.4%
9-12 Years	20	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	113	32.8%
Some College	135	39.1%
Bach. Degree	54	15.7%
Grad Degree	18	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +35	R +13	D + 3.6%
D +22
2020 vs. 2012	R +103	R +127	R + 33.7%
D -24
2020 vs. 2008	R +128	R +170	R + 49.3%
D -42

2016 vs. 2008	R +93	R +157	R + 52.9%
D -64
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	97%	Donald Trump* (R)	254	69.6%	Joe Biden (D)	104	28.5%	7	1.9%	365	24	23	0.01%
2016	83%	Donald Trump (R)	219	67.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	82	25.2%	25	7.7%	326	22	21	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	151	52.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	128	44.3%	10	3.5%	289	7	5	0.01%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	146	52.9%	John McCain (R)	126	45.7%	4	1.4%	276	2	0	0.01%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	162	55.5%	John Kerry (D)	125	42.8%	5	1.7%	292	8	5	0.01%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	155	59.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	89	34.4%	15	5.8%	259	14	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Smiley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

104

28.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

254

69.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

365

Turnout: 97%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Smiley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.2%

Donald Trump (R)

219

67.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

326

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Smiley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

128

44.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

151

52.2%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

289

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Smiley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

146

52.9%

John McCain (R)

126

45.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

276

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Smiley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

162

55.5%

John Kerry (D)

125

42.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

292

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Smiley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

155

59.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

34.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

259

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Smiley township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	78%	Scott Jensen (R)	212	72.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	71	24.1%	11 [+]	3.7%	294	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (1.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.7%);
2020	S2	97%	Jason Lewis (R)	222	61.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	108	29.7%	34 [+]	9.3%	364	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (8.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.1%);
2018	S2	69%	Karin Housley (R)	163	62.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	95	36.1%	5 [+]	1.9%	263	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (1.9%);
2018	S1	69%	Jim Newberger (R)	143	54.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	110	41.8%	10 [+]	3.8%	263	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (3.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.8%);
2018	G	69%	Jeff Johnson (R)	167	63.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	84	31.8%	13 [+]	4.9%	264	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 9 (3.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (1.5%);
2014	S2	59%	Mike McFadden (R)	111	47.2%	Al Franken* (DFL)	111	47.2%	13 [+]	5.5%	235	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (3.0%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (2.6%);
2014	G	58%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	112	48.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	107	46.3%	12 [+]	5.2%	231	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (2.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.3%); 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	218
Median Value	$218,800

Occupied	204	93.6%
Vacant	14	6.4%

Owned	180	88.2%
Rented	24	11.8%
Median Rent	$1,000

Single-Family Units	171	78.4%
Detached	171	78.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	45	20.6%

Smiley township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Smiley township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Smiley township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Smiley township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Smiley township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Smiley township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Smiley township, MN