Sandstone township, MN

2022 population: 825 ( 1 from 2010 )
Land area: 60.6 square miles
Population density: 13.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	700	84.85%	7.5%
Black:	21	2.55%	425.0%
Indian:	35	4.24%	52.2%
Asian:	7	0.85%	600.0%
2+ races:	38	4.61%	72.7%
Hispanic:	24	2.91%	41.2%

Total non-White:	125	15.15%	86.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-57	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	58	8.5

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
824
757	91.87%
4	0.49%
23	2.79%
1	0.12%
22	2.67%
17	2.06%
67	8.13%

2000
1,398
854	61.09%
218	15.59%
69	4.94%
2	0.14%
15	1.07%
240	17.17%
544	38.91%

1990
594
546	91.92%
0	0.00%
28	4.71%
9	1.52%
n/a
11	1.85%
48	8.08%

1980
2,179
1,964	90.13%
112	5.14%
71	3.26%
11	0.50%
n/a
21	0.96%
215	9.87%

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

-97	-6.9
-477	-34.1

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

308	51.9
496	83.5

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

-1,418	-65.1
-167	-7.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Sandstone 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
47.5
176	21.3%
649	78.7%
162	19.6%

333
2.46

219	65.8%
189	86.3%
9	4.1%
114	34.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
186	22.6%
638	77.4%
119	14.4%

322
2.55

231	71.7%
193	83.5%
14	6.1%
91	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
204	14.6%
1,194	85.4%
84	6.0%

274
2.65

201	73.4%
185	92.0%
5	2.5%
73	26.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
172	29.0%
422	71.0%
73	12.3%

216
2.75

167	77.3%
152	91.0%
6	3.6%
49	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
558	25.6%
1,621	74.4%
337	15.5%

671
2.66

510	76.0%
405	79.4%
53	10.4%
161	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Sandstone township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	9.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	54	16.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	25	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	70	21.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	43	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	3.0%
$200,000 or more	8	2.4%

Median Household Income	70,313
Per Capita Income	31,123

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	3.3%
Public Assistance	5	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22	6.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	335	68.2%
Unemployed	12	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	347	70.7%
Not in Labor Force	144	29.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	138	76	64.5%
Non-Profit	4	14	22.2%
Self-Employed	44	21	67.7%

Local Government	8	6	57.1%
State Government	14	11	56.0%
Federal Government	13	12	52.0%

Total Private + Self	182	97	65.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	39	43	47.6%
Total	221	140	61.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	57	15.8%
Professional, Technical	42	11.6%
Service Occupations	74	20.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	1.4%
All others	153	42.4%

White Collar		37.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	60	16.6%
Health care and social assistance	53	14.7%
Public administration	37	10.2%
Manufacturing	35	9.7%
Retail trade	35	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	27	7.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	7.2%
Transportation and warehousing	20	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	3.3%
Other services	11	3.0%
Educational services	7	1.9%
Wholesale trade	6	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.4%
Information	5	1.4%
Finance and insurance	4	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	2.30%
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	5	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	4	0.48%
Filipino	3	0.36%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	787	97.6%
German, other Germanic	7	0.9%
Other	5	0.6%
Other Asian	4	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.2%
Other Indo-European	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	237	28.7%
Irish	91	11.0%
Swedish	83	10.1%
English	65	7.9%
American	62	7.5%
Norwegian	61	7.4%
Polish	38	4.6%
Finnish	32	3.9%
Italian	23	2.8%
Danish	22	2.7%
Dutch	22	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	17	2.1%
Scottish	15	1.8%
Scandinavian	13	1.6%
French	12	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	825	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	816	98.9%
Foreign-born	9	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.5%	33	5.5%	296	49.3%	184	30.7%	56	9.3%	22	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.5%
9-12 Years	33	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	296	49.3%
Some College	184	30.7%
Bach. Degree	56	9.3%
Grad Degree	22	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +73	R +55	R + 2.1%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +108	R +164	R + 33.6%
D -56
2020 vs. 2008	R +97	R +160	R + 33.5%
D -63

2016 vs. 2008	R +24	R +105	R + 31.4%
D -81
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	349	74.9%	Joe Biden (D)	110	23.6%	7	1.5%	466	30	28	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	276	70.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	92	23.6%	22	5.6%	390	26	25	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	241	57.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	166	39.5%	13	3.1%	420	12	10	0.01%
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	252	57.7%	Barack Obama (D)	173	39.6%	12	2.7%	437	14	12	0.02%
2004	47%	George W. Bush* (R)	272	60.0%	John Kerry (D)	167	36.9%	14	3.1%	453	12	9	0.02%
2000	35%	George W. Bush (R)	231	55.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	146	35.2%	38	9.2%	415	10	8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sandstone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

110

23.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

349

74.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

466

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Sandstone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

23.6%

Donald Trump (R)

276

70.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

390

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Sandstone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

166

39.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

241

57.4%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

420

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Sandstone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

173

39.6%

John McCain (R)

252

57.7%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

437

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Sandstone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

272

60.0%

John Kerry (D)

167

36.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

453

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Sandstone township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

231

55.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

146

35.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.0%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

415

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sandstone township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Scott Jensen (R)	275	76.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	76	21.1%	10 [+]	2.8%	361	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (1.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.8%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	69%	Jason Lewis (R)	312	68.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	115	25.1%	32 [+]	7.0%	459	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 28 (6.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.9%);
2018	S2	51%	Karin Housley (R)	219	66.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	103	31.0%	10 [+]	3.0%	332	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.6%);
2018	S1	50%	Jim Newberger (R)	204	62.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	119	36.2%	6 [+]	1.8%	329	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	215	66.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	100	30.8%	10 [+]	3.1%	325	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 9 (2.8%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	47%	Mike McFadden (R)	175	57.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	117	38.5%	12 [+]	3.9%	304	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 12 (3.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	47%	Jeff Johnson (R)	172	56.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	114	37.4%	19 [+]	6.2%	305	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 9 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 9 (3.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%); 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	415
Median Value	$179,700

Occupied	333	80.2%
Vacant	82	19.8%

Owned	291	87.4%
Rented	42	12.6%
Median Rent	$1,240

Single-Family Units	366	88.2%
Detached	363	87.5%
Attached	3	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14	3.4%
Mobile Homes	30	7.2%

Sandstone township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sandstone township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Sandstone township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sandstone township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sandstone township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sandstone township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sandstone township, MN