Chester township, MN

2022 population: 80 ( 5 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 2.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	74	92.50%	1.3%
Black:	4	5.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	2	2.50%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	6	7.50%	?%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	6	9.7

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
75
75	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

2000
97
92	94.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	5.15%
0	0.00%
5	5.15%

1990
85
85	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
92
92	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

-17	-17.5
-5	-5.2

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

7	8.2
5	5.9

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

-7	-7.6
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester 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
55.3
19	23.8%
61	76.2%
27	33.8%

31
2.58

26	83.9%
26	100.0%
0	0.0%
5	16.1%

2010
Number	Percent
48.5
13	17.3%
62	82.7%
14	18.7%

33
2.27

24	72.7%
22	91.7%
1	4.2%
9	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
34	35.1%
63	64.9%
22	22.7%

29
3.34

25	86.2%
23	92.0%
2	8.0%
4	13.8%

1990
Number	Percent
43.3
23	27.1%
62	72.9%
15	17.6%

36
2.36

26	72.2%
26	100.0%
0	0.0%
10	27.8%

1980
Number	Percent
25.0
23	25.0%
69	75.0%
2	2.2%

34
2.71

26	76.5%
26	100.0%
0	0.0%
8	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Chester township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	22.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	2	6.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6	19.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	29.0%
$200,000 or more	2	6.5%

Median Household Income	122,917
Per Capita Income	49,886

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

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	25	73.5%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	25	73.5%
Not in Labor Force	9	26.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12	3	80.0%
Non-Profit	0	3	0.0%
Self-Employed	8	5	61.5%

Local Government	4	0	100.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	20	8	71.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4	3	57.1%
Total	24	11	68.6%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	57.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	3	8.6%
Professional, Technical	7	20.0%
Service Occupations	1	2.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	5.7%
All others	4	11.4%

White Collar		85.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	54.3%
Retail trade	5	14.3%
Educational services	4	11.4%
Construction	3	8.6%
Health care and social assistance	2	5.7%
Other services	2	5.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	71	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	55	68.8%
French	14	17.5%
German	12	15.0%
French Canadian	9	11.2%
Ukrainian	7	8.8%
Irish	6	7.5%
Liberian	6	7.5%
Scandinavian	3	3.8%
Swedish	2	2.5%
Pennsylvania German	1	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	80	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	76	95.0%
Foreign-born	4	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	3	4.9%	24	39.3%	29	47.5%	0	0.0%	5	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	3	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	24	39.3%
Some College	29	47.5%
Bach. Degree	0	0.0%
Grad Degree	5	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +6	R +1	D + 2.7%
D +5
2020 vs. 2012	R +8	R +17	R + 34.4%
D -9
2020 vs. 2008	R +20	R +32	R + 74.5%
D -12

2016 vs. 2008	R +14	R +31	R + 77.2%
D -17
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	29	59.2%	Joe Biden (D)	20	40.8%	0	0.0%	49	14	12	0.00%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	23	56.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	15	36.6%	3	7.3%	41	11	10	0.00%
2012	83%	Barack Obama* (D)	29	56.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	21	41.2%	1	2.0%	51	-4	-6	0.00%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	32	74.4%	John McCain (R)	9	20.9%	2	4.7%	43	-23	-25	0.00%
2004	75%	John Kerry (D)	29	61.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	18	38.3%	0	0.0%	47	-9	-12	0.00%
2000	79%	George W. Bush (R)	22	44.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	21	42.0%	7	14.0%	50	-2	-4	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

40.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

59.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

36.6%

Donald Trump (R)

56.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.9%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

56.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

41.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

74.4%

John McCain (R)

20.9%

Other

4.7%

TOTAL

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -23	Diff (US): -25

2004 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

38.3%

John Kerry (D)

61.7%

TOTAL

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

44.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.0%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Scott Jensen (R)	26	63.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	14	34.1%	1 [+]	2.4%	41	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (2.4%);
2020	S2	82%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	25	51.0%	Jason Lewis (R)	24	49.0%	0	0.0%	49	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	S2	66%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	22	55.0%	Karin Housley (R)	17	42.5%	1 [+]	2.5%	40	0	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (2.5%);
2018	S1	66%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	25	62.5%	Jim Newberger (R)	15	37.5%	0	0.0%	40	1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	66%	Tim Walz (DFL)	21	52.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	19	47.5%	0	0.0%	40	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	47%	Al Franken* (DFL)	22	75.9%	Mike McFadden (R)	7	24.1%	0	0.0%	29	-19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 0 (0.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	47%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	19	65.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	9	31.0%	1 [+]	3.4%	29	-10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (3.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 0 (0.0%); 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	39
Median Value	$148,600

Occupied	31	79.5%
Vacant	8	20.5%

Owned	31	100.0%
Rented	0	0.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	29	74.4%
Detached	29	74.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	10	25.6%

Chester township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Chester township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chester township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chester township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, MN