Columbia township, MN

2022 population: 457 ( 13 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.6 square miles
Population density: 13.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	420	91.90%	6.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	3	0.66%	75.0%
Asian:	3	0.66%	0.0%
2+ races:	11	2.41%	37.5%
Hispanic:	20	4.38%	900.0%

Total non-White:	37	8.10%	60.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-27	-7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	14	3.6

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
470
447	95.11%
1	0.21%
12	2.55%
0	0.00%
8	1.70%
2	0.43%
23	4.89%

2000
412
404	98.06%
0	0.00%
5	1.21%
0	0.00%
3	0.73%
0	0.00%
8	1.94%

1990
402
319	79.35%
0	0.00%
3	0.75%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
83	20.65%

1980
463
428	92.44%
0	0.00%
14	3.02%
6	1.30%
n/a
15	3.24%
35	7.56%

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

43	10.4
15	3.6

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

85	21.1
-75	-18.7

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

-109	-23.5
48	10.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia 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
44.8
130	28.4%
327	71.6%
74	16.2%

166
2.75

114	68.7%
113	99.1%
1	0.9%
52	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
126	26.8%
344	73.2%
79	16.8%

188
2.50

140	74.5%
121	86.4%
8	5.7%
48	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
128	31.1%
284	68.9%
69	16.7%

153
2.69

118	77.1%
98	83.1%
10	8.5%
35	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
97	24.1%
305	75.9%
60	14.9%

121
3.32

94	77.7%
86	91.5%
2	2.1%
27	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
158	34.1%
305	65.9%
47	10.2%

127
3.65

116	91.3%
112	96.6%
0	0.0%
11	8.7%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	41	24.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	12	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	16.9%
$200,000 or more	7	4.2%

Median Household Income	83,333
Per Capita Income	34,281

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	12.0%
Public Assistance	10	6.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	18	10.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	203	80.6%
Unemployed	4	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	207	82.1%
Not in Labor Force	45	17.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	79	50	61.2%
Non-Profit	2	25	7.4%
Self-Employed	23	15	60.5%

Local Government	17	2	89.5%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	5	1	83.3%

Total Private + Self	102	65	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24	28	46.2%
Total	126	93	57.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11	5.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	56	25.6%
Professional, Technical	78	35.6%
Service Occupations	31	14.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.8%
All others	43	19.6%

White Collar		66.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	43	19.6%
Educational services	39	17.8%
Health care and social assistance	35	16.0%
Retail trade	22	10.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	8.2%
Finance and insurance	10	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	10	4.6%
Wholesale trade	9	4.1%
Other services	7	3.2%
Information	6	2.7%
Manufacturing	5	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	2.3%
Utilities	3	1.4%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.9%

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	20	4.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.66%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	427	97.3%
German, other Germanic	5	1.1%
Tagalog	3	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.7%
Other	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	175	38.3%
German	155	33.9%
Irish	92	20.1%
American	37	8.1%
Russian	35	7.7%
Scottish	27	5.9%
French	23	5.0%
Swedish	23	5.0%
English	20	4.4%
Scandinavian	13	2.8%
Italian	9	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	6	1.3%
Czech	3	0.7%
Dutch	3	0.7%
Polish	3	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	454	99.3%
Not a citizen	3	0.7%

Native	451	98.7%
Foreign-born	6	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	1.3%	21	6.8%	69	22.2%	133	42.8%	59	19.0%	25	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	1.3%
9-12 Years	21	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	69	22.2%
Some College	133	42.8%
Bach. Degree	59	19.0%
Grad Degree	25	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20	R +11	D + 2.9%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +71	R +94	R + 29.4%
D -23
2020 vs. 2008	R +72	R +91	R + 27.2%
D -19

2016 vs. 2008	R +52	R +80	R + 30.1%
D -28
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	216	80.9%	Joe Biden (D)	51	19.1%	0	0.0%	267	36	34	0.01%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	196	80.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	42	17.1%	7	2.9%	245	35	34	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	145	65.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	74	33.2%	4	1.8%	223	20	18	0.01%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	144	66.4%	Barack Obama (D)	70	32.3%	3	1.4%	217	23	21	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	156	70.0%	John Kerry (D)	64	28.7%	3	1.3%	223	22	19	0.01%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	143	71.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	48	24.1%	8	4.0%	199	26	24	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

216

80.9%

TOTAL

267

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.1%

Donald Trump (R)

196

80.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

245

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

145

65.0%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

223

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

32.3%

John McCain (R)

144

66.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

217

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

156

70.0%

John Kerry (D)

28.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

TOTAL

223

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

143

71.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

24.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

199

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Scott Jensen (R)	169	81.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	34	16.4%	4 [+]	1.9%	207	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (1.0%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.5%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	78%	Jason Lewis (R)	195	73.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	54	20.2%	18 [+]	6.7%	267	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 16 (6.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.7%);
2018	S2	62%	Karin Housley (R)	155	72.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	53	24.9%	5 [+]	2.3%	213	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.9%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S1	62%	Jim Newberger (R)	147	69.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	61	28.6%	5 [+]	2.3%	213	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 3 (1.4%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.9%);
2018	G	63%	Jeff Johnson (R)	156	72.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	53	24.7%	6 [+]	2.8%	215	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (0.9%);
2014	S2	46%	Mike McFadden (R)	97	61.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	53	33.8%	7 [+]	4.5%	157	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (2.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.9%);
2014	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	99	63.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	51	32.5%	7 [+]	4.5%	157	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.9%); 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	230
Median Value	$186,500

Occupied	166	72.2%
Vacant	64	27.8%

Owned	158	95.2%
Rented	8	4.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	183	79.6%
Detached	178	77.4%
Attached	5	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	29	12.6%

Columbia township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Columbia township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia township, MN