Garfield township, MN

Polk County, MN

2022 population: 561 ( 100 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.9 square miles
Population density: 17.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	518	92.34%	16.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	5	0.89%	50.0%

Total non-White:	43	7.66%	186.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	72	18.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	28	7.4

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
461
446	96.75%
0	0.00%
2	0.43%
0	0.00%
3	0.65%
10	2.17%
15	3.25%

2000
393
375	95.42%
0	0.00%
7	1.78%
9	2.29%
2	0.51%
0	0.00%
18	4.58%

1990
421
410	97.39%
0	0.00%
9	2.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.48%
11	2.61%

1980
515
513	99.61%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.39%
n/a
2	0.39%
2	0.39%

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

71	18.1
-3	-0.8

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

-35	-8.3
7	1.7

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

-103	-20.0
9	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Garfield 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
37.8
173	30.8%
388	69.2%
108	19.3%

178
3.15

140	78.7%
132	94.3%
2	1.4%
38	21.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
140	30.4%
321	69.6%
70	15.2%

171
2.70

139	81.3%
123	88.5%
7	5.0%
32	18.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
106	27.0%
287	73.0%
60	15.3%

149
2.64

132	88.6%
116	87.9%
5	3.8%
17	11.4%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
141	33.5%
280	66.5%
56	13.3%

138
3.05

125	90.6%
118	94.4%
2	1.6%
13	9.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
175	34.0%
340	66.0%
61	11.8%

161
3.20

137	85.1%
125	91.2%
0	0.0%
24	14.9%

2022 Housing Data for Garfield township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	2.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	2	1.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	37	20.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	34	19.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	12.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	9.0%
$200,000 or more	10	5.6%

Median Household Income	94,250
Per Capita Income	33,941

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	1.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	1.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	207	71.9%
Unemployed	22	7.6%
In Armed Forces	1	0.3%

Total Labor Force	230	79.9%
Not in Labor Force	58	20.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	58	33	63.7%
Non-Profit	29	40	42.0%
Self-Employed	26	8	76.5%

Local Government	2	8	20.0%
State Government	2	3	40.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	84	41	67.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	33	51	39.3%
Total	117	92	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	56	26.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	52	24.2%
Professional, Technical	37	17.2%
Service Occupations	18	8.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	3.7%
All others	52	24.2%

White Collar		67.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	48	22.3%
Wholesale trade	41	19.1%
Health care and social assistance	24	11.2%
Educational services	20	9.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	7.4%
Construction	13	6.0%
Other services	10	4.7%
Manufacturing	8	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	6	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	4	1.9%
Finance and insurance	4	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	1.4%
Information	1	0.5%
Public administration	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.89%
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	473	88.4%
German, other Germanic	49	9.2%
Other Asian	7	1.3%
Other Indo-European	6	1.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	205	36.5%
German	181	32.3%
American	94	16.8%
European	91	16.2%
Scandinavian	57	10.2%
Swedish	36	6.4%
French	19	3.4%
Swiss	12	2.1%
English	8	1.4%
Irish	8	1.4%
Dutch	3	0.5%
Czech	2	0.4%
Danish	2	0.4%
Ukrainian	2	0.4%
French Canadian	1	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	559	99.6%
Not a citizen	2	0.4%

Native	558	99.5%
Foreign-born	3	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	3.8%	11	3.2%	76	22.4%	134	39.4%	83	24.4%	23	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	3.8%
9-12 Years	11	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	76	22.4%
Some College	134	39.4%
Bach. Degree	83	24.4%
Grad Degree	23	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +21	R +5	D + 3.3%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +67	R +85	R + 28.5%
D -18
2020 vs. 2008	R +66	R +105	R + 36.8%
D -39

2016 vs. 2008	R +45	R +100	R + 40.1%
D -55
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	194	67.4%	Joe Biden (D)	92	31.9%	2	0.7%	288	22	21	0.01%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	173	65.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	76	28.7%	16	6.0%	265	20	19	0.01%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	127	53.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	110	46.2%	1	0.4%	238	8	6	0.01%
2008	84%	Barack Obama (D)	131	49.4%	John McCain (R)	128	48.3%	6	2.3%	265	4	3	0.01%
2004	83%	George W. Bush* (R)	142	57.0%	John Kerry (D)	106	42.6%	1	0.4%	249	9	6	0.01%
2000	76%	George W. Bush (R)	115	52.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	100	45.7%	4	1.8%	219	7	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Garfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

31.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

194

67.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

288

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Garfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

173

65.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

4.9%

TOTAL

265

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Garfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

110

46.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

127

53.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

238

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Garfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

131

49.4%

John McCain (R)

128

48.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

265

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Garfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

142

57.0%

John Kerry (D)

106

42.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

249

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Garfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

115

52.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

100

45.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

219

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Garfield township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	54%	Scott Jensen (R)	152	66.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	74	32.5%	2 [+]	0.9%	228	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.4%);
2020	S2	68%	Jason Lewis (R)	174	60.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	106	36.9%	7 [+]	2.4%	287	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (1.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.7%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	120	52.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	102	44.9%	5 [+]	2.2%	227	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S1	57%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	121	53.1%	Jim Newberger (R)	104	45.6%	3 [+]	1.3%	228	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.9%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	127	55.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	95	41.9%	5 [+]	2.2%	227	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (2.2%);
2014	S2	49%	Al Franken* (DFL)	90	51.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	79	45.1%	6 [+]	3.4%	175	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (2.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	G	48%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	87	50.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	83	48.0%	3 [+]	1.7%	173	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (1.2%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 1 (0.6%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	204
Median Value	$250,000

Occupied	178	87.3%
Vacant	26	12.7%

Owned	168	94.4%
Rented	10	5.6%
Median Rent	$763

Single-Family Units	195	95.6%
Detached	195	95.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	9	4.4%

Garfield township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Garfield township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Garfield township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Garfield township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Garfield township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Garfield township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Garfield township, MN