Gilchrist township, MN

2022 population: 278 ( 84 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.0 square miles
Population density: 8.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	241	86.69%	25.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	8	2.88%	700.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	6	2.16%	0.0%
Hispanic:	23	8.27%	2200.0%

Total non-White:	37	13.31%	1750.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	49	30.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	35	21.9

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
194
192	98.97%
0	0.00%
1	0.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.52%
2	1.03%

2000
211
209	99.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.95%

1990
209
209	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
226
226	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	-8.1
0	0.0

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

0	0.0
2	1.0

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

-17	-7.5
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Gilchrist 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
55.0
43	15.5%
235	84.5%
73	26.3%

130
2.14

82	63.1%
75	91.5%
0	0.0%
48	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
54.0
32	16.5%
162	83.5%
61	31.4%

96
2.02

56	58.3%
53	94.6%
0	0.0%
40	41.7%

2000
Number	Percent
43.9
47	22.3%
164	77.7%
53	25.1%

93
2.27

64	68.8%
59	92.2%
0	0.0%
29	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
45.9
57	27.3%
152	72.7%
54	25.8%

77
2.71

61	79.2%
61	100.0%
0	0.0%
16	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
38.8
65	28.8%
161	71.2%
36	15.9%

84
2.69

57	67.9%
56	98.2%
0	0.0%
27	32.1%

2022 Housing Data for Gilchrist township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	7.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	15	11.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	24	18.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	21	16.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	7	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	6.2%
$200,000 or more	8	6.2%

Median Household Income	67,500
Per Capita Income	40,471

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	0.8%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5	3.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	131	77.5%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	4	2.4%

Total Labor Force	135	79.9%
Not in Labor Force	34	20.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	48	33	59.3%
Non-Profit	5	3	62.5%
Self-Employed	21	5	80.8%

Local Government	3	15	16.7%
State Government	0	4	0.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	69	38	64.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	23	25.8%
Total	77	61	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	37	26.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	19	13.8%
Professional, Technical	20	14.5%
Service Occupations	7	5.1%
All others	55	39.9%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	49	35.5%
Health care and social assistance	18	13.0%
Construction	13	9.4%
Educational services	12	8.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	8.0%
Retail trade	11	8.0%
Transportation and warehousing	6	4.3%
Public administration	5	3.6%
Finance and insurance	5	3.6%
Information	2	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.7%
Accommodation and food services	1	0.7%
Other services	1	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	4.32%
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	11	3.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	259	94.9%
Spanish	11	4.0%
Other Indo-European	2	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	104	37.4%
Norwegian	102	36.7%
Irish	32	11.5%
English	14	5.0%
French	12	4.3%
Swedish	12	4.3%
Dutch	8	2.9%
Hungarian	8	2.9%
Danish	6	2.2%
Austrian	4	1.4%
Polish	4	1.4%
Scottish	4	1.4%
Scandinavian	3	1.1%
French Canadian	2	0.7%
European	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	267	96.0%
Not a citizen	11	4.0%

Native	267	96.0%
Foreign-born	11	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	1.0%	0	0.0%	55	26.6%	109	52.7%	27	13.0%	14	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	1.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	55	26.6%
Some College	109	52.7%
Bach. Degree	27	13.0%
Grad Degree	14	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3	D +6	D + 8.0%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +42	R +53	R + 35.0%
D -11
2020 vs. 2008	R +50	R +69	R + 48.8%
D -19

2016 vs. 2008	R +47	R +75	R + 56.8%
D -28
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	103	68.7%	Joe Biden (D)	44	29.3%	3	2.0%	150	23	22	0.00%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	100	69.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	35	24.5%	8	5.6%	143	25	24	0.00%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	61	51.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	55	46.6%	2	1.7%	118	7	4	0.00%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	63	52.1%	John McCain (R)	53	43.8%	5	4.1%	121	0	-2	0.00%
2004	86%	John Kerry (D)	76	54.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	62	44.3%	2	1.4%	140	-3	-6	0.00%
2000	78%	George W. Bush (R)	59	46.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	58	45.3%	11	8.6%	128	1	-2	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gilchrist township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

103

68.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

150

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Gilchrist township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

24.5%

Donald Trump (R)

100

69.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

143

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Gilchrist township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

46.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

51.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

118

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Gilchrist township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

52.1%

John McCain (R)

43.8%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

121

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Gilchrist township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

44.3%

John Kerry (D)

54.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

140

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Gilchrist township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

46.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

45.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.7%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gilchrist township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Scott Jensen (R)	84	66.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	40	31.5%	3 [+]	2.4%	127	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.8%);
2020	S2	69%	Jason Lewis (R)	100	66.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	48	31.8%	3 [+]	2.0%	151	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	75	63.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	40	33.6%	4 [+]	3.4%	119	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.7%);
2018	S1	58%	Jim Newberger (R)	63	52.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	53	44.2%	4 [+]	3.3%	120	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 3 (2.5%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.8%);
2018	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	76	63.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	39	32.8%	4 [+]	3.4%	119	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%);
2014	S2	51%	Al Franken* (DFL)	46	48.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	44	46.3%	5 [+]	5.3%	95	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (4.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.1%);
2014	G	52%	Jeff Johnson (R)	49	51.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	42	43.8%	5 [+]	5.2%	96	7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (2.1%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 2 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.0%); 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	235
Median Value	$339,400

Occupied	130	55.3%
Vacant	105	44.7%

Owned	116	89.2%
Rented	14	10.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	229	97.4%
Detached	228	97.0%
Attached	1	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	6	2.6%

Gilchrist township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gilchrist township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Gilchrist township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gilchrist township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gilchrist township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gilchrist township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gilchrist township, MN