Sundown township, MN

2022 population: 219 ( 34 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 6.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	209	95.43%	14.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.91%	0.0%
2+ races:	8	3.65%	700.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	10	4.57%	233.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	27	17.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	7	4.6

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
185
182	98.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	1.08%
1	0.54%
0	0.00%
3	1.62%

2000
229
227	99.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.87%

1990
304
304	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
343
343	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

-45	-19.7
1	0.4

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

-77	-25.3
2	0.7

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

-39	-11.4
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Sundown 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
41.1
70	32.0%
149	68.0%
31	14.2%

79
2.77

65	82.3%
61	93.8%
0	0.0%
14	17.7%

2010
Number	Percent
47.1
45	24.3%
140	75.7%
33	17.8%

75
2.47

58	77.3%
53	91.4%
1	1.7%
17	22.7%

2000
Number	Percent
43.4
60	26.2%
169	73.8%
41	17.9%

79
2.90

68	86.1%
66	97.1%
0	0.0%
11	13.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
111	36.5%
193	63.5%
32	10.5%

93
3.27

81	87.1%
79	97.5%
0	0.0%
12	12.9%

1980
Number	Percent
24.4
127	37.0%
216	63.0%
35	10.2%

101
3.40

84	83.2%
82	97.6%
0	0.0%
17	16.8%

2022 Housing Data for Sundown township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	16.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	17.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	24.1%

Median Household Income	97,750
Per Capita Income	35,927

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	2.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	113	94.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	113	94.2%
Not in Labor Force	7	5.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		5.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	40	37.5%
Non-Profit	9	8	52.9%
Self-Employed	27	1	96.4%

Local Government	5	3	62.5%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	51	41	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14	12	53.8%
Total	65	53	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	7.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31	26.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	27	22.9%
Professional, Technical	16	13.6%
Service Occupations	14	11.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	2.5%
All others	30	25.4%

White Collar		62.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	25.4%
Manufacturing	19	16.1%
Retail trade	15	12.7%
Health care and social assistance	13	11.0%
Information	11	9.3%
Finance and insurance	10	8.5%
Public administration	5	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	3.4%
Construction	3	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2	1.7%
Accommodation and food services	2	1.7%
Wholesale trade	1	0.8%
Educational services	1	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.8%
Other services	1	0.8%

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	%
Chinese	2	0.91%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	209	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	112	51.1%
Norwegian	36	16.4%
Swedish	8	3.7%
Irish	6	2.7%
English	5	2.3%
Danish	4	1.8%
American	2	0.9%
French	2	0.9%
Austrian	1	0.5%
Czech	1	0.5%
Polish	1	0.5%
Portuguese	1	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	219	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	217	99.1%
Foreign-born	2	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	51	35.2%	73	50.3%	20	13.8%	1	0.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	51	35.2%
Some College	73	50.3%
Bach. Degree	20	13.8%
Grad Degree	1	0.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +12	R +14	R + 6.8%
D -2
2020 vs. 2012	R +31	R +42	R + 30.5%
D -11
2020 vs. 2008	R +37	R +55	R + 45.1%
D -18

2016 vs. 2008	R +25	R +41	R + 38.3%
D -16
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	95	85.6%	Joe Biden (D)	16	14.4%	0	0.0%	111	40	39	0.00%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	83	77.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18	16.8%	6	5.6%	107	33	32	0.00%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	64	64.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	27	27.0%	9	9.0%	100	19	17	0.00%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	58	60.4%	Barack Obama (D)	34	35.4%	4	4.2%	96	17	15	0.00%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	69	62.2%	John Kerry (D)	38	34.2%	4	3.6%	111	15	11	0.00%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	64	57.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	35	31.5%	12	10.8%	111	12	10	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sundown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

14.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

85.6%

TOTAL

111

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 39

2016 President, Sundown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.8%

Donald Trump (R)

77.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

107

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Sundown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

27.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

64.0%

Other

9.0%

TOTAL

100

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Sundown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

35.4%

John McCain (R)

60.4%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Sundown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

62.2%

John Kerry (D)

34.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

111

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Sundown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

57.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

31.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

7.2%

TOTAL

111

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sundown township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Scott Jensen (R)	74	78.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	20	21.3%	0	0.0%	94	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	68%	Jason Lewis (R)	90	80.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	22	19.6%	0	0.0%	112	37	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	S2	46%	Karin Housley (R)	50	68.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	20	27.4%	3 [+]	4.1%	73	26	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (4.1%);
2018	S1	47%	Jim Newberger (R)	51	68.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	24	32.0%	0	0.0%	75	32	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	50	68.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	22	30.1%	1 [+]	1.4%	73	26	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.4%);
2014	S2	42%	Mike McFadden (R)	39	61.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	20	31.7%	4 [+]	6.3%	63	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (6.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	42%	Jeff Johnson (R)	42	66.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	17	27.0%	4 [+]	6.3%	63	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Wright (Grassroots) 2 (3.2%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 2 (3.2%); 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	103
Median Value	$165,600

Occupied	79	76.7%
Vacant	24	23.3%

Owned	78	98.7%
Rented	1	1.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	99	96.1%
Detached	99	96.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	4	3.9%

Sundown township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sundown township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Sundown township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sundown township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sundown township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sundown township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sundown township, MN