Hector township, MN

2022 population: 169 ( 57 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.5 square miles
Population density: 4.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	167	98.82%	23.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	2	1.18%	75.0%

Total non-White:	2	1.18%	77.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-50	-26.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-3.8

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
226
217	96.02%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.44%
8	3.54%
9	3.98%

2000
264
264	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
320
317	99.06%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.94%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.94%

1980
1,607
1,599	99.50%
0	0.00%
4	0.25%
4	0.25%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.50%

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

-47	-17.8
9	3.4

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

-53	-16.6
-3	-0.9

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

-1,282	-79.8
-5	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Hector 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
48.6
34	20.1%
135	79.9%
30	17.8%

72
2.35

46	63.9%
43	93.5%
0	0.0%
26	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
51	22.6%
175	77.4%
40	17.7%

94
2.40

66	70.2%
60	90.9%
1	1.5%
28	29.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
65	24.6%
199	75.4%
45	17.0%

99
2.67

73	73.7%
70	95.9%
0	0.0%
26	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
85	26.6%
235	73.4%
41	12.8%

120
2.67

94	78.3%
90	95.7%
2	2.1%
26	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
37.5
414	25.8%
1,193	74.2%
349	21.7%

643
2.50

471	73.3%
429	91.1%
10	2.1%
172	26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Hector township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	15	20.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	6	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	11.1%
$200,000 or more	5	6.9%

Median Household Income	80,000
Per Capita Income	40,766

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	1.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	88	83.0%
Unemployed	1	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	89	84.0%
Not in Labor Force	17	16.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	28	46.2%
Non-Profit	2	3	40.0%
Self-Employed	23	1	95.8%

Local Government	5	9	35.7%
State Government	1	1	50.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	47	29	61.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	13	38.1%
Total	55	42	56.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	16	16.5%
Professional, Technical	18	18.6%
Service Occupations	16	16.5%
All others	30	30.9%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	21.6%
Manufacturing	18	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	16	16.5%
Educational services	14	14.4%
Retail trade	7	7.2%
Construction	6	6.2%
Wholesale trade	4	4.1%
Other services	3	3.1%
Information	2	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	2	2.1%
Public administration	2	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	1.0%
Finance and insurance	1	1.0%

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	2	1.18%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	2	1.18%
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	150	98.7%
Spanish	2	1.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	109	64.5%
Swedish	25	14.8%
Norwegian	21	12.4%
English	19	11.2%
Irish	11	6.5%
French	9	5.3%
Dutch	6	3.6%
European	6	3.6%
Polish	6	3.6%
American	5	3.0%
Danish	5	3.0%
Czech	2	1.2%
Russian	2	1.2%
Czechoslovakian	1	0.6%
Northern European	1	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	167	98.8%
Not a citizen	2	1.2%

Native	166	98.2%
Foreign-born	3	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	2.3%	2	1.5%	40	30.5%	68	51.9%	13	9.9%	5	3.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	2.3%
9-12 Years	2	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	40	30.5%
Some College	68	51.9%
Bach. Degree	13	9.9%
Grad Degree	5	3.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -3	D +10	D + 11.5%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +11	R +16	R + 12.5%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +2	R +12	R + 13.8%
D -10

2016 vs. 2008	R +5	R +22	R + 25.3%
D -17
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	83	74.8%	Joe Biden (D)	26	23.4%	2	1.8%	111	29	28	0.00%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	86	78.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	19	17.3%	5	4.5%	110	33	32	0.00%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	72	69.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	31	30.1%	0	0.0%	103	25	23	0.00%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	81	68.1%	Barack Obama (D)	36	30.3%	2	1.7%	119	24	22	0.00%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	93	71.0%	John Kerry (D)	38	29.0%	0	0.0%	131	23	20	0.00%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	84	61.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	44	32.1%	9	6.6%	137	16	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hector township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

74.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

111

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Hector township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.3%

Donald Trump (R)

78.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

110

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Hector township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

30.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

69.9%

TOTAL

103

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Hector township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

30.3%

John McCain (R)

68.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

119

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

2004 President, Hector township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

71.0%

John Kerry (D)

29.0%

TOTAL

131

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Hector township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

61.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

32.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

137

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hector township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	79%	Scott Jensen (R)	75	73.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	23	22.5%	4 [+]	3.9%	102	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.0%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (1.0%);
2020	S2	83%	Jason Lewis (R)	71	66.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	30	28.0%	6 [+]	5.6%	107	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (3.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.9%);
2018	S2	71%	Karin Housley (R)	65	65.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	34	34.3%	0	0.0%	99	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S1	71%	Jim Newberger (R)	59	60.2%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	37	37.8%	2 [+]	2.0%	98	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.0%);
2018	G	71%	Jeff Johnson (R)	66	66.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	31	31.3%	2 [+]	2.0%	99	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.0%);
2014	S2	50%	Mike McFadden (R)	50	64.1%	Al Franken* (DFL)	24	30.8%	4 [+]	5.1%	78	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (2.6%);
2014	G	50%	Jeff Johnson (R)	56	71.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	21	26.9%	1 [+]	1.3%	78	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (1.3%); 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	83
Median Value	$207,700

Occupied	72	86.7%
Vacant	11	13.3%

Owned	70	97.2%
Rented	2	2.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	81	97.6%
Detached	81	97.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	2	2.4%

Hector township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hector township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Hector township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hector township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hector township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hector township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hector township, MN