Melville township, MN

2022 population: 161 ( 64 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 4.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	156	96.89%	24.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	2	1.24%	100.0%
Hispanic:	2	1.24%	85.7%

Total non-White:	5	3.11%	72.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-51	-27.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13	-7.0

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
225
207	92.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.33%
0	0.00%
1	0.44%
14	6.22%
18	8.00%

2000
262
262	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
253
253	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
346
336	97.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.16%
n/a
6	1.73%
10	2.89%

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

-55	-21.0
18	6.9

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

9	3.6
0	0.0

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

-83	-24.0
-10	-2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Melville 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
42.2
37	23.0%
124	77.0%
20	12.4%

67
2.40

49	73.1%
46	93.9%
2	4.1%
18	26.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
57	25.3%
168	74.7%
33	14.7%

84
2.68

68	81.0%
64	94.1%
3	4.4%
16	19.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
85	32.4%
177	67.6%
34	13.0%

95
2.76

72	75.8%
67	93.1%
0	0.0%
23	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
61	24.1%
192	75.9%
31	12.3%

93
2.72

71	76.3%
65	91.5%
2	2.8%
22	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
115	33.2%
231	66.8%
32	9.2%

116
2.98

98	84.5%
98	100.0%
0	0.0%
18	15.5%

2022 Housing Data for Melville township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	10.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	1.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	2	3.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	3	4.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	20.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	20.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	1.5%
$200,000 or more	11	16.4%

Median Household Income	87,292
Per Capita Income	59,783

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	3.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	87	79.8%
Unemployed	2	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	89	81.7%
Not in Labor Force	20	18.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	27	47.1%
Non-Profit	0	3	0.0%
Self-Employed	31	1	96.9%

Local Government	1	6	14.3%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	55	28	66.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1	9	10.0%
Total	56	37	60.2%

Pct. Govt.	7.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26	28.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	13	14.0%
Professional, Technical	17	18.3%
Service Occupations	13	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	2.2%
All others	24	25.8%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	29.0%
Manufacturing	15	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	14	15.1%
Educational services	6	6.5%
Other services	6	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5	5.4%
Wholesale trade	3	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	3.2%
Accommodation and food services	2	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	2.2%
Finance and insurance	2	2.2%
Retail trade	2	2.2%
Construction	2	2.2%
Public administration	2	2.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	1.24%
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	140	96.6%
German, other Germanic	4	2.8%
Spanish	1	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	91	56.5%
Norwegian	17	10.6%
English	15	9.3%
Czech	13	8.1%
Swedish	12	7.5%
Dutch	7	4.3%
Scandinavian	6	3.7%
Irish	5	3.1%
American	4	2.5%
French	2	1.2%
Polish	2	1.2%
Scottish	2	1.2%
Lithuanian	1	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	1	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	161	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	161	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	5.4%	1	0.9%	34	30.6%	36	32.4%	30	27.0%	4	3.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	5.4%
9-12 Years	1	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	34	30.6%
Some College	36	32.4%
Bach. Degree	30	27.0%
Grad Degree	4	3.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -1	D +15	D + 18.4%
D +14
2020 vs. 2012	R +3	R +11	R + 10.3%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +0	R +10	R + 10.4%
D -10

2016 vs. 2008	R +1	R +25	R + 28.7%
D -24
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	99%	Donald Trump* (R)	77	63.1%	Joe Biden (D)	40	32.8%	5	4.1%	122	18	16	0.00%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	78	70.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	26	23.6%	6	5.5%	110	26	25	0.00%
2012	79%	Mitt Romney (R)	74	59.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	48	38.4%	3	2.4%	125	14	12	0.00%
2008	77%	John McCain (R)	77	59.2%	Barack Obama (D)	50	38.5%	3	2.3%	130	15	14	0.00%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	61	56.5%	John Kerry (D)	45	41.7%	2	1.9%	108	9	6	0.00%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	58	48.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	49	41.2%	12	10.1%	119	3	1	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Melville township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

32.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

63.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

122

Turnout: 99%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Melville township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

23.6%

Donald Trump (R)

70.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

4.5%

TOTAL

110

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Melville township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

38.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

59.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

125

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Melville township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

38.5%

John McCain (R)

59.2%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

130

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Melville township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

56.5%

John Kerry (D)

41.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.9%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Melville township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

48.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.7%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

119

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Melville township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	81%	Scott Jensen (R)	66	66.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	31	31.0%	3 [+]	3.0%	100	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.0%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.0%);
2020	S2	97%	Jason Lewis (R)	73	60.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	44	36.7%	3 [+]	2.5%	120	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S2	72%	Karin Housley (R)	55	57.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	36	37.9%	4 [+]	4.2%	95	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (2.1%);
2018	S1	72%	Jim Newberger (R)	51	53.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	42	44.2%	2 [+]	2.1%	95	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.1%);
2018	G	72%	Jeff Johnson (R)	57	60.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	35	36.8%	3 [+]	3.2%	95	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.1%);
2014	S2	59%	Mike McFadden (R)	48	54.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	38	43.2%	2 [+]	2.3%	88	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 1 (1.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.1%);
2014	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	47	53.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	40	45.5%	1 [+]	1.1%	88	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 1 (1.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	$253,100

Occupied	67	80.7%
Vacant	16	19.3%

Owned	55	82.1%
Rented	12	17.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	80	96.4%
Detached	80	96.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	3.6%

Melville township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Melville township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Melville township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Melville township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Melville township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Melville township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Melville township, MN