Palmyra township, MN

2022 population: 225 ( 46 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.3 square miles
Population density: 6.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	222	98.67%	29.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.89%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	0.44%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	3	1.33%	62.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	51	34.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-3.4

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
179
171	95.53%
0	0.00%
2	1.12%
0	0.00%
1	0.56%
5	2.79%
8	4.47%

2000
206
202	98.06%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.94%
4	1.94%

1990
305
300	98.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.64%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	1.64%

1980
348
345	99.14%
0	0.00%
3	0.86%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.86%

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

-31	-15.0
4	1.9

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

-98	-32.1
-1	-0.3

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

-45	-12.9
2	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Palmyra 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
45.1
63	28.0%
162	72.0%
56	24.9%

76
2.96

59	77.6%
54	91.5%
0	0.0%
17	22.4%

2010
Number	Percent
49.1
39	21.8%
140	78.2%
28	15.6%

72
2.49

54	75.0%
49	90.7%
1	1.9%
18	25.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
56	27.2%
150	72.8%
27	13.1%

81
2.54

65	80.2%
53	81.5%
2	3.1%
16	19.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
105	34.4%
200	65.6%
48	15.7%

98
3.11

75	76.5%
68	90.7%
2	2.7%
23	23.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
111	31.9%
237	68.1%
41	11.8%

116
3.00

100	86.2%
85	85.0%
2	2.0%
16	13.8%

2022 Housing Data for Palmyra township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	13.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	9	11.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	12	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	7	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	16	21.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	3.9%
$200,000 or more	2	2.6%

Median Household Income	78,750
Per Capita Income	32,053

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

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	83	74.8%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	83	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	28	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	25	49.0%
Non-Profit	1	5	16.7%
Self-Employed	17	4	81.0%

Local Government	2	7	22.2%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	41	29	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6	12	33.3%
Total	47	41	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21	23.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	12	13.6%
Professional, Technical	24	27.3%
Service Occupations	16	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	2.3%
All others	15	17.0%

White Collar		64.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	29.5%
Health care and social assistance	16	18.2%
Manufacturing	11	12.5%
Public administration	9	10.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	9.1%
Other services	6	6.8%
Construction	3	3.4%
Retail trade	2	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2	2.3%
Educational services	2	2.3%
Wholesale trade	1	1.1%
Accommodation and food services	1	1.1%
Finance and insurance	1	1.1%

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	%
Korean	2	0.89%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	213	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	144	64.0%
Swedish	51	22.7%
Czech	21	9.3%
English	13	5.8%
Norwegian	12	5.3%
American	6	2.7%
Finnish	5	2.2%
Polish	5	2.2%
Scandinavian	5	2.2%
Irish	4	1.8%
Danish	3	1.3%
European	3	1.3%
French	3	1.3%
Austrian	2	0.9%
Belgian	2	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	225	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	223	99.1%
Foreign-born	2	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	1	0.6%	38	24.7%	81	52.6%	28	18.2%	6	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	1	0.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	38	24.7%
Some College	81	52.6%
Bach. Degree	28	18.2%
Grad Degree	6	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1	D +6	D + 7.1%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +1	R +4	R + 3.8%
D -3
2020 vs. 2008	R -5	R +2	R + 3.4%
D -7

2016 vs. 2008	R -6	R +8	R + 10.5%
D -14
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	68	57.6%	Joe Biden (D)	46	39.0%	4	3.4%	118	12	11	0.00%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	67	58.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	39	33.9%	9	7.8%	115	13	12	0.00%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	67	57.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	49	41.9%	1	0.9%	117	12	10	0.00%
2008	92%	John McCain (R)	73	56.2%	Barack Obama (D)	53	40.8%	4	3.1%	130	12	11	0.00%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	69	56.1%	John Kerry (D)	52	42.3%	2	1.6%	123	8	5	0.00%
2000	82%	George W. Bush (R)	67	54.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	48	39.0%	8	6.5%	123	9	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

39.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

57.6%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

118

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

33.9%

Donald Trump (R)

58.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

41.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

57.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

117

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

40.8%

John McCain (R)

56.2%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

130

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

56.1%

John Kerry (D)

42.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

123

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

54.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

123

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palmyra township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	59%	Scott Jensen (R)	63	61.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	38	37.3%	1 [+]	1.0%	102	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.0%);
2020	S2	67%	Jason Lewis (R)	68	58.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	38.8%	3 [+]	2.6%	116	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.7%); Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.9%);
2018	S2	66%	Karin Housley (R)	63	57.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	42	38.5%	4 [+]	3.7%	109	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (2.8%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.9%);
2018	S1	66%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	58	53.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	49	45.0%	2 [+]	1.8%	109	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.8%);
2018	G	66%	Jeff Johnson (R)	62	56.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	45	41.3%	2 [+]	1.8%	109	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.8%);
2014	S2	65%	Al Franken* (DFL)	52	52.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	45	45.0%	3 [+]	3.0%	100	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (2.0%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 1 (1.0%);
2014	G	65%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	48	48.0%	Jeff Johnson (R)	47	47.0%	5 [+]	5.0%	100	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (5.0%); 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	102
Median Value	$225,000

Occupied	76	74.5%
Vacant	26	25.5%

Owned	68	89.5%
Rented	8	10.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	99	97.1%
Detached	97	95.1%
Attached	2	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	2.9%

Palmyra township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palmyra township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Palmyra township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Palmyra township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Palmyra township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Palmyra township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palmyra township, MN