Spruce township, MN

Roseau County, MN

2022 population: 690 ( 117 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 19.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	597	86.52%	8.5%
Black:	4	0.58%	300.0%
Indian:	14	2.03%	600.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	69	10.00%	762.5%
Hispanic:	6	0.87%	0.0%

Total non-White:	93	13.48%	304.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	47	9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	70	14.8

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
573
550	95.99%
1	0.17%
2	0.35%
12	2.09%
8	1.40%
0	0.00%
23	4.01%

2000
610
589	96.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	1.31%
13	2.13%
0	0.00%
21	3.44%

1990
596
581	97.48%
0	0.00%
13	2.18%
2	0.34%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	2.52%

1980
545
531	97.43%
0	0.00%
14	2.57%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	2.57%

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

-39	-6.4
2	0.3

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

8	1.3
6	1.0

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

50	9.2
1	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Spruce 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
45.3
174	25.2%
516	74.8%
123	17.8%

234
2.95

192	82.1%
177	92.2%
3	1.6%
42	17.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
164	28.6%
409	71.4%
76	13.3%

218
2.63

161	73.9%
139	86.3%
7	4.3%
57	26.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
206	33.8%
404	66.2%
66	10.8%

211
2.89

170	80.6%
151	88.8%
8	4.7%
41	19.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
197	33.1%
399	66.9%
51	8.6%

202
2.95

169	83.7%
146	86.4%
11	6.5%
33	16.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
194	35.6%
351	64.4%
37	6.8%

170
3.21

153	90.0%
139	90.8%
6	3.9%
17	10.0%

2022 Housing Data for Spruce township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	3.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	25	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	34	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	28	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	36	15.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	13.2%
$200,000 or more	16	6.8%

Median Household Income	92,500
Per Capita Income	36,250

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	3.4%
Public Assistance	17	7.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	27	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	332	84.3%
Unemployed	3	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	335	85.0%
Not in Labor Force	59	15.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	141	115	55.1%
Non-Profit	16	6	72.7%
Self-Employed	23	9	71.9%

Local Government	4	47	7.8%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	0	3	0.0%

Total Private + Self	164	124	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	64	23.8%
Total	184	188	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	88	23.5%
Professional, Technical	91	24.3%
Service Occupations	15	4.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	2.4%
All others	134	35.8%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	136	36.4%
Health care and social assistance	49	13.1%
Educational services	39	10.4%
Finance and insurance	39	10.4%
Retail trade	23	6.1%
Public administration	19	5.1%
Other services	18	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	2.4%
Utilities	8	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	8	2.1%
Construction	8	2.1%
Information	3	0.8%
Wholesale trade	2	0.5%

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	6	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	639	99.5%
Spanish	3	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Swedish	145	21.0%
Norwegian	132	19.1%
German	95	13.8%
Polish	83	12.0%
Scandinavian	81	11.7%
English	61	8.8%
American	26	3.8%
Dutch	25	3.6%
Italian	11	1.6%
European	9	1.3%
Scottish	9	1.3%
French	6	0.9%
Finnish	5	0.7%
Czech	4	0.6%
Irish	4	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	688	99.7%
Not a citizen	2	0.3%

Native	676	98.0%
Foreign-born	14	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	3	0.7%	142	30.9%	151	32.8%	131	28.5%	33	7.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	3	0.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	142	30.9%
Some College	151	32.8%
Bach. Degree	131	28.5%
Grad Degree	33	7.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +28	R +17	D + 1.4%
D +11
2020 vs. 2012	R +60	R +72	R + 15.5%
D -12
2020 vs. 2008	R +49	R +86	R + 23.9%
D -37

2016 vs. 2008	R +21	R +69	R + 25.3%
D -48
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	266	74.9%	Joe Biden (D)	78	22.0%	11	3.1%	355	30	28	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	238	73.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	67	20.7%	19	5.9%	324	29	28	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	206	67.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	90	29.3%	11	3.6%	307	22	20	0.01%
2008	84%	John McCain (R)	217	63.5%	Barack Obama (D)	115	33.6%	10	2.9%	342	20	18	0.01%
2004	85%	George W. Bush* (R)	249	71.8%	John Kerry (D)	89	25.6%	9	2.6%	347	24	21	0.01%
2000	80%	George W. Bush (R)	218	67.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	94	28.9%	13	4.0%	325	22	19	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Spruce township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

266

74.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

355

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Spruce township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.7%

Donald Trump (R)

238

73.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

324

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Spruce township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

29.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

206

67.1%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

307

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Spruce township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

115

33.6%

John McCain (R)

217

63.5%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

342

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Spruce township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

249

71.8%

John Kerry (D)

25.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

347

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Spruce township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

218

67.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

28.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

325

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spruce township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Scott Jensen (R)	199	77.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	51	19.8%	7 [+]	2.7%	257	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (1.6%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.8%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.4%);
2014	S2	50%	Mike McFadden (R)	146	64.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	74	32.5%	8 [+]	3.5%	228	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (2.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%);
2014	G	50%	Jeff Johnson (R)	150	66.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	64	28.3%	12 [+]	5.3%	226	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 9 (4.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); 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	262
Median Value	$228,000

Occupied	234	89.3%
Vacant	28	10.7%

Owned	226	96.6%
Rented	8	3.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	220	84.0%
Detached	215	82.1%
Attached	5	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	42	16.0%

Spruce township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Spruce township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Spruce township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spruce township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spruce township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Spruce township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spruce township, MN