Sandy township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 326 ( 30 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.4 square miles
Population density: 10.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	307	94.17%	12.0%
Black:	2	0.61%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	17	5.21%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	19	5.83%	171.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-42	-14.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	12	4.1

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
356
349	98.03%
1	0.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	1.69%
7	1.97%

2000
412
402	97.57%
6	1.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.49%
2	0.49%
10	2.43%

1990
425
404	95.06%
0	0.00%
11	2.59%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.47%
21	4.94%

1980
543
527	97.05%
0	0.00%
14	2.58%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.37%
16	2.95%

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

-53	-12.9
-3	-0.7

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

-2	-0.5
-11	-2.6

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

-123	-22.7
5	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Sandy 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
52.0
54	16.6%
272	83.4%
87	26.7%

159
2.05

89	56.0%
82	92.1%
1	1.1%
70	44.0%

2010
Number	Percent
50.6
61	17.1%
295	82.9%
65	18.3%

159
2.24

109	68.6%
94	86.2%
4	3.7%
50	31.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
92	22.3%
320	77.7%
51	12.4%

170
2.42

125	73.5%
120	96.0%
0	0.0%
45	26.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
127	29.9%
298	70.1%
30	7.1%

147
2.89

112	76.2%
101	90.2%
3	2.7%
35	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
188	34.6%
355	65.4%
40	7.4%

163
3.33

132	81.0%
108	81.8%
8	6.1%
31	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Sandy township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	8.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	22	13.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	18	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	18.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	8.2%
$200,000 or more	9	5.7%

Median Household Income	74,063
Per Capita Income	45,135

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	5.0%
Public Assistance	2	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	150	79.8%
Unemployed	6	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	156	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	32	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	67	31	68.4%
Non-Profit	8	24	25.0%
Self-Employed	11	0	100.0%

Local Government	8	2	80.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	3	1	75.0%

Total Private + Self	78	31	71.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	27	41.3%
Total	97	58	62.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	30	19.4%
Professional, Technical	25	16.1%
Service Occupations	16	10.3%
All others	68	43.9%

White Collar		45.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	31	20.0%
Construction	18	11.6%
Manufacturing	17	11.0%
Retail trade	16	10.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	9.0%
Finance and insurance	7	4.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	4.5%
Other services	6	3.9%
Wholesale trade	6	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	6	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	5	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	2.6%
Educational services	3	1.9%
Information	2	1.3%
Public administration	1	0.6%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	310	99.0%
Other	3	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	89	27.3%
Finnish	80	24.5%
Norwegian	35	10.7%
Swedish	24	7.4%
Slovene	20	6.1%
Italian	17	5.2%
Scandinavian	15	4.6%
American	13	4.0%
English	11	3.4%
Irish	11	3.4%
Serbian	9	2.8%
Hungarian	7	2.1%
French	6	1.8%
French Canadian	6	1.8%
Dutch	5	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	326	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	324	99.4%
Foreign-born	2	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.4%	4	1.5%	81	30.6%	124	46.8%	35	13.2%	20	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.4%
9-12 Years	4	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	81	30.6%
Some College	124	46.8%
Bach. Degree	35	13.2%
Grad Degree	20	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +12	D +6	D + 3.8%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +49	R +77	R + 34.7%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +56	R +94	R + 42.0%
D -38

2016 vs. 2008	R +44	R +100	R + 45.8%
D -56
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	92%	Donald Trump* (R)	127	52.3%	Joe Biden (D)	112	46.1%	4	1.6%	243	7	5	0.01%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	115	50.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	94	41.6%	17	7.5%	226	6	5	0.01%
2012	77%	Barack Obama* (D)	140	62.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	78	35.0%	5	2.2%	223	-10	-12	0.01%
2008	77%	Barack Obama (D)	150	65.2%	John McCain (R)	71	30.9%	9	3.9%	230	-13	-15	0.01%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	164	68.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	74	30.7%	3	1.2%	241	-17	-20	0.01%
2000	69%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	127	57.5%	George W. Bush (R)	77	34.8%	17	7.7%	221	-11	-13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sandy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

112

46.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

127

52.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

243

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Sandy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

115

50.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

226

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Sandy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

140

62.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

35.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

223

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Sandy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

150

65.2%

John McCain (R)

30.9%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

230

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, Sandy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

30.7%

John Kerry (D)

164

68.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

241

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

2000 President, Sandy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

34.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

127

57.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

221

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sandy township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Scott Jensen (R)	91	50.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	85	47.5%	3 [+]	1.7%	179	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	92%	Jason Lewis (R)	115	47.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	114	47.1%	13 [+]	5.4%	242	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (3.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (2.1%);
2018	S2	73%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	110	55.8%	Karin Housley (R)	74	37.6%	13 [+]	6.6%	197	-5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (5.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (1.5%);
2018	S1	73%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	122	61.9%	Jim Newberger (R)	66	33.5%	9 [+]	4.6%	197	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (4.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	72%	Tim Walz (DFL)	110	56.4%	Jeff Johnson (R)	76	39.0%	9 [+]	4.6%	195	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 8 (4.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2014	S2	69%	Al Franken* (DFL)	117	59.7%	Mike McFadden (R)	70	35.7%	9 [+]	4.6%	196	-7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (3.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.0%);
2014	G	70%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	120	60.9%	Jeff Johnson (R)	62	31.5%	15 [+]	7.6%	197	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 8 (4.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (2.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (1.5%); 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	176
Median Value	$160,100

Occupied	159	90.3%
Vacant	17	9.7%

Owned	153	96.2%
Rented	6	3.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	159	90.3%
Detached	159	90.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	17	9.7%

Sandy township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sandy township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Sandy township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sandy township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sandy township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sandy township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sandy township, MN