Solway township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,002 ( 58 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 56.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,860	92.91%	1.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	42	2.10%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.15%	40.0%
2+ races:	65	3.25%	282.4%
Hispanic:	26	1.30%	52.9%

Total non-White:	142	7.09%	129.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-22	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	80	5.0

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
1,944
1,882	96.81%
2	0.10%
21	1.08%
5	0.26%
17	0.87%
17	0.87%
62	3.19%

2000
1,933
1,896	98.09%
9	0.47%
5	0.26%
1	0.05%
7	0.36%
9	0.47%
37	1.91%

1990
1,772
1,756	99.10%
0	0.00%
8	0.45%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.45%
16	0.90%

1980
1,663
1,647	99.04%
9	0.54%
0	0.00%
5	0.30%
n/a
2	0.12%
16	0.96%

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

-14	-0.7
25	1.3

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

140	7.9
21	1.2

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

109	6.6
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Solway 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
44.4
488	24.4%
1,514	75.6%
324	16.2%

778
2.57

591	76.0%
511	86.5%
19	3.2%
187	24.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
413	21.2%
1,531	78.8%
260	13.4%

749
2.57

574	76.6%
487	84.8%
22	3.8%
175	23.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
520	26.9%
1,413	73.1%
168	8.7%

695
2.78

575	82.7%
489	85.0%
32	5.6%
120	17.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
530	29.9%
1,242	70.1%
146	8.2%

597
2.97

502	84.1%
444	88.4%
25	5.0%
95	15.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
563	33.9%
1,100	66.1%
105	6.3%

515
3.23

450	87.4%
410	91.1%
17	3.8%
65	12.6%

2022 Housing Data for Solway township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	5.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	50	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	47	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	121	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	117	15.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	145	18.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	97	12.5%
$200,000 or more	29	3.7%

Median Household Income	99,833
Per Capita Income	38,981

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32	4.1%
Public Assistance	10	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23	3.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,024	80.9%
Unemployed	9	0.7%
In Armed Forces	8	0.6%

Total Labor Force	1,041	82.3%
Not in Labor Force	224	17.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	356	300	54.3%
Non-Profit	27	128	17.4%
Self-Employed	30	23	56.6%

Local Government	64	58	52.5%
State Government	38	10	79.2%
Federal Government	3	18	14.3%

Total Private + Self	386	323	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	132	214	38.2%
Total	518	537	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	128	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	203	19.2%
Professional, Technical	277	26.2%
Service Occupations	143	13.5%
All others	308	29.1%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	207	19.5%
Construction	159	15.0%
Educational services	117	11.0%
Retail trade	97	9.2%
Public administration	90	8.5%
Manufacturing	75	7.1%
Transportation and warehousing	59	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	53	5.0%
Finance and insurance	49	4.6%
Other services	37	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	33	3.1%
Utilities	18	1.7%
Wholesale trade	18	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	0.9%
Information	9	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.7%
Management	3	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25	1.25%
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	1	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	3	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,904	99.3%
Spanish	10	0.5%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	377	18.8%
Swedish	349	17.4%
German	342	17.1%
Scandinavian	262	13.1%
Finnish	171	8.5%
Polish	111	5.5%
English	110	5.5%
Irish	95	4.7%
French	75	3.7%
American	37	1.8%
Dutch	31	1.5%
Danish	24	1.2%
Italian	23	1.1%
Czech	21	1.0%
Scottish	21	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,999	99.9%
Not a citizen	3	0.1%

Native	1,992	99.5%
Foreign-born	10	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	0.6%	39	2.8%	428	30.6%	606	43.3%	209	14.9%	109	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	0.6%
9-12 Years	39	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	428	30.6%
Some College	606	43.3%
Bach. Degree	209	14.9%
Grad Degree	109	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +123	R +73	R + 5.6%
D +50
2020 vs. 2012	R +226	R +344	R + 28.8%
D -118
2020 vs. 2008	R +272	R +434	R + 36.5%
D -162

2016 vs. 2008	R +149	R +361	R + 31.0%
D -212
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	681	52.3%	Joe Biden (D)	597	45.8%	25	1.9%	1,303	7	5	0.04%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	558	47.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	547	46.3%	77	6.5%	1,182	2	1	0.04%
2012	77%	Barack Obama* (D)	715	60.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	455	38.3%	19	1.6%	1,189	-7	-9	0.04%
2008	79%	Barack Obama (D)	759	63.5%	John McCain (R)	409	34.2%	28	2.3%	1,196	-10	-11	0.04%
2004	82%	John Kerry (D)	784	65.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	403	33.6%	11	0.9%	1,198	-14	-17	0.04%
2000	72%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	627	61.4%	George W. Bush (R)	331	32.4%	64	6.3%	1,022	-13	-16	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Solway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

597

45.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

681

52.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,303

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Solway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

547

46.3%

Donald Trump (R)

558

47.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

1,182

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Solway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

715

60.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

455

38.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,189

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -9

2008 President, Solway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

759

63.5%

John McCain (R)

409

34.2%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,196

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Solway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

403

33.6%

John Kerry (D)

784

65.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,198

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -17

2000 President, Solway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

331

32.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

627

61.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,022

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solway township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	487	47.7%	Scott Jensen (R)	484	47.4%	50 [+]	4.9%	1,021	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 25 (2.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 10 (1.0%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	617	48.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	570	44.8%	85 [+]	6.7%	1,272	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 71 (5.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 14 (1.1%);
2018	S2	64%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	557	54.3%	Karin Housley (R)	437	42.6%	31 [+]	3.0%	1,025	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 26 (2.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	64%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	608	59.3%	Jim Newberger (R)	395	38.5%	23 [+]	2.2%	1,026	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (1.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	64%	Tim Walz (DFL)	554	54.0%	Jeff Johnson (R)	442	43.1%	30 [+]	2.9%	1,026	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 21 (2.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 9 (0.9%);
2014	S2	53%	Al Franken* (DFL)	508	61.8%	Mike McFadden (R)	288	35.0%	26 [+]	3.2%	822	-8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 20 (2.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%);
2014	G	52%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	482	58.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	305	37.1%	34 [+]	4.1%	821	-7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 22 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 10 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (0.2%); 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	856
Median Value	$253,400

Occupied	778	90.9%
Vacant	78	9.1%

Owned	718	92.3%
Rented	60	7.7%
Median Rent	$1,417

Single-Family Units	762	89.0%
Detached	762	89.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	89	10.4%

Solway township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Solway township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Solway township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Solway township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Solway township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Solway township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solway township, MN