Maine Prairie township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,935 ( 48 from 2010 )
Land area: 61.9 square miles
Population density: 31.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,871	96.69%	1.5%
Black:	7	0.36%	133.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.21%	60.0%
2+ races:	18	0.93%	125.0%
Hispanic:	16	0.83%	20.0%

Total non-White:	64	3.31%	45.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	28	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	20	1.3

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
1,887
1,843	97.67%
3	0.16%
2	0.11%
10	0.53%
8	0.42%
20	1.06%
44	2.33%

2000
1,704
1,670	98.00%
2	0.12%
2	0.12%
2	0.12%
18	1.06%
10	0.59%
34	2.00%

1990
1,571
1,548	98.54%
4	0.25%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
17	1.08%
23	1.46%

1980
1,518
1,510	99.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.20%
n/a
5	0.33%
8	0.53%

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

173	10.2
10	0.6

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

122	7.8
11	0.7

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

38	2.5
15	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Maine Prairie 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
42.4
446	23.0%
1,489	77.0%
296	15.3%

675
2.85

520	77.0%
446	85.8%
7	1.3%
155	23.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
488	25.9%
1,399	74.1%
260	13.8%

664
2.82

531	80.0%
474	89.3%
11	2.1%
133	20.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
519	30.5%
1,185	69.5%
170	10.0%

594
2.87

474	79.8%
416	87.8%
25	5.3%
120	20.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.1
539	34.3%
1,032	65.7%
134	8.5%

488
3.22

421	86.3%
378	89.8%
28	6.7%
67	13.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.6
540	35.6%
978	64.4%
101	6.7%

430
3.53

381	88.6%
338	88.7%
2	0.5%
49	11.4%

2022 Housing Data for Maine Prairie township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	49	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	46	6.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	93	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	105	15.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	75	11.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	95	14.1%
$200,000 or more	65	9.6%

Median Household Income	102,708
Per Capita Income	40,092

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	1.5%
Public Assistance	5	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	2.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,029	84.4%
Unemployed	39	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,068	87.6%
Not in Labor Force	151	12.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	324	275	54.1%
Non-Profit	39	92	29.8%
Self-Employed	155	66	70.1%

Local Government	20	51	28.2%
State Government	16	27	37.2%
Federal Government	5	20	20.0%

Total Private + Self	479	341	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	80	190	29.6%
Total	559	531	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	185	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	244	22.3%
Professional, Technical	205	18.8%
Service Occupations	79	7.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	77	7.0%
All others	380	34.8%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	229	21.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	140	12.8%
Manufacturing	120	11.0%
Construction	111	10.2%
Retail trade	84	7.7%
Educational services	71	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	54	4.9%
Other services	51	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	3.6%
Accommodation and food services	38	3.5%
Public administration	35	3.2%
Wholesale trade	34	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	1.8%
Information	20	1.8%
Finance and insurance	19	1.7%
Utilities	7	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.5%
Management	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	0.52%
Puerto Rican	5	0.26%
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	1	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	1	0.05%
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	%
Laotian	4	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,803	98.4%
Spanish	23	1.3%
Other Asian	4	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,130	58.4%
Irish	214	11.1%
Swedish	110	5.7%
Norwegian	94	4.9%
French	79	4.1%
English	69	3.6%
Polish	54	2.8%
American	43	2.2%
Dutch	37	1.9%
Italian	27	1.4%
French Canadian	22	1.1%
Czech	12	0.6%
Scandinavian	12	0.6%
Finnish	10	0.5%
Scottish	9	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,931	99.8%
Not a citizen	4	0.2%

Native	1,927	99.6%
Foreign-born	8	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	1.8%	53	3.9%	499	36.8%	470	34.7%	219	16.2%	89	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	1.8%
9-12 Years	53	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	499	36.8%
Some College	470	34.7%
Bach. Degree	219	16.2%
Grad Degree	89	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +154	R +111	R + 0.1%
D +43
2020 vs. 2012	R +293	R +368	R + 24.6%
D -75
2020 vs. 2008	R +368	R +480	R + 34.9%
D -112

2016 vs. 2008	R +214	R +369	R + 34.8%
D -155
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	951	76.3%	Joe Biden (D)	270	21.7%	26	2.1%	1,247	31	29	0.04%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	797	73.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	227	20.8%	67	6.1%	1,091	28	27	0.04%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	658	64.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	345	33.7%	22	2.1%	1,025	19	17	0.03%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	583	59.2%	Barack Obama (D)	382	38.8%	20	2.0%	985	15	14	0.03%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	632	62.7%	John Kerry (D)	356	35.3%	20	2.0%	1,008	15	12	0.04%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	451	53.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	327	39.1%	59	7.0%	837	8	6	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Maine Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

270

21.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

951

76.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,247

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Maine Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

227

20.8%

Donald Trump (R)

797

73.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,091

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Maine Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

345

33.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

658

64.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,025

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Maine Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

382

38.8%

John McCain (R)

583

59.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

985

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Maine Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

632

62.7%

John Kerry (D)

356

35.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,008

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Maine Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

451

53.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

327

39.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

837

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Maine Prairie township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Scott Jensen (R)	767	74.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	235	22.9%	23 [+]	2.2%	1,025	30	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 7 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	83%	Jason Lewis (R)	887	72.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	283	23.1%	55 [+]	4.5%	1,225	29	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 47 (3.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 7 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	63%	Karin Housley (R)	632	68.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	270	29.3%	19 [+]	2.1%	921	26	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (1.4%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (0.7%);
2018	S1	63%	Jim Newberger (R)	561	60.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	347	37.5%	17 [+]	1.8%	925	24	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (1.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 6 (0.6%);
2018	G	63%	Jeff Johnson (R)	652	70.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	255	27.6%	17 [+]	1.8%	924	28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 7 (0.8%);
2014	S2	48%	Mike McFadden (R)	396	57.1%	Al Franken* (DFL)	259	37.4%	38 [+]	5.5%	693	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 24 (3.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 14 (2.0%);
2014	G	48%	Jeff Johnson (R)	433	62.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	222	32.1%	36 [+]	5.2%	691	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 25 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 8 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%); 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	797
Median Value	$347,400

Occupied	675	84.7%
Vacant	122	15.3%

Owned	649	96.1%
Rented	26	3.9%
Median Rent	$1,650

Single-Family Units	795	99.7%
Detached	795	99.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	2	0.3%

Maine Prairie township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Maine Prairie township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Maine Prairie township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Maine Prairie township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Maine Prairie township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Maine Prairie township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Maine Prairie township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Maine Prairie township, MN