Benson township, MN

2022 population: 297 ( 37 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.3 square miles
Population density: 8.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	268	90.24%	18.0%
Black:	29	9.76%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	29	9.76%	314.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-59	-21.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	8.0

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
334
327	97.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.30%
3	0.90%
3	0.90%
7	2.10%

2000
347
335	96.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	3.46%
12	3.46%

1990
339
337	99.41%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.59%
2	0.59%

1980
4,030
3,992	99.06%
0	0.00%
7	0.17%
20	0.50%
n/a
11	0.27%
38	0.94%

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

-8	-2.3
-5	-1.4

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

-2	-0.6
10	2.9

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

-3,655	-90.7
-36	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Benson 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
46.1
72	24.2%
225	75.8%
70	23.6%

111
2.68

99	89.2%
76	76.8%
14	14.1%
12	10.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
78	23.4%
256	76.6%
51	15.3%

125
2.67

93	74.4%
83	89.2%
5	5.4%
32	25.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
106	30.5%
241	69.5%
68	19.6%

114
2.95

95	83.3%
91	95.8%
2	2.1%
19	16.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
108	31.9%
231	68.1%
36	10.6%

106
3.20

99	93.4%
92	92.9%
0	0.0%
7	6.6%

1980
Number	Percent
35.6
1,146	28.4%
2,884	71.6%
834	20.7%

1,603
2.46

1,074	67.0%
962	89.6%
55	5.1%
529	33.0%

2022 Housing Data for Benson township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	21.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	19	17.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	8.1%
$200,000 or more	11	9.9%

Median Household Income	76,875
Per Capita Income	37,855

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	4.5%
Public Assistance	1	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	128	78.0%
Unemployed	5	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	133	81.1%
Not in Labor Force	31	18.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	55	19	74.3%
Non-Profit	3	4	42.9%
Self-Employed	18	3	85.7%

Local Government	6	23	20.7%
State Government	0	10	0.0%
Federal Government	1	2	33.3%

Total Private + Self	73	22	76.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10	39	20.4%
Total	83	61	57.6%

Pct. Govt.	29.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41	28.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	12.5%
Professional, Technical	31	21.5%
Service Occupations	14	9.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	3.5%
All others	40	27.8%

White Collar		62.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	29	20.1%
Public administration	28	19.4%
Manufacturing	24	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	13	9.0%
Educational services	9	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	6.2%
Retail trade	7	4.9%
Construction	6	4.2%
Wholesale trade	5	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	4	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	2.1%
Utilities	2	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.4%
Other services	1	0.7%

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	284	99.3%
Other Indo-European	2	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	130	43.8%
German	93	31.3%
Swedish	36	12.1%
African	29	9.8%
English	20	6.7%
Irish	15	5.1%
French	11	3.7%
Dutch	10	3.4%
Scottish	6	2.0%
American	5	1.7%
Scandinavian	5	1.7%
Czech	3	1.0%
Polish	3	1.0%
Danish	2	0.7%
Italian	2	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	297	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	294	99.0%
Foreign-born	3	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	4	2.0%	68	34.2%	75	37.7%	29	14.6%	23	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	4	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	68	34.2%
Some College	75	37.7%
Bach. Degree	29	14.6%
Grad Degree	23	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -12	D +18	D + 9.2%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +35	R +83	R + 45.3%
D -48
2020 vs. 2008	R +35	R +61	R + 35.4%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +47	R +79	R + 44.6%
D -32
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	106	59.2%	Joe Biden (D)	70	39.1%	3	1.7%	179	14	12	0.01%
2016	80%	Donald Trump (R)	118	62.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	64	33.7%	8	4.2%	190	17	16	0.01%
2012	76%	Barack Obama* (D)	118	62.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	71	37.6%	0	0.0%	189	-7	-10	0.01%
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	96	56.8%	John McCain (R)	71	42.0%	2	1.2%	169	-2	-4	0.01%
2004	81%	John Kerry (D)	115	57.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	85	42.5%	0	0.0%	200	-5	-8	0.01%
2000	80%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	100	51.5%	George W. Bush (R)	80	41.2%	14	7.2%	194	-4	-7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Benson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

39.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

106

59.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

179

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Benson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

33.7%

Donald Trump (R)

118

62.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

190

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Benson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

118

62.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

37.6%

TOTAL

189

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Benson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

56.8%

John McCain (R)

42.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

169

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Benson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

42.5%

John Kerry (D)

115

57.5%

TOTAL

200

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Benson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

41.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

100

51.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

5.2%

TOTAL

194

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benson township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Scott Jensen (R)	88	63.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	48	34.8%	2 [+]	1.4%	138	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	108	60.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	68	37.8%	4 [+]	2.2%	180	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%);
2018	S2	62%	Karin Housley (R)	72	49.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	67	46.2%	6 [+]	4.1%	145	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (2.1%);
2018	S1	63%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	82	56.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	61	41.8%	3 [+]	2.1%	146	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.1%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	77	53.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	67	46.2%	1 [+]	0.7%	145	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	63%	Al Franken* (DFL)	101	65.2%	Mike McFadden (R)	48	31.0%	6 [+]	3.9%	155	-12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (3.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	G	63%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	94	60.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	56	36.1%	5 [+]	3.2%	155	-6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (1.9%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 2 (1.3%); 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	131
Median Value	$203,400

Occupied	111	84.7%
Vacant	20	15.3%

Owned	95	85.6%
Rented	16	14.4%
Median Rent	$858

Single-Family Units	120	91.6%
Detached	120	91.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	8.4%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Benson township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benson township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Benson township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benson township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benson township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benson township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benson township, MN