Fairfield township, MN

2022 population: 121 ( 7 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.8 square miles
Population density: 3.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	121	100.00%	4.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-6	-5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.9

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
128
127	99.22%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.78%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.78%

2000
157
157	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
209
209	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
217
217	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-30	-19.1
1	0.6

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

-52	-24.9
0	0.0

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

-8	-3.7
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield 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
56.8
10	8.3%
111	91.7%
32	26.4%

49
2.47

42	85.7%
38	90.5%
0	0.0%
7	14.3%

2010
Number	Percent
46.8
24	18.8%
104	81.2%
20	15.6%

49
2.61

43	87.8%
40	93.0%
0	0.0%
6	12.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
51	32.5%
106	67.5%
28	17.8%

61
2.57

51	83.6%
51	100.0%
0	0.0%
10	16.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
70	33.5%
139	66.5%
12	5.7%

71
2.94

62	87.3%
58	93.5%
0	0.0%
9	12.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
80	36.9%
137	63.1%
12	5.5%

70
3.10

60	85.7%
58	96.7%
0	0.0%
10	14.3%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	10.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	12.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1	2.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	4	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	10	20.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	7	14.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	4.1%
$200,000 or more	7	14.3%

Median Household Income	81,875
Per Capita Income	61,680

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71	86.6%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	71	86.6%
Not in Labor Force	11	13.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	15	22	40.5%
Non-Profit	1	3	25.0%
Self-Employed	26	6	81.2%

Local Government	2	1	66.7%
State Government	1	1	50.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	41	28	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4	5	44.4%
Total	45	33	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	6.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26	33.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	14	17.9%
Professional, Technical	6	7.7%
Service Occupations	18	23.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	3.8%
All others	14	17.9%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	32	41.0%
Health care and social assistance	17	21.8%
Manufacturing	7	9.0%
Retail trade	5	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	4	5.1%
Educational services	4	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	3.8%
Finance and insurance	3	3.8%
Other services	2	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1	1.3%

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	118	97.5%
German, other Germanic	3	2.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	102	84.3%
Irish	34	28.1%
Norwegian	21	17.4%
American	6	5.0%
Swiss	6	5.0%
Scottish	2	1.7%
Swedish	2	1.7%
European	1	0.8%
Polish	1	0.8%
Scandinavian	1	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	121	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	121	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	2.3%	1	1.1%	31	35.2%	33	37.5%	11	12.5%	10	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	2.3%
9-12 Years	1	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	31	35.2%
Some College	33	37.5%
Bach. Degree	11	12.5%
Grad Degree	10	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +0	D +2	D + 4.3%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +10	R +18	R + 24.3%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +15	R +26	R + 35.3%
D -11

2016 vs. 2008	R +15	R +28	R + 39.6%
D -13
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	54	73.0%	Joe Biden (D)	18	24.3%	2	2.7%	74	28	26	0.00%
2016	85%	Donald Trump (R)	54	65.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	16	19.3%	13	15.7%	83	20	19	0.00%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	44	60.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	26	35.6%	3	4.1%	73	15	13	0.00%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	39	54.9%	Barack Obama (D)	29	40.8%	3	4.2%	71	11	9	0.00%
2004	77%	George W. Bush* (R)	41	50.6%	John Kerry (D)	39	48.1%	1	1.2%	81	3	0	0.00%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	35	46.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	34	44.7%	7	9.2%	76	1	-2	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

73.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.3%

Donald Trump (R)

65.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

9.6%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

60.3%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

40.8%

John McCain (R)

54.9%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

50.6%

John Kerry (D)

48.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

46.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

44.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.3%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Scott Jensen (R)	56	82.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	10	14.7%	2 [+]	2.9%	68	38	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.9%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	52	71.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	17	23.3%	4 [+]	5.5%	73	28	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (5.5%);
2018	S2	67%	Karin Housley (R)	47	73.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	14	21.9%	3 [+]	4.7%	64	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (3.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (1.6%);
2018	S1	71%	Jim Newberger (R)	36	53.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	28	41.8%	3 [+]	4.5%	67	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (4.5%);
2018	G	70%	Jeff Johnson (R)	50	75.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	13	19.7%	3 [+]	4.5%	66	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (3.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.5%);
2014	S2	64%	Mike McFadden (R)	32	50.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	29	45.3%	3 [+]	4.7%	64	7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (3.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.6%);
2014	G	64%	Jeff Johnson (R)	34	53.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	24	37.5%	6 [+]	9.4%	64	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (3.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (1.6%); 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	72
Median Value	$158,300

Occupied	49	68.1%
Vacant	23	31.9%

Owned	40	81.6%
Rented	9	18.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	71	98.6%
Detached	71	98.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	1	1.4%

Fairfield township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfield township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfield township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfield township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, MN