West Bank township, MN

2022 population: 88 ( 62 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 2.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	84	95.45%	40.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	2	2.27%	100.0%
Hispanic:	2	2.27%	75.0%

Total non-White:	4	4.55%	60.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-56	-45.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-4.8

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
150
140	93.33%
0	0.00%
1	0.67%
0	0.00%
1	0.67%
8	5.33%
10	6.67%

2000
237
237	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
187
187	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
268
268	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

-97	-40.9
10	4.2

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

50	26.7
0	0.0

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

-81	-30.2
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for West Bank 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
12	13.6%
76	86.4%
25	28.4%

42
2.10

27	64.3%
24	88.9%
0	0.0%
15	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
35	23.3%
115	76.7%
25	16.7%

57
2.63

46	80.7%
41	89.1%
2	4.3%
11	19.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
87	36.7%
150	63.3%
27	11.4%

83
2.86

68	81.9%
60	88.2%
3	4.4%
15	18.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
64	34.2%
123	65.8%
32	17.1%

67
2.79

56	83.6%
52	92.9%
4	7.1%
11	16.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
99	36.9%
169	63.1%
41	15.3%

88
3.05

71	80.7%
64	90.1%
2	2.8%
17	19.3%

2022 Housing Data for West Bank township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	19.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	2.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	19.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	4	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6	14.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	9.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	7.1%
$200,000 or more	3	7.1%

Median Household Income	71,250
Per Capita Income	43,949

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	7.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	42	80.8%
Unemployed	2	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	44	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	8	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	13	6	68.4%
Non-Profit	1	6	14.3%
Self-Employed	7	1	87.5%

Local Government	3	4	42.9%
State Government	2	2	50.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	20	7	74.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6	12	33.3%
Total	26	19	57.8%

Pct. Govt.	24.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	19.6%
Professional, Technical	14	30.4%
Service Occupations	7	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	4.3%
All others	9	19.6%

White Collar		65.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8	17.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	15.2%
Educational services	5	10.9%
Public administration	5	10.9%
Finance and insurance	5	10.9%
Construction	5	10.9%
Retail trade	4	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	3	6.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	2.2%
Manufacturing	1	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	2.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	2.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	2	2.27%
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	81	95.3%
Spanish	2	2.4%
German, other Germanic	2	2.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	42	47.7%
German	39	44.3%
French	7	8.0%
Dutch	6	6.8%
Irish	5	5.7%
English	4	4.5%
Swedish	4	4.5%
Danish	3	3.4%
Polish	3	3.4%
Scandinavian	2	2.3%
European	1	1.1%
French Canadian	1	1.1%
Russian	1	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	88	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	88	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	2.9%	2	2.9%	15	21.4%	34	48.6%	14	20.0%	3	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	2.9%
9-12 Years	2	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	15	21.4%
Some College	34	48.6%
Bach. Degree	14	20.0%
Grad Degree	3	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -3	D +13	D + 16.0%
D +10
2020 vs. 2012	R +12	R +23	R + 27.1%
D -11
2020 vs. 2008	R +6	R +11	R + 13.0%
D -5

2016 vs. 2008	R +9	R +24	R + 29.0%
D -15
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	131%	Joe Biden (D)	45	51.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	41	46.6%	2	2.3%	88	1	0	0.00%
2016	98%	Donald Trump (R)	44	51.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	35	41.2%	6	7.1%	85	7	6	0.00%
2012	82%	Barack Obama* (D)	56	64.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	29	33.3%	2	2.3%	87	-12	-14	0.00%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	50	53.8%	John McCain (R)	35	37.6%	8	8.6%	93	-6	-8	0.00%
2004	76%	John Kerry (D)	63	60.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	40	38.5%	1	1.0%	104	-9	-12	0.00%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	44	46.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	44	46.3%	7	7.4%	95	1	-2	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Bank township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

51.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

46.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 131%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, West Bank township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

41.2%

Donald Trump (R)

51.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

Turnout: 98%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, West Bank township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

64.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

33.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -14

2008 President, West Bank township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

53.8%

John McCain (R)

37.6%

Other

8.6%

TOTAL

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, West Bank township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

38.5%

John Kerry (D)

60.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

104

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, West Bank township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

46.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

46.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Bank township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	110%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	36	48.6%	Scott Jensen (R)	32	43.2%	6 [+]	8.1%	74	-1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (4.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (1.4%);
2020	S2	128%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	43	50.0%	Jason Lewis (R)	37	43.0%	6 [+]	7.0%	86	0	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (5.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.2%);
2018	S2	94%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	37	51.4%	Karin Housley (R)	33	45.8%	2 [+]	2.8%	72	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.8%);
2018	S1	95%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	45	61.6%	Jim Newberger (R)	26	35.6%	2 [+]	2.7%	73	-1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.7%);
2018	G	95%	Tim Walz (DFL)	37	50.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	34	46.6%	2 [+]	2.7%	73	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.7%);
2014	S2	69%	Al Franken* (DFL)	42	63.6%	Mike McFadden (R)	20	30.3%	4 [+]	6.1%	66	-13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 3 (4.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.5%);
2014	G	69%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	39	59.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	23	34.8%	4 [+]	6.1%	66	-10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (4.5%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	60
Median Value	$156,300

Occupied	42	70.0%
Vacant	18	30.0%

Owned	38	90.5%
Rented	4	9.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	60	100.0%
Detached	60	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

West Bank township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Bank township, MN

2022 Housing Data for West Bank township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Bank township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Bank township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Bank township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Bank township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Bank township, MN