Little Sauk township, MN

Todd County, MN

2022 population: 989 ( 160 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.4 square miles
Population density: 28.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	985	99.60%	21.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	2	0.20%	33.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	4	0.40%	75.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	172	25.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12	-1.8

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
829
813	98.07%
3	0.36%
0	0.00%
4	0.48%
3	0.36%
6	0.72%
16	1.93%

2000
751
732	97.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	1.07%
0	0.00%
11	1.46%
19	2.53%

1990
639
631	98.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.47%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	1.25%

1980
643
641	99.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.31%

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

81	10.8
-3	-0.4

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

101	15.8
11	1.7

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

-10	-1.6
6	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Little Sauk 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
32.5
312	31.5%
677	68.5%
156	15.8%

302
3.10

240	79.5%
215	89.6%
0	0.0%
62	20.5%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
212	25.6%
617	74.4%
97	11.7%

281
2.80

215	76.5%
194	90.2%
5	2.3%
66	23.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
229	30.5%
522	69.5%
83	11.1%

235
3.02

186	79.1%
175	94.1%
2	1.1%
49	20.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
202	31.6%
437	68.4%
67	10.5%

215
2.97

161	74.9%
154	95.7%
2	1.2%
54	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
227	35.3%
416	64.7%
77	12.0%

206
3.12

177	85.9%
172	97.2%
2	1.1%
29	14.1%

2022 Housing Data for Little Sauk township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	10.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	11.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	44	14.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	31	10.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	50	16.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	16	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	5.3%
$200,000 or more	18	6.0%

Median Household Income	68,382
Per Capita Income	26,665

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	3.3%
Public Assistance	16	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	356	63.9%
Unemployed	24	4.3%
In Armed Forces	4	0.7%

Total Labor Force	384	68.9%
Not in Labor Force	173	31.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	120	112	51.7%
Non-Profit	2	26	7.1%
Self-Employed	77	16	82.8%

Local Government	1	5	16.7%
State Government	4	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	197	128	60.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	33	17.5%
Total	204	161	55.9%

Pct. Govt.	3.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	56	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	98	26.7%
Professional, Technical	39	10.6%
Service Occupations	40	10.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.8%
All others	134	36.5%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	71	19.3%
Manufacturing	68	18.5%
Retail trade	48	13.1%
Construction	41	11.2%
Transportation and warehousing	34	9.3%
Other services	23	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	21	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	5.7%
Educational services	8	2.2%
Finance and insurance	7	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	1.9%
Wholesale trade	6	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.5%
Information	2	0.5%
Public administration	2	0.5%

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	701	77.7%
German, other Germanic	190	21.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	466	47.1%
Norwegian	88	8.9%
Swedish	64	6.5%
Irish	41	4.1%
European	31	3.1%
Italian	31	3.1%
Dutch	19	1.9%
English	19	1.9%
American	16	1.6%
Pennsylvania German	13	1.3%
Finnish	11	1.1%
French	11	1.1%
Ukrainian	11	1.1%
Czech	10	1.0%
Polish	10	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	987	99.8%
Not a citizen	2	0.2%

Native	973	98.4%
Foreign-born	16	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
61	10.4%	19	3.2%	243	41.3%	194	33.0%	59	10.0%	12	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	61	10.4%
9-12 Years	19	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	243	41.3%
Some College	194	33.0%
Bach. Degree	59	10.0%
Grad Degree	12	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +71	R +69	R + 5.1%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +135	R +203	R + 38.9%
D -68
2020 vs. 2008	R +143	R +232	R + 46.6%
D -89

2016 vs. 2008	R +72	R +163	R + 41.5%
D -91
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	395	82.5%	Joe Biden (D)	80	16.7%	4	0.8%	479	37	36	0.01%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	324	75.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	78	18.2%	26	6.1%	428	31	30	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	260	62.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	148	35.7%	7	1.7%	415	18	15	0.01%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	252	58.3%	Barack Obama (D)	169	39.1%	11	2.5%	432	15	13	0.01%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	230	62.2%	John Kerry (D)	128	34.6%	12	3.2%	370	15	11	0.01%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	183	58.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	90	28.7%	41	13.1%	314	13	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Little Sauk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

16.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

395

82.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

479

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Little Sauk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.2%

Donald Trump (R)

324

75.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

428

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Little Sauk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

148

35.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

260

62.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

415

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Little Sauk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

169

39.1%

John McCain (R)

252

58.3%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

432

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

2004 President, Little Sauk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

230

62.2%

John Kerry (D)

128

34.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

370

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Little Sauk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

183

58.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

28.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.4%

Other

7.6%

TOTAL

314

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Little Sauk township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	56%	Scott Jensen (R)	343	82.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	63	15.2%	9 [+]	2.2%	415	38	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.7%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.5%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	63%	Jason Lewis (R)	367	78.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	79	16.8%	24 [+]	5.1%	470	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (3.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (1.3%);
2018	S2	48%	Karin Housley (R)	259	74.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	71	20.5%	17 [+]	4.9%	347	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 10 (2.9%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (2.0%);
2018	S1	49%	Jim Newberger (R)	236	67.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	105	30.0%	9 [+]	2.6%	350	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (2.3%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	48%	Jeff Johnson (R)	277	79.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	63	18.2%	7 [+]	2.0%	347	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (1.2%); Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.9%);
2014	S2	46%	Mike McFadden (R)	172	56.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	122	39.7%	13 [+]	4.2%	307	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 8 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 5 (1.6%);
2014	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	184	59.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	105	34.1%	19 [+]	6.2%	308	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (0.6%); 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	388
Median Value	$225,000

Occupied	302	77.8%
Vacant	86	22.2%

Owned	292	96.7%
Rented	10	3.3%
Median Rent	$900

Single-Family Units	359	92.5%
Detached	359	92.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	0.5%
Mobile Homes	24	6.2%

Little Sauk township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Little Sauk township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Little Sauk township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Little Sauk township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Little Sauk township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Little Sauk township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Little Sauk township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Little Sauk township, MN