Staples township, MN

Todd County, MN

2022 population: 731 ( 104 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.3 square miles
Population density: 21.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	612	83.72%	1.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	38	5.20%	1166.7%
Hispanic:	72	9.85%	700.0%

Total non-White:	119	16.28%	376.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	10	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	94	18.2

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
627
602	96.01%
0	0.00%
6	0.96%
7	1.12%
3	0.48%
9	1.44%
25	3.99%

2000
639
622	97.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	1.88%
0	0.00%
5	0.78%
17	2.66%

1990
865
859	99.31%
0	0.00%
4	0.46%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.23%
6	0.69%

1980
3,634
3,627	99.81%
0	0.00%
3	0.08%
4	0.11%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.19%

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

-20	-3.1
8	1.3

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

-237	-27.4
11	1.3

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

-2,768	-76.2
-1	-0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Staples 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
50.9
165	22.6%
566	77.4%
192	26.3%

282
2.59

197	69.9%
161	81.7%
18	9.1%
85	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
147	23.4%
480	76.6%
94	15.0%

246
2.55

185	75.2%
148	80.0%
11	5.9%
61	24.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
149	23.3%
490	76.7%
102	16.0%

239
2.67

173	72.4%
146	84.4%
16	9.2%
66	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
282	32.6%
583	67.4%
95	11.0%

288
3.00

239	83.0%
202	84.5%
11	4.6%
49	17.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
1,045	28.8%
2,589	71.2%
624	17.2%

1,368
2.63

904	66.1%
782	86.5%
73	8.1%
464	33.9%

2022 Housing Data for Staples township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	10.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	31	11.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	12.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	44	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	19	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	2.8%
$200,000 or more	8	2.8%

Median Household Income	56,042
Per Capita Income	27,106

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	7.1%
Public Assistance	21	7.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	31	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	260	68.4%
Unemployed	11	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	271	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	109	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	101	91	52.6%
Non-Profit	7	28	20.0%
Self-Employed	37	15	71.2%

Local Government	5	17	22.7%
State Government	3	20	13.0%
Federal Government	2	4	33.3%

Total Private + Self	138	106	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17	69	19.8%
Total	155	175	47.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	42	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	44	13.3%
Professional, Technical	66	20.0%
Service Occupations	65	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	4.2%
All others	113	34.2%

White Collar		46.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	69	20.9%
Manufacturing	57	17.3%
Educational services	31	9.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	22	6.7%
Retail trade	22	6.7%
Construction	20	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	16	4.8%
Information	16	4.8%
Other services	14	4.2%
Public administration	11	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	2.4%
Finance and insurance	6	1.8%
Wholesale trade	3	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.6%
Utilities	2	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	72	9.85%
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	98.5%
German, other Germanic	5	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	322	44.0%
Norwegian	145	19.8%
Irish	141	19.3%
Swedish	64	8.8%
English	63	8.6%
French	43	5.9%
Polish	35	4.8%
American	19	2.6%
Scottish	14	1.9%
Danish	10	1.4%
Czech	8	1.1%
Romanian	8	1.1%
Dutch	7	1.0%
Syrian	6	0.8%
Scandinavian	6	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	731	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	731	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	1.9%	24	4.5%	182	33.8%	230	42.8%	67	12.5%	25	4.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	1.9%
9-12 Years	24	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	182	33.8%
Some College	230	42.8%
Bach. Degree	67	12.5%
Grad Degree	25	4.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +21	D + 7.2%
D +22
2020 vs. 2012	R +78	R +125	R + 32.1%
D -47
2020 vs. 2008	R +87	R +123	R + 29.3%
D -36

2016 vs. 2008	R +44	R +102	R + 36.5%
D -58
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	295	79.7%	Joe Biden (D)	63	17.0%	12	3.2%	370	34	33	0.01%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	252	77.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	41	12.6%	33	10.1%	326	32	31	0.01%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	217	64.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	110	32.8%	8	2.4%	335	20	18	0.01%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	208	65.6%	Barack Obama (D)	99	31.2%	10	3.2%	317	22	20	0.01%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	205	68.1%	John Kerry (D)	92	30.6%	4	1.3%	301	20	17	0.01%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	201	63.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	88	27.9%	26	8.3%	315	18	16	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Staples township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

17.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

295

79.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

370

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Staples township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

12.6%

Donald Trump (R)

252

77.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

7.1%

TOTAL

326

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Staples township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

110

32.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

217

64.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

335

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Staples township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

31.2%

John McCain (R)

208

65.6%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

317

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Staples township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

205

68.1%

John Kerry (D)

30.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

301

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Staples township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

201

63.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

27.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.5%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

315

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Staples township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Scott Jensen (R)	225	78.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	53	18.6%	7 [+]	2.5%	285	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.4%);
2020	S2	66%	Jason Lewis (R)	264	72.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	62	17.0%	38 [+]	10.4%	364	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 28 (7.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (2.7%);
2018	S2	48%	Karin Housley (R)	194	74.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	56	21.5%	10 [+]	3.8%	260	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (2.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (1.5%);
2018	S1	48%	Jim Newberger (R)	181	69.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	74	28.6%	4 [+]	1.5%	259	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 3 (1.2%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	48%	Jeff Johnson (R)	193	74.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	58	22.4%	8 [+]	3.1%	259	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 7 (2.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%);
2014	S2	45%	Mike McFadden (R)	135	59.2%	Al Franken* (DFL)	79	34.6%	14 [+]	6.1%	228	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 8 (3.5%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (2.6%);
2014	G	44%	Jeff Johnson (R)	139	61.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	69	30.7%	17 [+]	7.6%	225	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 9 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (2.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (0.9%); 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	341
Median Value	$162,900

Occupied	282	82.7%
Vacant	59	17.3%

Owned	254	90.1%
Rented	28	9.9%
Median Rent	$1,083

Single-Family Units	327	95.9%
Detached	327	95.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	14	4.1%

Staples township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Staples township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Staples township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Staples township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Staples township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Staples township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Staples township, MN