Chester township, MN

2022 population: 439 ( 16 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 12.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	431	98.18%	2.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	4	0.91%	20.0%
Hispanic:	4	0.91%	0.0%

Total non-White:	8	1.82%	27.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-13	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-0.8

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
455
444	97.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.44%
5	1.10%
4	0.88%
11	2.42%

2000
470
462	98.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	1.28%
0	0.00%
2	0.43%
8	1.70%

1990
491
473	96.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.81%
n/a
0	0.00%
18	3.67%

1980
521
521	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

-18	-3.8
3	0.6

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

-11	-2.2
-10	-2.0

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

-48	-9.2
18	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester 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
46.6
92	21.0%
347	79.0%
87	19.8%

173
2.54

134	77.5%
101	75.4%
2	1.5%
39	22.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
123	27.0%
332	73.0%
52	11.4%

164
2.77

123	75.0%
111	90.2%
3	2.4%
41	25.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
128	27.2%
342	72.8%
56	11.9%

160
2.94

120	75.0%
104	86.7%
0	0.0%
40	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
140	28.5%
351	71.5%
73	14.9%

167
2.94

132	79.0%
117	88.6%
7	5.3%
35	21.0%

1980
Number	Percent
25.3
183	35.1%
338	64.9%
29	5.6%

154
3.38

133	86.4%
121	91.0%
2	1.5%
21	13.6%

2022 Housing Data for Chester township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4	2.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	17	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	20.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	17.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	9.8%
$200,000 or more	24	13.9%

Median Household Income	99,750
Per Capita Income	47,113

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	0.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	242	87.7%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	242	87.7%
Not in Labor Force	34	12.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		12.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	96	58	62.3%
Non-Profit	4	15	21.1%
Self-Employed	34	18	65.4%

Local Government	12	6	66.7%
State Government	1	0	100.0%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	130	76	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	21	55.3%
Total	156	97	61.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	42	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	29	11.5%
Professional, Technical	42	16.6%
Service Occupations	30	11.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	9.9%
All others	110	43.5%

White Collar		44.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	47	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	43	17.0%
Manufacturing	32	12.6%
Other services	27	10.7%
Construction	22	8.7%
Transportation and warehousing	18	7.1%
Public administration	12	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	4.0%
Finance and insurance	7	2.8%
Educational services	7	2.8%
Retail trade	6	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	2.4%
Wholesale trade	5	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.8%
Utilities	2	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.91%
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	413	99.5%
German, other Germanic	2	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	211	48.1%
American	50	11.4%
European	36	8.2%
Norwegian	23	5.2%
Irish	21	4.8%
Polish	17	3.9%
Swedish	17	3.9%
English	14	3.2%
French	8	1.8%
Luxemburger	6	1.4%
Dutch	3	0.7%
Italian	2	0.5%
Scandinavian	2	0.5%
Scottish	2	0.5%
Czech	1	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	439	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	439	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	2.6%	28	9.0%	112	35.9%	100	32.1%	49	15.7%	15	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	2.6%
9-12 Years	28	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	112	35.9%
Some College	100	32.1%
Bach. Degree	49	15.7%
Grad Degree	15	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	R +52	R + 12.3%
D -5
2020 vs. 2012	R +68	R +96	R + 33.2%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +58	R +81	R + 27.0%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +11	R +29	R + 14.7%
D -18
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	206	79.5%	Joe Biden (D)	50	19.3%	3	1.2%	259	34	33	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	159	71.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	55	24.8%	8	3.6%	222	27	26	0.01%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	138	62.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	78	35.3%	5	2.3%	221	17	15	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	148	66.1%	Barack Obama (D)	73	32.6%	3	1.3%	224	22	20	0.01%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	155	62.5%	John Kerry (D)	91	36.7%	2	0.8%	248	15	12	0.01%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	136	61.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	73	33.2%	11	5.0%	220	16	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

206

79.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

259

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

24.8%

Donald Trump (R)

159

71.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

222

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

138

62.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

221

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

32.6%

John McCain (R)

148

66.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

224

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

155

62.5%

John Kerry (D)

36.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

248

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Chester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

136

61.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

33.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

220

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Scott Jensen (R)	176	77.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	48	21.1%	3 [+]	1.3%	227	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.9%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.4%);
2020	S2	74%	Jason Lewis (R)	186	73.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	55	21.7%	13 [+]	5.1%	254	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (3.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.6%);
2018	S2	58%	Karin Housley (R)	131	66.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	59	30.1%	6 [+]	3.1%	196	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (1.5%);
2018	S1	58%	Jim Newberger (R)	110	55.8%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	79	40.1%	8 [+]	4.1%	197	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 4 (2.0%);
2018	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	126	64.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	66	33.7%	4 [+]	2.0%	196	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2014	S2	47%	Mike McFadden (R)	90	56.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	61	38.4%	8 [+]	5.0%	159	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (3.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.3%);
2014	G	47%	Jeff Johnson (R)	106	66.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	45	28.3%	8 [+]	5.0%	159	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 4 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (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	202
Median Value	$278,500

Occupied	173	85.6%
Vacant	29	14.4%

Owned	141	81.5%
Rented	32	18.5%
Median Rent	$950

Single-Family Units	181	89.6%
Detached	181	89.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	21	10.4%

Chester township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Chester township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chester township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chester township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, MN