Leaf River township, MN

Wadena County, MN

2022 population: 767 ( 236 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.2 square miles
Population density: 21.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	644	83.96%	32.2%
Black:	39	5.08%	69.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	61	7.95%	6000.0%
Hispanic:	23	3.00%	76.9%

Total non-White:	123	16.04%	179.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	157	35.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	79	18.0

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
531
487	91.71%
23	4.33%
7	1.32%
0	0.00%
1	0.19%
13	2.45%
44	8.29%

2000
553
527	95.30%
13	2.35%
10	1.81%
2	0.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
26	4.70%

1990
585
566	96.75%
9	1.54%
10	1.71%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
19	3.25%

1980
664
628	94.58%
4	0.60%
22	3.31%
3	0.45%
n/a
4	0.60%
36	5.42%

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

-40	-7.2
18	3.3

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

-39	-6.7
7	1.2

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

-62	-9.3
-17	-2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Leaf River 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
45.3
171	22.3%
596	77.7%
111	14.5%

271
2.47

203	74.9%
136	67.0%
4	2.0%
68	25.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.7
110	20.7%
421	79.3%
105	19.8%

186
2.48

129	69.4%
119	92.2%
4	3.1%
57	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
153	27.7%
400	72.3%
50	9.0%

175
2.83

138	78.9%
134	97.1%
3	2.2%
37	21.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
144	24.6%
441	75.4%
74	12.6%

168
3.07

152	90.5%
143	94.1%
2	1.3%
16	9.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
272	41.0%
392	59.0%
70	10.5%

165
3.70

153	92.7%
144	94.1%
7	4.6%
12	7.3%

2022 Housing Data for Leaf River township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	18	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	59	21.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	57	21.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	3.0%
$200,000 or more	11	4.1%

Median Household Income	81,544
Per Capita Income	31,668

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	5.9%
Public Assistance	31	11.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	34	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	352	71.5%
Unemployed	8	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	360	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	132	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	106	124	46.1%
Non-Profit	13	31	29.5%
Self-Employed	43	32	57.3%

Local Government	8	11	42.1%
State Government	6	0	100.0%
Federal Government	2	5	28.6%

Total Private + Self	149	156	48.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	29	47	38.2%
Total	178	203	46.7%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	102	26.6%
Professional, Technical	43	11.2%
Service Occupations	80	20.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.0%
All others	114	29.8%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	109	28.5%
Retail trade	73	19.1%
Construction	42	11.0%
Manufacturing	27	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	24	6.3%
Other services	22	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	3.4%
Wholesale trade	13	3.4%
Public administration	11	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	2.3%
Educational services	8	2.1%
Finance and insurance	6	1.6%
Information	3	0.8%
Utilities	3	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	3.00%
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	695	98.6%
German, other Germanic	5	0.7%
Spanish	4	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	328	42.8%
Irish	86	11.2%
Swedish	48	6.3%
Norwegian	40	5.2%
American	39	5.1%
Finnish	33	4.3%
English	24	3.1%
Polish	20	2.6%
Hungarian	13	1.7%
French	9	1.2%
European	8	1.0%
Scandinavian	8	1.0%
Ukrainian	8	1.0%
Swiss	3	0.4%
Czech	2	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	767	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	766	99.9%
Foreign-born	1	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
20	3.7%	27	5.0%	269	50.2%	158	29.5%	40	7.5%	22	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	20	3.7%
9-12 Years	27	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	269	50.2%
Some College	158	29.5%
Bach. Degree	40	7.5%
Grad Degree	22	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +34	R +30	R + 2.8%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +39	R +53	R + 15.9%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +60	R +101	R + 37.1%
D -41

2016 vs. 2008	R +26	R +71	R + 34.3%
D -45
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	46%	Donald Trump* (R)	211	81.5%	Joe Biden (D)	48	18.5%	0	0.0%	259	36	35	0.01%
2016	45%	Donald Trump (R)	177	77.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	44	19.3%	7	3.1%	228	33	32	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	172	72.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	62	26.1%	4	1.7%	238	27	25	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	151	61.9%	Barack Obama (D)	89	36.5%	4	1.6%	244	18	16	0.01%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	161	64.9%	John Kerry (D)	81	32.7%	6	2.4%	248	17	14	0.01%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	151	64.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	70	30.0%	12	5.2%	233	19	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Leaf River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

211

81.5%

TOTAL

259

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 35

2016 President, Leaf River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.3%

Donald Trump (R)

177

77.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

228

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Leaf River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

26.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

172

72.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

238

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Leaf River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

36.5%

John McCain (R)

151

61.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

244

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Leaf River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

161

64.9%

John Kerry (D)

32.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

248

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Leaf River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

151

64.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

233

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leaf River township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	36%	Scott Jensen (R)	163	80.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	35	17.2%	5 [+]	2.5%	203	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.5%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.0%);
2020	S2	45%	Jason Lewis (R)	189	74.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	53	20.8%	13 [+]	5.1%	255	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (4.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S2	35%	Karin Housley (R)	134	72.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	24.3%	6 [+]	3.2%	185	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (1.6%);
2018	S1	35%	Jim Newberger (R)	124	66.3%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	60	32.1%	3 [+]	1.6%	187	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.1%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	35%	Jeff Johnson (R)	136	72.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	47	24.9%	6 [+]	3.2%	189	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (2.6%); Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.5%);
2014	S2	39%	Mike McFadden (R)	120	64.2%	Al Franken* (DFL)	64	34.2%	3 [+]	1.6%	187	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 3 (1.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	39%	Jeff Johnson (R)	124	66.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	60	31.9%	4 [+]	2.1%	188	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (1.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%); 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	279
Median Value	$180,600

Occupied	271	97.1%
Vacant	8	2.9%

Owned	238	87.8%
Rented	33	12.2%
Median Rent	$1,214

Single-Family Units	264	94.6%
Detached	264	94.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	15	5.4%

Leaf River township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Leaf River township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Leaf River township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leaf River township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Leaf River township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leaf River township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Leaf River township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leaf River township, MN