Shell River township, MN

2022 population: 193 ( 40 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.9 square miles
Population density: 5.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	186	96.37%	16.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	7	3.63%	75.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	7	3.63%	30.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-37	-19.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-1.6

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
233
223	95.71%
1	0.43%
4	1.72%
0	0.00%
4	1.72%
1	0.43%
10	4.29%

2000
280
269	96.07%
0	0.00%
4	1.43%
0	0.00%
5	1.79%
2	0.71%
11	3.93%

1990
233
221	94.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.86%
12	5.15%

1980
217
217	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

-46	-16.4
-1	-0.4

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

48	20.6
-1	-0.4

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

4	1.8
12	5.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Shell 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
41.9
45	23.3%
148	76.7%
40	20.7%

65
2.97

52	80.0%
46	88.5%
0	0.0%
13	20.0%

2010
Number	Percent
49.2
43	18.5%
190	81.5%
39	16.7%

98
2.38

66	67.3%
58	87.9%
2	3.0%
32	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
85	30.4%
195	69.6%
39	13.9%

102
2.75

80	78.4%
68	85.0%
6	7.5%
22	21.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
66	28.3%
167	71.7%
21	9.0%

81
2.88

58	71.6%
51	87.9%
4	6.9%
23	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
55	25.3%
162	74.7%
26	12.0%

73
2.97

65	89.0%
58	89.2%
3	4.6%
8	11.0%

2022 Housing Data for Shell River township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	9.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	6.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	12.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	20.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	5	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	10.8%
$200,000 or more	8	12.3%

Median Household Income	67,813
Per Capita Income	33,196

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	4.6%
Public Assistance	3	4.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	85	75.9%
Unemployed	5	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	90	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	22	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23	28	45.1%
Non-Profit	0	4	0.0%
Self-Employed	25	4	86.2%

Local Government	3	7	30.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	48	32	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3	11	21.4%
Total	51	43	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	20	21.3%
Professional, Technical	18	19.1%
Service Occupations	8	8.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	4.3%
All others	30	31.9%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17	18.1%
Construction	14	14.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	9.6%
Manufacturing	9	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	8	8.5%
Educational services	8	8.5%
Retail trade	7	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	5	5.3%
Finance and insurance	4	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	2.1%
Wholesale trade	2	2.1%
Public administration	2	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	1.1%
Other services	1	1.1%

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	174	96.1%
German, other Germanic	3	1.7%
Other	2	1.1%
Spanish	2	1.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	40	20.7%
German	40	20.7%
Irish	16	8.3%
Norwegian	13	6.7%
Swedish	12	6.2%
French	7	3.6%
Polish	7	3.6%
English	6	3.1%
Scandinavian	6	3.1%
Danish	5	2.6%
Dutch	5	2.6%
American	2	1.0%
Czech	1	0.5%
Italian	1	0.5%
Russian	1	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	193	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	193	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	11	8.4%	42	32.1%	66	50.4%	10	7.6%	2	1.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	11	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	42	32.1%
Some College	66	50.4%
Bach. Degree	10	7.6%
Grad Degree	2	1.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +31	R +22	R + 8.3%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +41	R +60	R + 39.2%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +43	R +67	R + 44.0%
D -24

2016 vs. 2008	R +12	R +45	R + 35.7%
D -33
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	115%	Donald Trump* (R)	103	63.2%	Joe Biden (D)	55	33.7%	5	3.1%	163	18	16	0.00%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	72	54.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	46	34.8%	14	10.6%	132	10	9	0.00%
2012	78%	Barack Obama* (D)	74	52.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	62	44.3%	4	2.9%	140	-1	-3	0.00%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	79	54.9%	John McCain (R)	60	41.7%	5	3.5%	144	-2	-4	0.00%
2004	65%	John Kerry (D)	65	52.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	57	45.6%	3	2.4%	125	-2	-5	0.00%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	65	59.6%	George W. Bush (R)	34	31.2%	10	9.2%	109	-14	-17	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shell River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

33.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

103

63.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

163

Turnout: 115%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Shell River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

34.8%

Donald Trump (R)

54.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.1%

Other

4.5%

TOTAL

132

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Shell River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

52.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

44.3%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

140

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Shell River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

54.9%

John McCain (R)

41.7%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

144

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Shell River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

45.6%

John Kerry (D)

52.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.4%

TOTAL

125

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Shell River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

31.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

59.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9.2%

TOTAL

109

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shell River township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	89%	Scott Jensen (R)	79	62.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	42	33.3%	5 [+]	4.0%	126	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.8%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.8%);
2020	S2	115%	Jason Lewis (R)	94	57.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	58	35.6%	11 [+]	6.7%	163	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (3.1%);
2018	S2	73%	Karin Housley (R)	57	51.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	49	44.1%	5 [+]	4.5%	111	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (3.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.9%);
2018	S1	74%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	63	56.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	46	41.1%	3 [+]	2.7%	112	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.7%);
2018	G	74%	Jeff Johnson (R)	55	49.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	51	45.5%	6 [+]	5.4%	112	7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	68%	Al Franken* (DFL)	63	54.3%	Mike McFadden (R)	45	38.8%	8 [+]	6.9%	116	-4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (5.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%);
2014	G	67%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	60	52.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	46	40.4%	8 [+]	7.0%	114	-4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (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	163
Median Value	$222,900

Occupied	65	39.9%
Vacant	98	60.1%

Owned	61	93.8%
Rented	4	6.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	149	91.4%
Detached	149	91.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	14	8.6%

Shell River township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Shell River township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shell River township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shell River township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shell River township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shell River township, MN