Alton township, MN

2022 population: 444 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.8 square miles
Population density: 12.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	440	99.10%	2.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	4	0.90%	100.0%

Total non-White:	4	0.90%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	12	3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.6

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
434
428	98.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.92%
0	0.00%
2	0.46%
6	1.38%

2000
586
497	84.81%
52	8.87%
37	6.31%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
89	15.19%

1990
455
453	99.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.44%
2	0.44%

1980
479
467	97.49%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.42%
n/a
10	2.09%
12	2.51%

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

-69	-11.8
-83	-14.2

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

44	9.7
87	19.1

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

-14	-2.9
-10	-2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Alton 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
40.8
115	25.9%
329	74.1%
43	9.7%

153
2.90

129	84.3%
121	93.8%
0	0.0%
24	15.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
108	24.9%
326	75.1%
70	16.1%

166
2.61

127	76.5%
119	93.7%
3	2.4%
39	23.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
103	17.6%
483	82.4%
71	12.1%

168
2.44

126	75.0%
120	95.2%
0	0.0%
42	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
41.7
109	24.0%
346	76.0%
86	18.9%

177
2.57

136	76.8%
128	94.1%
0	0.0%
41	23.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.7
111	23.2%
368	76.8%
52	10.9%

164
2.92

142	86.6%
135	95.1%
2	1.4%
22	13.4%

2022 Housing Data for Alton township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	11	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	15	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	13.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	20.3%
$200,000 or more	21	13.7%

Median Household Income	113,750
Per Capita Income	45,506

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	1	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	2.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	257	85.1%
Unemployed	2	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	259	85.8%
Not in Labor Force	43	14.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	103	72	58.9%
Non-Profit	4	9	30.8%
Self-Employed	29	15	65.9%

Local Government	8	7	53.3%
State Government	3	10	23.1%
Federal Government	0	5	0.0%

Total Private + Self	132	87	60.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15	31	32.6%
Total	147	118	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	48	18.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	67	25.2%
Professional, Technical	55	20.7%
Service Occupations	17	6.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	2.6%
All others	79	29.7%

White Collar		63.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	41	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	34	12.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	32	12.0%
Construction	26	9.8%
Retail trade	24	9.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	8.6%
Finance and insurance	23	8.6%
Public administration	11	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	11	4.1%
Educational services	10	3.8%
Wholesale trade	6	2.3%
Other services	5	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	5	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.9%
Information	5	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.8%
Utilities	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.90%
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	99.3%
Other Asian	2	0.5%
German, other Germanic	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	273	61.5%
Norwegian	57	12.8%
Irish	52	11.7%
English	19	4.3%
American	16	3.6%
Polish	16	3.6%
Scottish	15	3.4%
Dutch	6	1.4%
French	6	1.4%
Scandinavian	5	1.1%
Swiss	5	1.1%
Croatian	4	0.9%
Slovene	4	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3	0.7%
Swedish	3	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	444	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	444	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.7%	3	1.0%	112	38.6%	108	37.2%	54	18.6%	8	2.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.7%
9-12 Years	3	1.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	112	38.6%
Some College	108	37.2%
Bach. Degree	54	18.6%
Grad Degree	8	2.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +38	R +33	R + 4.0%
D +5
2020 vs. 2012	R +53	R +82	R + 29.4%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008	R +61	R +84	R + 28.6%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +23	R +51	R + 24.6%
D -28
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	201	77.0%	Joe Biden (D)	55	21.1%	5	1.9%	261	32	30	0.01%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	163	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	50	21.5%	20	8.6%	233	25	24	0.01%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	148	61.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	84	35.1%	7	2.9%	239	17	15	0.01%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	140	60.6%	Barack Obama (D)	78	33.8%	13	5.6%	231	17	15	0.01%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	161	64.1%	John Kerry (D)	84	33.5%	6	2.4%	251	17	13	0.01%
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	128	59.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	71	32.9%	17	7.9%	216	14	11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

201

77.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

261

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Alton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.5%

Donald Trump (R)

163

70.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.2%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

233

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Alton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

148

61.9%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

239

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Alton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

33.8%

John McCain (R)

140

60.6%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

231

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Alton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

161

64.1%

John Kerry (D)

33.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.4%

TOTAL

251

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Alton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

128

59.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

32.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.1%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

216

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alton township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	166	77.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	44	20.5%	5 [+]	2.3%	215	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.4%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	76%	Jason Lewis (R)	186	71.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	62	23.9%	11 [+]	4.2%	259	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (3.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S2	61%	Karin Housley (R)	134	64.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	61	29.5%	12 [+]	5.8%	207	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (4.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (1.4%);
2018	S1	62%	Jim Newberger (R)	122	58.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	80	38.3%	7 [+]	3.3%	209	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.0%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	129	61.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	69	32.9%	12 [+]	5.7%	210	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 7 (3.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (2.4%);
2014	S2	49%	Mike McFadden (R)	87	53.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	66	40.2%	11 [+]	6.7%	164	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (4.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (2.4%);
2014	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	92	56.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	61	37.2%	11 [+]	6.7%	164	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 8 (4.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (1.8%); 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	162
Median Value	$238,000

Occupied	153	94.4%
Vacant	9	5.6%

Owned	146	95.4%
Rented	7	4.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	149	92.0%
Detached	149	92.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	13	8.0%

Alton township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alton township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Alton township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alton township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alton township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Alton township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alton township, MN