Prairie View township, MN

2022 population: 238 ( 42 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 6.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	185	77.73%	3.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	8	3.36%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	45	18.91%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	53	22.27%	1225.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-7	-4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	49	30.3

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
196
192	97.96%
4	2.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	2.04%

2000
191
188	98.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.57%

1990
226
219	96.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	3.10%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	3.10%

1980
232
230	99.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.86%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.86%

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

4	2.1
1	0.5

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

-31	-13.7
-4	-1.8

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

-11	-4.7
5	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie View 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
40.4
49	20.6%
189	79.4%
31	13.0%

98
2.43

80	81.6%
80	100.0%
0	0.0%
18	18.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.5
54	27.6%
142	72.4%
26	13.3%

74
2.65

58	78.4%
50	86.2%
1	1.7%
16	21.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
67	35.1%
124	64.9%
19	9.9%

60
3.18

49	81.7%
43	87.8%
2	4.1%
11	18.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
58	25.7%
168	74.3%
42	18.6%

80
2.83

64	80.0%
55	85.9%
0	0.0%
16	20.0%

1980
Number	Percent
45.0
62	26.7%
170	73.3%
49	21.1%

86
2.70

70	81.4%
65	92.9%
0	0.0%
16	18.6%

2022 Housing Data for Prairie View township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	11.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	10	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	12	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	10.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	21	21.4%
$200,000 or more	6	6.1%

Median Household Income	100,000
Per Capita Income	43,973

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	1	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	2.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	139	88.0%
Unemployed	3	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	142	89.9%
Not in Labor Force	16	10.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		12.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	48	23	67.6%
Non-Profit	0	6	0.0%
Self-Employed	21	3	87.5%

Local Government	11	17	39.3%
State Government	4	1	80.0%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	69	26	72.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24	24	50.0%
Total	93	50	65.0%

Pct. Govt.	29.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	45	31.5%
Professional, Technical	29	20.3%
Service Occupations	12	8.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	7.0%
All others	44	30.8%

White Collar		60.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	30	21.0%
Manufacturing	17	11.9%
Retail trade	15	10.5%
Construction	14	9.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	9.1%
Finance and insurance	12	8.4%
Educational services	11	7.7%
Other services	9	6.3%
Utilities	9	6.3%
Health care and social assistance	7	4.9%
Wholesale trade	3	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	2	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.7%

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	220	99.1%
German, other Germanic	2	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	124	52.1%
German	74	31.1%
Swedish	34	14.3%
Polish	11	4.6%
Finnish	10	4.2%
Irish	8	3.4%
American	6	2.5%
French	5	2.1%
English	3	1.3%
French Canadian	3	1.3%
Dutch	1	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	238	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	238	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	11	6.1%	46	25.7%	70	39.1%	45	25.1%	7	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	11	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	46	25.7%
Some College	70	39.1%
Bach. Degree	45	25.1%
Grad Degree	7	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20	R +12	R + 0.1%
D +8
2020 vs. 2012	R +30	R +31	R + 19.5%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R +42	R +52	R + 41.3%
D -10

2016 vs. 2008	R +22	R +40	R + 41.2%
D -18
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	89	69.5%	Joe Biden (D)	36	28.1%	3	2.3%	128	24	23	0.00%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	69	64.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	28	26.2%	10	9.3%	107	20	19	0.00%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	59	61.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	37	38.5%	0	0.0%	96	17	14	0.00%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	47	49.5%	Barack Obama (D)	46	48.4%	2	2.1%	95	6	4	0.00%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	62	58.5%	John Kerry (D)	44	41.5%	0	0.0%	106	11	8	0.00%
2000	90%	George W. Bush (R)	68	60.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	38	33.9%	6	5.4%	112	15	13	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Prairie View township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

28.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

69.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Prairie View township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

26.2%

Donald Trump (R)

64.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

107

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Prairie View township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

38.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

61.5%

TOTAL

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Prairie View township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

48.4%

John McCain (R)

49.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Prairie View township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

58.5%

John Kerry (D)

41.5%

TOTAL

106

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Prairie View township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

60.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

33.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

112

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie View township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	48%	Scott Jensen (R)	69	78.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	15	17.0%	4 [+]	4.5%	88	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (2.3%);
2020	S2	68%	Jason Lewis (R)	79	63.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	35	28.2%	10 [+]	8.1%	124	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (7.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S2	64%	Karin Housley (R)	67	60.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	39	35.1%	5 [+]	4.5%	111	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.8%);
2018	S1	64%	Jim Newberger (R)	57	51.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	48	43.2%	6 [+]	5.4%	111	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (4.5%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2018	G	63%	Jeff Johnson (R)	66	60.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	38	34.5%	6 [+]	5.5%	110	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (4.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	40%	Mike McFadden (R)	39	61.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	21	33.3%	3 [+]	4.8%	63	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (3.2%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 1 (1.6%);
2014	G	40%	Jeff Johnson (R)	36	57.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	24	38.1%	3 [+]	4.8%	63	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 2 (3.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (1.6%); 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	113
Median Value	$258,300

Occupied	98	86.7%
Vacant	15	13.3%

Owned	90	91.8%
Rented	8	8.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	109	96.5%
Detached	109	96.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	2.7%
Mobile Homes	1	0.9%

Prairie View township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie View township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Prairie View township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prairie View township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Prairie View township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prairie View township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Prairie View township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie View township, MN