Mount Vernon township, MN

2022 population: 247 ( 26 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.1 square miles
Population density: 7.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	194	78.54%	21.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	15	6.07%	650.0%
2+ races:	38	15.38%	1166.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	53	21.46%	103.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-53	-23.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	27	12.0

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
273
247	90.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.73%
3	1.10%
21	7.69%
26	9.52%

2000
304
295	97.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.66%
5	1.64%
2	0.66%
9	2.96%

1990
340
303	89.12%
0	0.00%
2	0.59%
6	1.76%
n/a
0	0.00%
37	10.88%

1980
357
353	98.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.12%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	1.12%

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

-48	-15.8
17	5.6

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

-8	-2.4
-28	-8.2

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

-50	-14.0
33	9.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon 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
49.4
71	28.7%
176	71.3%
60	24.3%

92
2.68

69	75.0%
69	100.0%
0	0.0%
23	25.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
58	21.2%
215	78.8%
47	17.2%

109
2.50

80	73.4%
71	88.8%
2	2.5%
29	26.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
83	27.3%
221	72.7%
32	10.5%

117
2.60

83	70.9%
77	92.8%
2	2.4%
34	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
28.3
108	31.8%
232	68.2%
26	7.6%

96
3.54

82	85.4%
78	95.1%
1	1.2%
14	14.6%

1980
Number	Percent
25.1
137	38.4%
220	61.6%
27	7.6%

103
3.47

91	88.3%
86	94.5%
0	0.0%
12	11.7%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	12.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	12.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	7.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1	1.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	12	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	12.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	7.6%
$200,000 or more	3	3.3%

Median Household Income	71,250
Per Capita Income	31,585

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	2.2%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	2.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	96	76.2%
Unemployed	2	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	98	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	28	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	31	43.6%
Non-Profit	0	7	0.0%
Self-Employed	21	4	84.0%

Local Government	3	6	33.3%
State Government	3	1	75.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	45	35	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6	14	30.0%
Total	51	49	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24	22.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	8	7.5%
Professional, Technical	28	26.4%
Service Occupations	8	7.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	22.6%
All others	38	35.8%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40	37.7%
Manufacturing	15	14.2%
Educational services	13	12.3%
Finance and insurance	8	7.5%
Health care and social assistance	7	6.6%
Construction	7	6.6%
Wholesale trade	4	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	2.8%
Other services	2	1.9%
Utilities	2	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.9%
Accommodation and food services	1	0.9%
Retail trade	1	0.9%

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	%
Filipino	15	6.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	186	91.2%
Tagalog	15	7.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	1.0%
Spanish	1	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	101	40.9%
English	52	21.1%
Norwegian	37	15.0%
Luxemburger	35	14.2%
Irish	13	5.3%
American	8	3.2%
Northern European	5	2.0%
Canadian	3	1.2%
Eastern European	3	1.2%
French	3	1.2%
Polish	3	1.2%
Scottish	3	1.2%
Czech	2	0.8%
Dutch	1	0.4%
European	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	244	98.8%
Not a citizen	3	1.2%

Native	229	92.7%
Foreign-born	18	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	65	38.2%	70	41.2%	22	12.9%	13	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	65	38.2%
Some College	70	41.2%
Bach. Degree	22	12.9%
Grad Degree	13	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +6	R +3	R + 0.1%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +3	R +20	R + 15.8%
D -17
2020 vs. 2008	R +8	R +36	R + 26.4%
D -28

2016 vs. 2008	R +2	R +33	R + 26.3%
D -31
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)	92	64.8%	Joe Biden (D)	48	33.8%	2	1.4%	142	20	18	0.00%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	86	63.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	45	33.1%	5	3.7%	136	18	17	0.00%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	89	56.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	65	40.9%	5	3.1%	159	11	9	0.01%
2008	77%	John McCain (R)	84	50.3%	Barack Obama (D)	76	45.5%	7	4.2%	167	6	5	0.01%
2004	85%	George W. Bush* (R)	92	49.7%	John Kerry (D)	88	47.6%	5	2.7%	185	2	-1	0.01%
2000	81%	George W. Bush (R)	101	56.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	66	37.1%	11	6.2%	178	11	9	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mount Vernon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

33.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

64.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

142

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Mount Vernon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

33.1%

Donald Trump (R)

63.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

136

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Mount Vernon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

40.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

56.0%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

159

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Mount Vernon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

45.5%

John McCain (R)

50.3%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

167

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Mount Vernon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

49.7%

John Kerry (D)

47.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.7%

TOTAL

185

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Mount Vernon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

101

56.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

37.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

178

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Vernon township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Scott Jensen (R)	86	64.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	41	30.8%	6 [+]	4.5%	133	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (3.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.8%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.8%);
2020	S2	69%	Jason Lewis (R)	91	65.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	43	30.7%	6 [+]	4.3%	140	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.4%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	68	58.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	43	36.8%	6 [+]	5.1%	117	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (5.1%);
2018	S1	57%	Jim Newberger (R)	62	53.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	48	41.4%	6 [+]	5.2%	116	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (5.2%);
2018	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	71	60.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	42	35.9%	4 [+]	3.4%	117	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	45%	Mike McFadden (R)	46	48.4%	Al Franken* (DFL)	40	42.1%	9 [+]	9.5%	95	6	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (7.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (2.1%);
2014	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	58	61.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	33	35.1%	3 [+]	3.2%	94	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (3.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	109
Median Value	$320,000

Occupied	92	84.4%
Vacant	17	15.6%

Owned	84	91.3%
Rented	8	8.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	107	98.2%
Detached	107	98.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	2	1.8%

Mount Vernon township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Vernon township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Vernon township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Vernon township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mount Vernon township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Vernon township, MN