Norton township, MN

2022 population: 519 ( 29 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.6 square miles
Population density: 15.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	495	95.38%	8.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	3	0.58%	0.0%
Asian:	7	1.35%	133.3%
2+ races:	9	1.73%	12.5%
Hispanic:	5	0.96%	76.2%

Total non-White:	24	4.62%	25.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	37	9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-8	-2.0

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
490
458	93.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.61%
8	1.63%
21	4.29%
32	6.53%

2000
550
543	98.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	1.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	1.27%

1990
556
524	94.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.54%
n/a
1	0.18%
32	5.76%

1980
585
581	99.32%
0	0.00%
2	0.34%
2	0.34%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.68%

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

-85	-15.5
25	4.5

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

19	3.4
-25	-4.5

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

-57	-9.7
28	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Norton 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
44.2
127	24.5%
392	75.5%
130	25.0%

190
2.73

146	76.8%
137	93.8%
5	3.4%
44	23.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.5
115	23.5%
375	76.5%
67	13.7%

188
2.61

142	75.5%
126	88.7%
4	2.8%
46	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
175	31.8%
375	68.2%
50	9.1%

182
3.02

141	77.5%
123	87.2%
4	2.8%
41	22.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
158	28.4%
398	71.6%
72	12.9%

169
3.29

149	88.2%
133	89.3%
4	2.7%
20	11.8%

1980
Number	Percent
26.0
228	39.0%
357	61.0%
37	6.3%

168
3.48

152	90.5%
143	94.1%
0	0.0%
16	9.5%

2022 Housing Data for Norton township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	13.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	1.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	18	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	20.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	22	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	16.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	3.7%
$200,000 or more	16	8.4%

Median Household Income	85,000
Per Capita Income	37,216

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	2.6%
Public Assistance	3	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	228	83.2%
Unemployed	3	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	231	84.3%
Not in Labor Force	43	15.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	64	67	48.9%
Non-Profit	5	36	12.2%
Self-Employed	48	25	65.8%

Local Government	4	10	28.6%
State Government	0	5	0.0%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	112	92	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10	51	16.4%
Total	122	143	46.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	78	29.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	32	12.1%
Professional, Technical	41	15.5%
Service Occupations	30	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	5.3%
All others	84	31.7%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	59	22.3%
Health care and social assistance	48	18.1%
Manufacturing	33	12.5%
Educational services	25	9.4%
Other services	19	7.2%
Retail trade	18	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	14	5.3%
Finance and insurance	10	3.8%
Construction	10	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	9	3.4%
Public administration	8	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.1%
Wholesale trade	2	0.8%
Information	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.19%
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	4	0.77%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.77%
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	%
Chinese	3	0.58%
Filipino	2	0.39%
Korean	2	0.39%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	473	98.3%
Tagalog	2	0.4%
Korean	2	0.4%
German, other Germanic	2	0.4%
Spanish	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	274	52.8%
American	66	12.7%
Norwegian	63	12.1%
Irish	58	11.2%
French	21	4.0%
Polish	19	3.7%
Dutch	13	2.5%
English	12	2.3%
Luxemburger	6	1.2%
South African	2	0.4%
Swedish	2	0.4%
Czech	1	0.2%
Danish	1	0.2%
Lithuanian	1	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	1	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	516	99.4%
Not a citizen	3	0.6%

Native	507	97.7%
Foreign-born	12	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	2.1%	8	2.1%	114	29.8%	132	34.5%	106	27.7%	15	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	2.1%
9-12 Years	8	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	114	29.8%
Some College	132	34.5%
Bach. Degree	106	27.7%
Grad Degree	15	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +17	D + 4.7%
D +26
2020 vs. 2012	R +67	R +86	R + 24.9%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +78	R +106	R + 32.3%
D -28

2016 vs. 2008	R +35	R +89	R + 37.0%
D -54
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	222	70.3%	Joe Biden (D)	92	29.1%	2	0.6%	316	25	23	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	179	66.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	66	24.5%	24	8.9%	269	22	21	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	155	56.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	111	40.5%	8	2.9%	274	12	9	0.01%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	144	52.6%	Barack Obama (D)	120	43.8%	10	3.6%	274	9	7	0.01%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	163	55.1%	John Kerry (D)	125	42.2%	8	2.7%	296	7	4	0.01%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	149	54.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	100	36.4%	26	9.5%	275	9	6	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Norton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

222

70.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

316

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Norton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

24.5%

Donald Trump (R)

179

66.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

269

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Norton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

111

40.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

155

56.6%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

274

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Norton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

120

43.8%

John McCain (R)

144

52.6%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

274

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Norton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

163

55.1%

John Kerry (D)

125

42.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

296

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Norton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

149

54.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

100

36.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

275

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norton township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Scott Jensen (R)	190	70.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	74	27.3%	7 [+]	2.6%	271	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.4%);
2020	S2	73%	Jason Lewis (R)	206	66.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	94	30.3%	10 [+]	3.2%	310	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (3.2%);
2018	S2	56%	Karin Housley (R)	148	63.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	81	34.9%	3 [+]	1.3%	232	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (0.9%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S1	56%	Jim Newberger (R)	136	58.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	94	40.5%	2 [+]	0.9%	232	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.9%);
2018	G	56%	Jeff Johnson (R)	140	60.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	87	37.7%	4 [+]	1.7%	231	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%);
2014	S2	47%	Mike McFadden (R)	100	54.1%	Al Franken* (DFL)	75	40.5%	10 [+]	5.4%	185	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 10 (5.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	102	55.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	68	37.2%	13 [+]	7.1%	183	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 7 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (2.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%); 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	200
Median Value	$342,400

Occupied	190	95.0%
Vacant	10	5.0%

Owned	172	90.5%
Rented	18	9.5%
Median Rent	$683

Single-Family Units	194	97.0%
Detached	193	96.5%
Attached	1	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	6	3.0%

Norton township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norton township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Norton township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norton township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norton township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Norton township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norton township, MN