Silver Creek township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,553 ( 218 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 71.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,425	94.99%	6.4%
Black:	15	0.59%	275.0%
Indian:	10	0.39%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.16%	69.2%
2+ races:	85	3.33%	672.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	128	5.01%	128.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	146	7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	72	3.7

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
2,335
2,279	97.60%
4	0.17%
5	0.21%
13	0.56%
11	0.47%
22	0.94%
56	2.40%

2000
2,305
2,277	98.79%
2	0.09%
0	0.00%
3	0.13%
7	0.30%
16	0.69%
28	1.21%

1990
1,835
1,810	98.64%
0	0.00%
21	1.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.22%
25	1.36%

1980
1,778
1,770	99.55%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.45%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.45%

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

2	0.1
28	1.2

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

467	25.4
3	0.2

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

40	2.2
17	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Creek 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
40.6
708	27.7%
1,845	72.3%
444	17.4%

873
2.92

697	79.8%
645	92.5%
10	1.4%
176	20.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
581	24.9%
1,754	75.1%
274	11.7%

847
2.75

685	80.9%
613	89.5%
26	3.8%
162	19.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
713	30.9%
1,592	69.1%
164	7.1%

761
3.03

648	85.2%
579	89.4%
23	3.5%
113	14.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
581	31.7%
1,254	68.3%
144	7.8%

609
3.00

506	83.1%
465	91.9%
16	3.2%
103	16.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
631	35.5%
1,147	64.5%
158	8.9%

543
3.27

479	88.2%
451	94.2%
13	2.7%
64	11.8%

2022 Housing Data for Silver Creek township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	2.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	47	5.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	141	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	122	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	59	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	147	16.8%
$200,000 or more	182	20.8%

Median Household Income	109,688
Per Capita Income	61,886

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	34	3.9%
Public Assistance	13	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	63	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,142	79.3%
Unemployed	18	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,160	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	281	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	499	307	61.9%
Non-Profit	29	89	24.6%
Self-Employed	113	90	55.7%

Local Government	47	35	57.3%
State Government	8	8	50.0%
Federal Government	15	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	612	397	60.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	99	132	42.9%
Total	711	529	57.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	342	27.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	214	17.3%
Professional, Technical	147	11.9%
Service Occupations	197	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.6%
All others	340	27.4%

White Collar		56.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	176	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	152	12.3%
Construction	120	9.7%
Retail trade	118	9.5%
Finance and insurance	108	8.7%
Other services	94	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	78	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	57	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	50	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	49	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	42	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	3.4%
Wholesale trade	40	3.2%
Educational services	37	3.0%
Public administration	32	2.6%
Information	19	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.0%
Utilities	8	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.4%

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	%
Laotian	4	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,320	96.7%
Chinese	43	1.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.6%
German, other Germanic	11	0.5%
Other	10	0.4%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,077	42.2%
Swedish	336	13.2%
Norwegian	273	10.7%
Irish	156	6.1%
English	140	5.5%
French	123	4.8%
American	99	3.9%
Finnish	91	3.6%
Polish	80	3.1%
European	75	2.9%
Scandinavian	57	2.2%
Czech	50	2.0%
Slovak	23	0.9%
Italian	22	0.9%
Dutch	21	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,534	99.3%
Not a citizen	19	0.7%

Native	2,502	98.0%
Foreign-born	51	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	0.8%	42	2.5%	545	31.8%	588	34.3%	367	21.4%	156	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	0.8%
9-12 Years	42	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	545	31.8%
Some College	588	34.3%
Bach. Degree	367	21.4%
Grad Degree	156	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +171	R +80	D + 1.8%
D +91
2020 vs. 2012	R +243	R +283	R + 13.7%
D -40
2020 vs. 2008	R +289	R +314	R + 14.8%
D -25

2016 vs. 2008	R +118	R +234	R + 16.6%
D -116
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	93%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,172	68.3%	Joe Biden (D)	500	29.1%	45	2.6%	1,717	23	21	0.05%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	1,001	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	409	27.0%	107	7.1%	1,517	21	20	0.05%
2012	85%	Mitt Romney (R)	929	62.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	540	36.0%	29	1.9%	1,498	17	15	0.05%
2008	84%	John McCain (R)	883	61.3%	Barack Obama (D)	525	36.5%	32	2.2%	1,440	17	16	0.05%
2004	86%	George W. Bush* (R)	880	62.1%	John Kerry (D)	520	36.7%	17	1.2%	1,417	14	11	0.05%
2000	77%	George W. Bush (R)	654	53.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	472	38.5%	99	8.1%	1,225	8	5	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

500

29.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,172

68.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,717

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

409

27.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,001

66.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

1,517

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

540

36.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

929

62.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,498

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

525

36.5%

John McCain (R)

883

61.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,440

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

880

62.1%

John Kerry (D)

520

36.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,417

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

654

53.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

472

38.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,225

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Creek township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	78%	Scott Jensen (R)	970	67.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	419	29.3%	41 [+]	2.9%	1,430	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 17 (1.2%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	92%	Jason Lewis (R)	1,122	66.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	473	27.9%	99 [+]	5.8%	1,694	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 76 (4.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 22 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	72%	Karin Housley (R)	841	64.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	423	32.2%	51 [+]	3.9%	1,315	22	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 43 (3.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 8 (0.6%);
2018	S1	72%	Jim Newberger (R)	755	57.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	524	39.9%	34 [+]	2.6%	1,313	21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 28 (2.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2018	G	72%	Jeff Johnson (R)	845	64.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	425	32.4%	43 [+]	3.3%	1,313	22	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 33 (2.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 10 (0.8%);
2014	S2	59%	Mike McFadden (R)	634	59.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	385	36.3%	43 [+]	4.0%	1,062	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 29 (2.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 14 (1.3%);
2014	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	654	61.6%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	349	32.9%	58 [+]	5.5%	1,061	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 37 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 13 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 8 (0.8%); 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	951
Median Value	$364,600

Occupied	873	91.8%
Vacant	78	8.2%

Owned	823	94.3%
Rented	50	5.7%
Median Rent	$1,530

Single-Family Units	933	98.1%
Detached	910	95.7%
Attached	23	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	18	1.9%

Silver Creek township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Creek township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Silver Creek township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Silver Creek township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Silver Creek township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Silver Creek township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Silver Creek township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Creek township, MN