Swede Prairie township, MN

2022 population: 135 ( 35 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 3.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	133	98.52%	19.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	2	1.48%	0.0%

Total non-White:	2	1.48%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-33	-23.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
170
166	97.65%
0	0.00%
1	0.59%
0	0.00%
1	0.59%
2	1.18%
4	2.35%

2000
170
170	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
193
189	97.93%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	1.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	2.07%

1980
237
225	94.94%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.84%
n/a
10	4.22%
12	5.06%

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	-2.4
4	2.4

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

-19	-9.8
-4	-2.1

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

-36	-15.2
-8	-3.4

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

[Display all years]

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
49.9
31	23.0%
104	77.0%
31	23.0%

50
2.70

42	84.0%
40	95.2%
2	4.8%
8	16.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
56	32.9%
114	67.1%
17	10.0%

56
3.04

49	87.5%
47	95.9%
0	0.0%
7	12.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
46	27.1%
124	72.9%
23	13.5%

57
2.98

53	93.0%
53	100.0%
0	0.0%
4	7.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
55	28.5%
138	71.5%
17	8.8%

66
2.92

49	74.2%
45	91.8%
0	0.0%
17	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
79	33.3%
158	66.7%
30	12.7%

75
3.16

64	85.3%
62	96.9%
0	0.0%
11	14.7%

2022 Housing Data for Swede Prairie township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	8.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	16.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	3	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	8	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	10	20.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	10.0%
$200,000 or more	5	10.0%

Median Household Income	93,125
Per Capita Income	67,374

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	4	8.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	57	71.2%
Unemployed	1	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	58	72.5%
Not in Labor Force	22	27.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21	27	43.8%
Non-Profit	3	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	19	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	2	0.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	40	27	59.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3	2	60.0%
Total	43	29	59.7%

Pct. Govt.	2.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18	25.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	12	16.7%
Professional, Technical	13	18.1%
Service Occupations	14	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	2.8%
All others	15	20.8%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	16	22.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	20.8%
Construction	10	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	9	12.5%
Wholesale trade	7	9.7%
Manufacturing	3	4.2%
Educational services	3	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	2.8%
Other services	2	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	1.4%
Accommodation and food services	1	1.4%
Finance and insurance	1	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	1.48%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	2	1.48%
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	131	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	44	32.6%
Norwegian	43	31.9%
Swedish	20	14.8%
Irish	7	5.2%
Belgian	6	4.4%
French	6	4.4%
Italian	5	3.7%
Scandinavian	4	3.0%
Dutch	3	2.2%
Czech	2	1.5%
English	2	1.5%
European	2	1.5%
Polish	2	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	135	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	135	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	2	2.1%	35	36.5%	37	38.5%	14	14.6%	8	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	2	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	35	36.5%
Some College	37	38.5%
Bach. Degree	14	14.6%
Grad Degree	8	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +8	D +2	D + 15.7%
D +10
2020 vs. 2012	R +12	R +24	R + 32.0%
D -12
2020 vs. 2008	R +17	R +39	R + 51.2%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R +9	R +41	R + 66.9%
D -32
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	52	69.3%	Joe Biden (D)	23	30.7%	0	0.0%	75	24	23	0.00%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	44	72.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	13	21.3%	4	6.6%	61	27	26	0.00%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	40	53.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	35	46.7%	0	0.0%	75	8	6	0.00%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	45	54.9%	John McCain (R)	35	42.7%	2	2.4%	82	-1	-3	0.00%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	44	53.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	33	40.2%	5	6.1%	82	-7	-10	0.00%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	42	50.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	35	41.7%	7	8.3%	84	4	2	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Swede Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

30.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

69.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Swede Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.3%

Donald Trump (R)

72.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Swede Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

46.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

53.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Swede Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

54.9%

John McCain (R)

42.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Swede Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

40.2%

John Kerry (D)

53.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.4%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Swede Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

50.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

41.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.8%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Swede Prairie township, MN

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Scott Jensen (R)	46	71.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	17	26.6%	1 [+]	1.6%	64	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (1.6%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	45	60.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	27	36.5%	2 [+]	2.7%	74	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.7%);
2018	S2	58%	Karin Housley (R)	38	62.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	23	37.7%	0	0.0%	61	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S1	58%	Jim Newberger (R)	33	54.1%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	28	45.9%	0	0.0%	61	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	41	67.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	20	32.8%	0	0.0%	61	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	50%	Al Franken* (DFL)	29	52.7%	Mike McFadden (R)	26	47.3%	0	0.0%	55	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 0 (0.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	50%	Jeff Johnson (R)	33	60.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	20	36.4%	2 [+]	3.6%	55	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 2 (3.6%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	58
Median Value	$211,400

Occupied	50	86.2%
Vacant	8	13.8%

Owned	49	98.0%
Rented	1	2.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	58	100.0%
Detached	58	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Swede Prairie township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Swede Prairie township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Swede Prairie township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Swede Prairie township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Swede Prairie township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Swede Prairie township, MN