Wood Lake township, MN

2022 population: 218 ( 13 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.5 square miles
Population density: 6.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	206	94.50%	5.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	4	1.83%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	6	2.75%	100.0%
Hispanic:	2	0.92%	71.4%

Total non-White:	12	5.50%	7.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-12	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.5

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
231
218	94.37%
0	0.00%
2	0.87%
1	0.43%
3	1.30%
7	3.03%
13	5.63%

2000
243
243	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
247
227	91.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	2.02%
20	8.10%

1980
740
725	97.97%
0	0.00%
11	1.49%
4	0.54%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	2.03%

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

-25	-10.3
13	5.3

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

16	6.5
-20	-8.1

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

-498	-67.3
5	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Wood Lake 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
45.0
45	20.6%
173	79.4%
34	15.6%

82
2.66

65	79.3%
60	92.3%
0	0.0%
17	20.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
69	29.9%
162	70.1%
32	13.9%

85
2.72

65	76.5%
59	90.8%
1	1.5%
20	23.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.8
74	30.5%
169	69.5%
30	12.3%

91
2.67

69	75.8%
67	97.1%
2	2.9%
22	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
60	24.3%
187	75.7%
33	13.4%

95
2.60

71	74.7%
65	91.5%
0	0.0%
24	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
38.6
192	25.9%
548	74.1%
155	20.9%

287
2.58

212	73.9%
200	94.3%
2	0.9%
75	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Wood Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	15.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	16	19.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	19	23.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	11.0%
$200,000 or more	2	2.4%

Median Household Income	83,750
Per Capita Income	36,778

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	13.4%
Public Assistance	3	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	3.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	127	90.1%
Unemployed	2	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	129	91.5%
Not in Labor Force	12	8.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		9.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	43	36	54.4%
Non-Profit	1	8	11.1%
Self-Employed	20	12	62.5%

Local Government	3	7	30.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	63	48	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4	15	21.1%
Total	67	63	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	7.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30	22.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	33	24.8%
Professional, Technical	13	9.8%
Service Occupations	19	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	3.0%
All others	38	28.6%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	19.5%
Other services	18	13.5%
Wholesale trade	16	12.0%
Health care and social assistance	12	9.0%
Manufacturing	10	7.5%
Finance and insurance	9	6.8%
Construction	8	6.0%
Retail trade	8	6.0%
Educational services	8	6.0%
Public administration	6	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	4	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	2.3%
Management	1	0.8%
Accommodation and food services	1	0.8%

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	2	0.92%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	207	99.0%
Spanish	2	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	102	46.8%
Norwegian	72	33.0%
American	26	11.9%
Danish	9	4.1%
Swedish	7	3.2%
English	4	1.8%
Icelander	4	1.8%
Irish	4	1.8%
Belgian	3	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	3	1.4%
British	2	0.9%
Czech	2	0.9%
Dutch	2	0.9%
Austrian	1	0.5%
Finnish	1	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	218	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	218	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	7	4.9%	48	33.3%	59	41.0%	27	18.8%	3	2.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	7	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	48	33.3%
Some College	59	41.0%
Bach. Degree	27	18.8%
Grad Degree	3	2.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7	R +0	D + 6.5%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +32	R +48	R + 33.5%
D -16
2020 vs. 2008	R +41	R +63	R + 46.1%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R +34	R +63	R + 52.6%
D -29
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	103	76.9%	Joe Biden (D)	30	22.4%	1	0.7%	134	32	30	0.00%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	96	73.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	23	17.7%	11	8.5%	130	29	28	0.00%
2012	79%	Mitt Romney (R)	71	55.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	46	35.9%	11	8.6%	128	11	8	0.00%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	62	52.1%	Barack Obama (D)	52	43.7%	5	4.2%	119	8	7	0.00%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	69	55.2%	John Kerry (D)	56	44.8%	0	0.0%	125	8	5	0.00%
2000	80%	George W. Bush (R)	69	50.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	51	37.5%	16	11.8%	136	5	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wood Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

103

76.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

134

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Wood Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.7%

Donald Trump (R)

73.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

7.7%

TOTAL

130

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Wood Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

55.5%

Other

8.6%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Wood Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

43.7%

John McCain (R)

52.1%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

119

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Wood Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

55.2%

John Kerry (D)

44.8%

TOTAL

125

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Wood Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

50.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

37.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.6%

Other

5.1%

TOTAL

136

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wood Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	70%	Scott Jensen (R)	88	75.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	25	21.6%	3 [+]	2.6%	116	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.9%);
2020	S2	80%	Jason Lewis (R)	91	68.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	40	30.1%	2 [+]	1.5%	133	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S2	67%	Karin Housley (R)	63	57.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	42	38.2%	5 [+]	4.5%	110	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.8%);
2018	S1	67%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	59	53.6%	Jim Newberger (R)	47	42.7%	4 [+]	3.6%	110	7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.8%);
2018	G	66%	Jeff Johnson (R)	69	63.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	37	33.9%	3 [+]	2.8%	109	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (2.8%);
2014	S2	64%	Al Franken* (DFL)	56	53.8%	Mike McFadden (R)	39	37.5%	9 [+]	8.7%	104	-5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (5.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%);
2014	G	64%	Jeff Johnson (R)	50	48.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	43	41.3%	11 [+]	10.6%	104	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 10 (9.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (1.0%); 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	88
Median Value	$204,200

Occupied	82	93.2%
Vacant	6	6.8%

Owned	74	90.2%
Rented	8	9.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	87	98.9%
Detached	87	98.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	1	1.1%

Wood Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wood Lake township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Wood Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wood Lake township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wood Lake township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wood Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wood Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wood Lake township, MN