Based on Census data released earlier today, SD16’s population continues its explosive growth, adding over 22,000 residents for a 30.5% growth rate. The total population now weighs in at a scale-tipping 95,820. This comes on top of 40% growth in the decade before (assuming the boundaries has been the same).
The growth has not been felt evenly, however. It has been concentrated in the south and southwest, picking up population in the northwestern Twin Cities exurbs and St. Cloud suburbs along the US-10 corridor.
As a result, 16B is now much larger than 16A.
16A: 43,741 (18.9% growth)
16B: 52,079 (42.1% growth)
Based on Minnesota’s total population, each legislative district SHOULD instead have 39,582 people. The district as a whole will be shedding population or split into two or more pieces. With Sherburne County (including non-SD16 areas) alone having over 88,000 people, it may split off to form its own district completely.
Such a scenario would leave the balance of the district woefully underpopulated. It is possible to envision adding on the MN-23 corridor through Mora to the east and expanding north around Mille Lacs Lake.
Below is a complete list of precincts in SD16, their 2010 population, and percent change since 2000.
In 16A:
| Benton | Alberta township | 818 | 6.0% |
| | Foley city | 2,603 | 20.8% |
| | Gilman city | 224 | 4.2% |
| | Gilmanton township | 841 | 9.4% |
| | Glendorado township | 762 | -2.9% |
| | Granite Ledge township | 743 | 8.5% |
| | Maywood township | 954 | 8.9% |
| | St. George township | 1,153 | 24.8% |
| Benton | | 8,098 | 12.8% |
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| Mille Lacs | Bock city | 106 | 0.0% |
| | Bogus Brook township | 1,421 | 36.9% |
| | Borgholm township | 1,718 | 50.7% |
| | Bradbury township | 268 | 32.0% |
| | Dailey township | 234 | -4.9% |
| | East Side township | 620 | -15.2% |
| | Foreston city | 533 | 37.0% |
| | Greenbush township | 1,293 | 13.9% |
| | Hayland township | 501 | 2.2% |
| | Isle city | 751 | 6.2% |
| | Isle Harbor township | 593 | 0.5% |
| | Kathio township | 1,627 | 24.3% |
| | Lewis township | 52 | 2.0% |
| | Milaca city | 2,946 | 14.2% |
| | Milaca township | 1,617 | 36.0% |
| | Milo township | 1,385 | 28.7% |
| | Mudgett township | 84 | -1.2% |
| | Onamia city | 878 | 3.7% |
| | Onamia township | 575 | -1.4% |
| | Page township | 743 | 23.8% |
| | Pease city | 242 | 48.5% |
| | Princeton city (part) | 4,648 | 18.4% |
| | Princeton township | 2,256 | 15.9% |
| | South Harbor township | 800 | -9.6% |
| | Wahkon city | 206 | -34.4% |
| Mille Lacs | | 26,097 | 16.9% |
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| Morrison | Granite township | 481 | 0.2% |
| | Hillman city | 38 | 31.0% |
| | Hillman township | 197 | 20.1% |
| | Lakin township | 450 | 10.0% |
| | Lastrup city | 104 | 5.1% |
| | Leigh township | 212 | 10.4% |
| | Morrill township | 696 | 7.1% |
| | Mount Morris township | 93 | 3.3% |
| | Richardson township | 536 | 10.5% |
| Morrison | | 2,807 | 8.0% |
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| Sherburne | Baldwin township | 6,739 | 44.2% |
| | | 43,741 | 18.9% |
In 16B:
| Sherburne | Becker city | 4,538 | 69.8% |
| | Becker township | 4,842 | 34.3% |
| | Big Lake city | 10,060 | 65.9% |
| | Big Lake township | 7,386 | 8.9% |
| | Blue Hill township | 2,176 | 185.6% |
| | Clear Lake city | 545 | 104.9% |
| | Clear Lake township | 1,539 | -5.6% |
| | ER W2 P2a | 2,064 | 51.2% |
| | Livonia township | 5,951 | 51.9% |
| | Orrock township | 3,451 | 24.9% |
| | Palmer township | 2,354 | -2.5% |
| | Princeton city (part) | 50 | 614.3% |
| | Santiago township | 1,895 | 21.9% |
| | Zimmerman city | 5,228 | 83.4% |
| | | 52,079 | 42.1% |
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