Ancestry in the Acoma Township, McLeod County, Minnesota (Township)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of McLeod County and the Acoma Township
Acoma Township
McLeod County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountGermanNorwegianUnclassified1IrishSwedishOther2AmericanEnglishPolishFrenchDanishDutchItalianScandinavianScottishCzechWelsh57.142857%53.944219%57.142857%57.1%64819.135802%10.666370%19.135802%19.1%21710.934744%11.952346%10.934744%10.9%1248.553792%9.188332%8.553792%8.6%975.908289%6.020709%5.908289%5.9%675.026455%10.388020%5.026455%5.0%574.850088%4.623393%4.850088%4.9%554.673721%2.861437%4.673721%4.7%534.144621%5.285865%4.144621%4.1%474.056437%2.844736%4.056437%4.1%463.439153%2.031955%3.439153%3.4%392.028219%1.478038%2.028219%2.0%231.940035%1.372265%1.940035%1.9%221.587302%0.826699%1.587302%1.6%181.322751%0.626287%1.322751%1.3%151.234568%3.944219%1.234568%1.2%140.970018%0.322886%0.970018%1.0%11
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of McLeod County and the Acoma Township
Acoma Township
McLeod County
0%50%100%Count%South AmericanColombian100.000000%1.009082%100.000000%100.0%50.441%0.44%100.000000%0.454087%100.000000%100.0%50.441%0.44%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of McLeod County and the Acoma Township
Acoma Township
McLeod County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Laotian100.000000%1.809955%100.000000%100.0%40.353%0.35%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Acoma Township

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
44.1%45.8%47.6%49.3%51.1%52.8%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
12.11%12.58%13.04%13.50%13.96%14.43%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
6.2%7.4%8.5%9.6%10.7%11.9%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
7.5%8.1%8.6%9.1%9.6%10.1%

American Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
4.58%5.04%5.49%5.95%6.40%6.86%

English Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
2.73%3.11%3.48%3.86%4.23%4.61%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
4.38%4.54%4.69%4.84%4.99%5.14%

French Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
4.15%4.29%4.44%4.58%4.73%4.88%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
2.32%2.63%2.93%3.23%3.53%3.84%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.58%1.66%1.73%1.81%1.88%1.96%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.94%1.19%1.43%1.68%1.92%2.17%

Scandinavian Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scandinavian' ancestry (%):
0.74%0.96%1.17%1.38%1.59%1.80%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.50%0.59%0.68%0.76%0.85%0.94%

Czech Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
3.3301%3.3309%3.3318%3.3326%3.3334%3.3343%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.361%0.389%0.417%0.444%0.471%0.499%

South American Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.15%0.23%0.31%0.39%

Colombian Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Colombian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.024%0.048%0.072%0.097%0.121%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.1%5.0%

Laotian Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.019%0.039%0.058%0.077%0.097%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Hutchinson Area

There are 23 county subdivisions in the Hutchinson Area. This section compares the Acoma Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Hutchinson Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Acoma Township.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Acoma Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Hutchinson Area, and entities that contain the Acoma Township
0%20%40%60%Count#Penn TownshipRound Grove TownshipRound GrvHelen TownshipHelenBergen TownshipBergenGlencoe TownshipGlencoePlatoWinsted TownshipWinstedBrowntonCollins TownshipCollinsLynn TownshipRich Valley TownshipRich VlySumter TownshipSumterWinstedAcoma TownshipAcomaSilver LakeHassan Valley TownshipHassan VlyHutchinson Metro AreaHutchinsonMcLeod CountyMcLeodStewartGlencoeLester PrairieZIP Code 55350ZIP 55350HutchinsonHutchinson TownshipHutchinsonHale TownshipBiscayMinnesotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited States70.679012%70.679012%70.7%229169.387755%69.387755%69.4%170268.032787%68.032787%68.0%581367.803838%67.803838%67.8%636466.893424%66.893424%66.9%295565.495208%65.495208%65.5%205664.524104%64.524104%64.5%522763.066667%63.066667%63.1%473862.528736%62.528736%62.5%272961.730769%61.730769%61.7%3211061.168831%61.168831%61.2%4711160.580913%60.580913%60.6%2921260.447761%60.447761%60.4%1,4581357.142857%57.142857%57.1%6481456.094930%56.094930%56.1%5201554.513274%54.513274%54.5%3081653.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k53.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k53.639847%53.639847%53.6%2801753.297200%53.297200%53.3%2,9501853.257497%53.257497%53.3%1,0301949.779437%49.779437%49.8%8,80248.578216%48.578216%48.6%6,7482046.797153%46.797153%46.8%5262144.601963%44.601963%44.6%4092242.857143%42.857143%42.9%362333.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Minnesota

There are 2,761 county subdivisions in Minnesota. This section compares the Acoma Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Acoma Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,226.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Acoma Township, selected other county subdivisions in Minnesota, and entities that contain the Acoma Township
0%20%40%Count#Acoma TownshipAcomaHutchinson Metro AreaHutchinsonMcLeod CountyMcLeodZIP Code 55350ZIP 55350MankatoHastingsWinonaOwatonnaChaskaChanhassenSt. CloudElk RiverFarmingtonCottage GroveAndoverLakevilleRosemountPrior LakeApple ValleyInver Grove HeightsInver Grv HtsOakdaleMoorheadMinnesotaShoreviewFaribaultEaganSavageRamseyBlaineWhite Bear LakeWhite Bear LkAustinShakopeeChamplinWoodburyMaple GroveRochesterNew BrightonWest North CentralEden PrairieCoon RapidsRosevilleMinnetonkaBloomingtonSt. Louis ParkSt. Louis PkPlymouthMaplewoodBurnsvilleCrystalMidwestEdinaFridleyDuluthRichfieldMinneapolisSt. PaulBrooklyn ParkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrooklyn CenterBrooklyn Ctr57.142857%57.142857%57.1%64853.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k53.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k49.779437%49.779437%49.8%8,80244.518337%44.518337%44.5%18,20818.2k142.762544%42.762544%42.8%9,622240.464708%40.464708%40.5%11,07611.1k340.414386%40.414386%40.4%10,33810.3k439.775899%39.775899%39.8%9,975539.103081%39.103081%39.1%9,696639.079682%39.079682%39.1%20,79020.8k738.634545%38.634545%38.6%9,173838.279492%38.279492%38.3%8,508938.218455%38.218455%38.2%13,61813.6k1037.670031%37.670031%37.7%12,01912.0k1137.627538%37.627538%37.6%22,49622.5k1237.443179%37.443179%37.4%8,6491336.696404%36.696404%36.7%9,1731435.204142%35.204142%35.2%17,81417.8k1534.513911%34.513911%34.5%11,99612.0k1634.125054%34.125054%34.1%9,5401734.002081%34.002081%34.0%14,05014.1k1833.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M33.656970%33.656970%33.7%8,8051933.633659%33.633659%33.6%7,9142033.592920%33.592920%33.6%22,12922.1k2133.501139%33.501139%33.5%9,8492233.285957%33.285957%33.3%8,4312333.032184%33.032184%33.0%20,21920.2k2432.952327%32.952327%33.0%8,1012532.394026%32.394026%32.4%8,0472632.282631%32.282631%32.3%12,80212.8k2732.032262%32.032262%32.0%7,6652831.618165%31.618165%31.6%21,08921.1k2931.598202%31.598202%31.6%21,16121.2k3031.227333%31.227333%31.2%34,78634.8k3131.124904%31.124904%31.1%6,9203230.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.264532%30.264532%30.3%19,12919.1k3329.981177%29.981177%30.0%18,63618.6k3429.885970%29.885970%29.9%10,53610.5k3529.546379%29.546379%29.5%15,26115.3k3629.146685%29.146685%29.1%24,79824.8k3728.880091%28.880091%28.9%13,71413.7k3828.381599%28.381599%28.4%21,31621.3k3928.365845%28.365845%28.4%11,25511.3k4028.331535%28.331535%28.3%17,32717.3k4126.825306%26.825306%26.8%6,1104226.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.120538%26.120538%26.1%13,05413.1k4326.097570%26.097570%26.1%7,1634424.914117%24.914117%24.9%21,46721.5k4524.780018%24.780018%24.8%8,8994622.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k4721.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k4818.408333%18.408333%18.4%14,51014.5k4914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.221212%14.221212%14.2%4,37850
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Acoma Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Acoma Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Acoma Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Acoma Township
0%20%40%Count#Acoma TownshipAcomaHutchinson Metro AreaHutchinsonMcLeod CountyMcLeodZIP Code 55350ZIP 55350FargoLincolnSioux FallsCedar RapidsMinnesotaMadisonWest North CentralOlatheOverland ParkOmahaMidwestTopekaMilton TownshipMiltonCapital TownshipCapitalToledoMinneapolisYork TownshipSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldWichitaSt. PaulLisle TownshipLislePalatine TownshipPalatineRockford TownshipRockfordCincinnatiWashington TownshipWashingtonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvColumbusWheeling TownshipWheelingAnn ArborKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWarrenLawrence TownshipLawrenceAkronBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSterling HeightsSterling HtsSt. LouisDaytonGrand RapidsWorth TownshipWorthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaine TownshipMaineBlue TownshipWayne TownshipWayneCenter TownshipCtrKansas CityNorth TownshipNAurora TownshipAuroraClevelandProviso TownshipProvisoChicagoThornton TownshipThorntonDetroit57.142857%57.142857%57.1%64853.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k53.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k49.779437%49.779437%49.8%8,80239.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k235.624160%35.624160%35.6%51,13151.1k334.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M33.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k530.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M27.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k626.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k726.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k826.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k923.925085%23.925085%23.9%28,33428.3k1022.907686%22.907686%22.9%26,67626.7k1122.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1222.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1321.831081%21.831081%21.8%27,38627.4k1421.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k1521.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k1621.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k1720.928672%20.928672%20.9%24,94324.9k1819.694187%19.694187%19.7%22,41122.4k1919.672592%19.672592%19.7%34,28534.3k2019.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2119.377859%19.377859%19.4%26,39426.4k2219.284687%19.284687%19.3%28,69628.7k2319.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k2418.240179%18.240179%18.2%28,27128.3k2517.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2617.471385%17.471385%17.5%29,99430.0k2717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k2817.100391%17.100391%17.1%22,58522.6k2916.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3016.362001%16.362001%16.4%20,01420.0k3116.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3215.925227%15.925227%15.9%17,96718.0k3315.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3415.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k3515.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k3615.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k3714.971933%14.971933%15.0%22,88422.9k3814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.293356%14.293356%14.3%19,50619.5k3913.599244%13.599244%13.6%21,44921.4k4012.476612%12.476612%12.5%17,60417.6k4112.307117%12.307117%12.3%18,10518.1k4211.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k4311.626997%11.626997%11.6%18,41618.4k4410.437835%10.437835%10.4%15,46015.5k459.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k468.498675%8.498675%8.5%12,89312.9k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k483.956709%3.956709%4.0%6,705491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Acoma Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Acoma Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Acoma Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Acoma Township
0%20%40%Count#Acoma TownshipAcomaHutchinson Metro AreaHutchinsonMcLeod CountyMcLeodZIP Code 55350ZIP 55350MinnesotaWest North CentralMidwestColumbusMilwaukeeSeattleTulsaDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTucsonSeattle EastPhoenixPlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAustinSacramentoSan DiegoAlbuquerqueLas VegasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTampaFresnoTown of HempsteadHempsteadFort WorthSan FranciscoNortheast DallasNE DallasChicagoOrlandoWashingtonPhiladelphiaOntarioBaltimoreSan JoseManhattanAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAtlantaHoustonSan BernardinoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBostonSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLos AngelesSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoQueensBrooklynMiamiDetroitBronx57.142857%57.142857%57.1%64853.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k53.944219%53.944219%53.9%19,38019.4k49.779437%49.779437%49.8%8,80233.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M19.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k214.676197%14.676197%14.7%153,190153k314.630148%14.630148%14.6%86,65186.7k414.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.399675%14.399675%14.4%82,49382.5k614.283867%14.283867%14.3%124,819125k713.760180%13.760180%13.8%80,69380.7k812.788918%12.788918%12.8%407,453407k912.395761%12.395761%12.4%67,84267.8k1011.362892%11.362892%11.4%85,02085.0k1111.299178%11.299178%11.3%74,46074.5k1210.757316%10.757316%10.8%105,926106k1310.720012%10.720012%10.7%92,07392.1k1410.156382%10.156382%10.2%113,785114k159.800360%9.800360%9.8%233,252233k169.725412%9.725412%9.7%62,46062.5k179.549359%9.549359%9.5%178,569179k189.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k198.847564%8.847564%8.8%58,95359.0k208.684101%8.684101%8.7%60,11160.1k218.514416%8.514416%8.5%65,45165.5k228.072263%8.072263%8.1%68,77168.8k237.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k247.630150%7.630150%7.6%118,042118k257.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k267.159705%7.159705%7.2%41,70741.7k276.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k286.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k296.951180%6.951180%7.0%44,75144.8k306.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k316.496309%6.496309%6.5%114,123114k326.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k336.251974%6.251974%6.3%106,112106k346.200567%6.200567%6.2%35,84335.8k355.638608%5.638608%5.6%32,70932.7k365.629362%5.629362%5.6%185,963186k374.918768%4.918768%4.9%41,25741.3k384.864383%4.864383%4.9%89,55389.6k394.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k404.544632%4.544632%4.5%31,88331.9k414.201872%4.201872%4.2%40,19740.2k424.106705%4.106705%4.1%105,736106k433.775646%3.775646%3.8%36,47336.5k443.092438%3.092438%3.1%16,96117.0k452.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k462.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k471.869818%1.869818%1.9%18,00318.0k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Acoma Township. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Minnesota
County:
McLeod
Metro Area:
Hutchinson Area
ZIP Code:
55350
Unified School Districts:
Hutchinson, Litchfield
Congressional District:
MN-7
State Senate District:
MN-18
State House District:
MN-18A
Neighboring Cities:
Hutchinson
Neighboring Townships:
Boon Lake, Cedar Mills, Collinwood, Ellsworth, Greenleaf, Hutchinson, Lynn
Nearby Townships:
Brookfield, Collins, Hale, Hassan Valley