Clearwater, Minnesota

Clearwater, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Clearwater, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°25′0″N 94°2′57″W / 45.416667°N 94.04917°W / 45.416667; -94.04917
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Wright, Stearns
Area
– Total	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
– Land	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	965 ft (294 m)
Population (2010)[1]
– Total	1,735
– Density	740.9/sq mi (286.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55320
Area code(s)	320
FIPS code	27-11800[2]
GNIS feature ID	0641312[3]
Website	www.clearwatercity.com

Clearwater is a city in Stearns and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 1,735 at the 2010 census.^[1] Most of the city lies in Wright County, with only a small part of the city's area extending into Stearns County.

The Wright County portion of Clearwater is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion in Stearns County is part of the St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (10.08%) is water.

Interstate 94 and Minnesota State Highway 24 are two of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	248		—
1900	271		9.3%
1910	311		14.8%
1920	331		6.4%
1930	212		−36.0%
1940	241		13.7%
1950	224		−7.1%
1960	274		22.3%
1970	282		2.9%
1980	379		34.4%
1990	597		57.5%
2000	858		43.7%
2010	1,735		102.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 858 people, 327 households, and 223 families residing in the city. The population density was 740.9 people per square mile (285.6/km²). There were 355 housing units at an average density of 306.5 per square mile (118.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.79% White, 0.12% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 327 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,696, and the median income for a family was $46,771. Males had a median income of $36,000 versus $25,341 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,325. About 6.6% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• City website

Coordinates: 45°25′10″N 94°02′56″W / 45.41944°N 94.04889°W / 45.41944; -94.04889