Clearwater County, Minnesota
Clearwater County, Minnesota · ZIP 56470, 56589, 56621
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 8,630 (2024 estimate)Population
- 3,245Households
- $64,934Median household income
- $177,100Median home value
- 31Towns with a page
- 9ZIP codes
Clearwater County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,423 |
| 2010 | 8,695 |
| 2020 | 8,524 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $64,934 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 2,633 units
- Renter occupied
- 612 units
- Vacancy rate
- 27.1%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
2,107 employees in 202 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Clearwater County | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,579 | 5,713,716 |
| Median household income | $64,934 | $87,556 |
| Median age | 41.8 | 38.6 |
| Median home value | $177,100 | $305,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 18.3% | 38.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.2% | 8.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 81.1% | 72.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 26.5 minutes | 23.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Clearwater County31 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley | City | 1,304 | 2.15 sq mi |
| Copley Township | Township | 884 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Popple Township | Township | 537 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Shevlin Township | Township | 478 | 31.1 sq mi |
| Clearbrook | City | 468 | 0.49 sq mi |
| Pine Lake Township | Township | 449 | 31.8 sq mi |
| Dudley Township | Township | 428 | 30.3 sq mi |
| Nora Township | Township | 426 | 35.8 sq mi |
| La Prairie Township | Township | 413 | 100.3 sq mi |
| Leon Township | Township | 393 | 35.4 sq mi |
| Holst Township | Township | 344 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Eddy Township | Township | 304 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Falk Township | Township | 281 | 36.2 sq mi |
| Gonvick | City | 266 | 1.31 sq mi |
| Moose Creek Township | Township | 258 | 31.7 sq mi |
| Minerva Township | Township | 242 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Rice Lake | Census designated place | 232 | 10.4 sq mi |
| Rice Township | Township | 161 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Sinclair Township | Township | 146 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Shevlin | City | 139 | 0.80 sq mi |
| Itasca Township | Township | 131 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Winsor Township | Township | 120 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Bear Creek Township | Township | 114 | 30.5 sq mi |
| Clover Township | Township | 89 | 17.1 sq mi |
| Ebro | Census designated place | 85 | 0.87 sq mi |
| Greenwood Township | Township | 80 | 23.7 sq mi |
| Roy Lake | Census designated place | 57 | 0.45 sq mi |
| Long Lost Lake Township | Township | 54 | 33.8 sq mi |
| Leonard | City | 43 | 0.46 sq mi |
| South End | Census designated place | 40 | 1.77 sq mi |
| Hangaard Township | Township | 2 | 22.0 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Becker CountyPopulation 35,444 (2024 estimate)
- Beltrami CountyPopulation 46,762 (2024 estimate)
- Hubbard CountyPopulation 22,050 (2024 estimate)
- Mahnomen CountyPopulation 5,296 (2024 estimate)
- Pennington CountyPopulation 13,652 (2024 estimate)
- Polk CountyPopulation 30,413 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.