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Population: 1,393. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,353 (-2.9% change)
Males: 661 (47.5%), Females: 732 (52.5%)

Chippewa County

Zip code: 56222

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.4 years
Median household income: $34,306
Median house value: $58,500

Population by Race

Races in Clara City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (56.6%), Norwegian (19.8%), Dutch (10.3%), Irish (4.5%), Swedish (4.0%), United States (2.4%).

Elevation: 1062 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Map of Clara City, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Clara City

  • High school or higher: 68.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clara City city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 14.6%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+4.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Clara City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clara City:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 100 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 110 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 124 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Clara City:

  • MURDOCK MUNI (about 18 miles; MURDOCK, MN; Abbreviation: 23Y)
  • GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 20 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)
  • WILLMAR MUNI-JOHN L RICE FIELD (about 22 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Abbreviation: ILL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clara City:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 105 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 106 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)

Schools

Public high schools in Clara City:

  • M.A.C.C.R.A.Y. SR. (Students: 284; Location: 711 WOLVERINE DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • M.A.C.C.R.A.Y. ALP (Students: 12; Location: 430 N. MAIN ST.; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Clara City:

  • M.A.C.C.R.A.Y. JR. (Students: 132; Location: 430 N. MAIN ST.; Grades: PK – 08)

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