Moving to Clarkfield, Minnesota
Population: 944. Estimated population in July 2024: 879 (-6.9% change)
Males: 445 (47.1%), Females: 499 (52.9%)
Yellow Medicine County
Zip code: 56223
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $33,819
Median house value: $38,400
Population by Race
Races in Clarkfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (48.6%), German (36.1%), Swedish (8.5%), Irish (8.1%), English (5.7%), Danish (3.5%).
Elevation: 1060 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Clarkfield
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clarkfield city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 8.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -59 (-5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Clarkfield:
- CHIPPEWA COUNTY MONTEVIDEO HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN)
- MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL & GRANITE MANOR (about 17 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN)
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 20 miles; DAWSON, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clarkfield:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 78 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 94 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 106 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clarkfield:
- MONTEVIDEO-CHIPPEWA COUNTY (about 15 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN; Abbreviation: MVE)
- GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 18 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)
- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 24 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarkfield:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 58 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 116 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 124 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 129 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
Public primary/middle schools in Clarkfield:
- CLARKFIELD JR. (Students: 164; Location: 1204 11TH AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- HAGG EL. (Students: 137; Location: 1204 11TH AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Clarkfield:
- CLARKFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,688; Location: 812 10TH AVENUE; 15,623 books; 392 audio materials; 327 video materials; 14 serial subscriptions)