Clearwater, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 858. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,391 (+62.1% change)
Males: 425 (49.5%), Females: 433 (50.5%)
Wright County
Zip code: 55320
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $41,696
Median house value: $96,300
Population by Race
Races in Clearwater:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (46.9%), Irish (10.8%), Norwegian (10.6%), Swedish (7.8%), English (7.6%), Polish (7.3%).
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Clearwater
- High school or higher: 86.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clearwater city
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 12.1%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +258 (+43.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Clearwater:
- ST CLOUD HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SAINT CLOUD, MN)
- MONTICELLO-BIG LAKE COMM HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MONTICELLO, MN)
- BUFFALO HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BUFFALO, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clearwater:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 9 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 67 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 69 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clearwater:
- LEADERS CLEAR LAKE (about 6 miles; CLEAR LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 8Y6)
- MAPLE LAKE MUNI (about 14 miles; MAPLE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: MGG)
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 24 miles; BUFFALO, MN; Abbreviation: 8Y2)
Amtrak station near Clearwater:
- 13 miles: ST. CLOUD (555 E. ST. GERMAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clearwater:
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)