Clear Lake, MN

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Clear Lake, Minnesota

Clear Lake, Minnesota, in Sherburne county, is 11 miles SE of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center) and 48 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The people of the city are in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul metropolitan area. Clear Lake has a population of 266.

The People and Families of Clear Lake

In Clear Lake, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Clear Lake had a median family income of $54,375.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, John Kerry came out ahead among Clear Lake residents, with $2,160. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Clear Lake Housing

In Clear Lake, 65% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Clear Lake, 92% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	11 miles SE of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	48 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Sherburne
Metro Area	Minneapolis - Saint Paul
Standard Zip Codes	55319
Phone Area Codes	320
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.445
Longitude	-93.998

Station	ST CLOUD MUNICIPAL AP
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 19 F
Apr Temp	32 to 55 F
Jul Temp	58 to 82 F
Oct Temp	34 to 56 F
Annual Precip	27.1 inches

Station	SANTIAGO 3 E
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 22 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 84 F
Oct Temp	36 to 60 F
Annual Precip	30.5 inches

Station	MILACA
Distance	28.4 miles
Jan Temp	-2 to 18 F
Apr Temp	31 to 54 F
Jul Temp	58 to 81 F
Oct Temp	33 to 56 F
Annual Precip	27.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	266	100%
Male	135	50.8%
Female	131	49.2%
Under 18	75	28.2%
18+	191	71.8%
65+	32	12%
Median Age	32.8
Average Family Size	3.19
White	259	97.4%
African-American	2	0.8%
Asian	1	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.4%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	3	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	1.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	441
Growth	175
Growth %	65.8%

Ancestry	Percent
German	60.1%
Swedish	6.4%
Polish	6%
Norwegian	5.5%
English	4.1%
Irish	4.1%
Danish	2.8%
US/American	2.3%
French (except Basque)	2.3%
Finnish	2.3%
Scandinavian	1.8%
Hungarian	1.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	0.5%
Belgian	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Clear Lake	266	$54,375
Annandale	2,684	$48,667
Becker	2,673	$51,940
Clearwater	858	$46,771
Sauk Rapids	10,213	$53,938
St Cloud	59,107	$50,460
Waite Park	6,568	$43,415

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Historic Clear Lake

Waseca (Clear Lake and Maplewood) between 1880 and 1899

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Waseca (Clear Lake and Maplewood) between 1880 and 1899

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