Clare

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Clare

Total population

3,324

Founded

1870

Elevation255 m

Land area9.06 km²

Weather52°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates43.83°, -84.76°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Clare is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located near the center of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the city is located mostly in Clare County, while a small portion extends south into Isabella County. The city had a population of 3,254 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Clare, MI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Rex DeVogt

Major League Baseball player (1888–1935)

Wayne Terwilliger

American baseball player and coach (1925–2021)

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Rudolph Schaeffer

J

Jason Wentworth

American politician

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Glenn Douglas Packard

Multimedia artist

R

Robert L. Jackson

American pediatrician and diabetologist

E

Eugene L. Dersnah

American sports coach and educator (1888–1938)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Michigan

• Farwell
  5.3 mi away
• Loomis
  5.9 mi away
• Coleman
  9.9 mi away
• Harrison
  13.1 mi away
• Beal City
  13.2 mi away
• Beaverton
  14.2 mi away
• Gladwin
  17.5 mi away
• Lake Isabella
  17.5 mi away
• Barryton
  19.8 mi away
• Evart
  25.8 mi away
• Marion
  26.7 mi away
• Alma
  31.3 mi away

Browse all places in Michigan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Clare

Soil survey of Clare County, Michigan

Paul G. Corder · 1979

Economic profile of Clare County

Michigan. Business Information · 1986

Clare County special

Northeastern Michigan Development Bureau · 1916

Michigan's Timber Battleground

Forrest B. Meek · 1976

Quiet Guilt The State Of Michigan V Starr

Clare Adkin · 2010

Quiet Guilt

Clare Adkin · 2010

Clare

Robert Knapp · 2012

Atlas and Plat Book of Clare County. Michigan

Kenyon Company (Des Moines, Iowa) · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• KALKASKA-RX 61150021 Fletcher Unit 2 Prescribed Fire, Kalkaska, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-05-28 · 49 mi
• Barren Plains Units 1 & 3 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-19 · 52 mi
• Baldwin Fuels 6 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-23 · 57 mi
• Peacock 545 and 159 RX Prescribed Fire, Lake, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-20 · 58 mi
• Tyndall 469 & 143 RX Prescribed Fire, Mason, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-26 · 67 mi
• River Road 16 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-19 · 71 mi
• Wells Rd Unit 1 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-22 · 76 mi
• Peterson Road RX Prescribed Fire, Benzie, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-05-11 · 90 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Clare, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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