Clear Lake

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Clear Lake

Total population

579

Median home value

$281,300

19.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$105,625

Clear Lake$106k

National$74k

Elevation303 m

Land area2.8 km²

Weather62°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates45.45°, -94.00°

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

Clear Lake is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 641 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

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

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Clear Lake, MN from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Fairhaven
  13.1 mi away
• Annandale
  14.3 mi away
• Maple Lake
  14.9 mi away · pop. 2,042
• Rockville
  15.4 mi away
• Kimball
  17.2 mi away
• Ronneby
  17.7 mi away
• Buffalo
  19.8 mi away
• Gilman
  20 mi away
• Cold Spring
  20.7 mi away · pop. 4,249
• Otsego
  22.4 mi away
• Elk River
  22.6 mi away · pop. 25,835
• Foreston
  23.9 mi away

Browse all places in Minnesota →

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 Clear Lake

Clear Lake quadrangle, Minnesota, 1991

United States Geological Survey · 1995

[Memorial of National Institution for promotion of science, Washington, D.C.]

United States. Dept. of the Interior. · 1858

Grounded authority

Shiri Pasternak · 2017

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

Herb Brooks

Gilbert, John · 2008

Charting new waters

Annette Blaugrund · 2013

Uncommon people

David Hepworth · 2017

Dying in Indian country

Beth Ward · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Dainty Sulphur

Nathalis iole

Seen 2026-09-22

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

Seen 2026-09-22

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-22

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Seen 2026-09-22

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-22

pinkweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Seen 2026-09-22

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Seen 2026-09-21

Triangle-backed Pelochrista Moth

Pelochrista dorsisignatana

Seen 2026-09-20

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).