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Clearwater County, Minnesota

Clearwater County, Minnesota, has 8,647 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Bagley. It uses Central Time and covers 999 sq mi (2,587 km²) of land.

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Clearwater County in Minnesota
Beltrami CountyMahnomen CountyPolk CountyBagleyClearbrookRice LakeGonvick
Clearwater County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
8,647
Land area
999 sq mi (2,587 km²)
County seat or government
Bagley
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$64,475 ± $2,563
Median home value
$192,100 ± $7,893
Median rent, with utilities
$742 ± $81
Homes lived in by their owners
80.1% ± 2.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Bemidji, MN micro area, Detroit Lakes, MN micro area, and Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area
Water area
31.1 sq mi (80.6 km²)
State
Minnesota
County code (FIPS)
27029
Coordinates (central point)
47.575873, -95.371117
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Clearwater County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 5647011,186 people
  2. 566214,336 people
  3. 566712,961 people
  4. 565572,758 people
  5. 566341,801 people
  6. 566761,780 people
  7. 565891,760 people
  8. 566781,730 people
  9. 56644830 people
  10. 56652437 people
  11. 56646266 people

11 ZIP Code areas overlap Clearwater County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Clearwater County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Clearwater County, largest first

  1. Copley Township825 people
  2. Pine Lake Township598 people
  3. Dudley Township519 people
  4. Nora Township457 people
  5. Eddy Township418 people
  6. Shevlin Township416 people
  7. Popple Township407 people
  8. La Prairie Township364 people
  9. Leon Township341 people
  10. Falk Township310 people
  11. Holst Township271 people
  12. Minerva Township238 people
All 22
  1. Moose Creek Township235 people
  2. Itasca Township208 people
  3. Rice Township165 people
  4. Winsor Township134 people
  5. Bear Creek Township111 people
  6. Greenwood Township104 people
  7. Sinclair Township95 people
  8. Clover Township56 people
  9. Long Lost Lake Township47 people
  10. Hangaard Township0 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Minnesota, by county

School districts in Clearwater County, largest first

  1. Bagley Public School District5,786 people
  2. Red Lake Public School District5,433 people
  3. Clearbrook-Gonvick School District2,829 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Clearwater County, largest first

  1. White Earth Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land9,456 people
  2. Red Lake Reservation5,433 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Bagley, Minnesota (city)1,248 people
  2. Clearbrook, Minnesota (city)584 people
  3. Rice Lake, Minnesota (CDP)244 people
  4. Gonvick, Minnesota (city)221 people
  5. Shevlin, Minnesota (city)148 people
  6. Elbow Lake, Minnesota (CDP)76 people
  7. Ebro, Minnesota (CDP)75 people
  8. Roy Lake, Minnesota (CDP)61 people
  9. South End, Minnesota (CDP)38 people
  10. Leonard, Minnesota (city)12 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Mahnomen County, Minnesota27 mi southwest
  2. Beltrami County, Minnesota27 mi northeast
  3. Hubbard County, Minnesota40 mi southeast
  4. Pennington County, Minnesota46 mi northwest
  5. Becker County, Minnesota47 mi south
  6. Polk County, Minnesota50 mi west

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.