Clara City
| Clara City | |
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Chippewa County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 57 ′ N , 95 ° 22 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,360 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 301.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.51 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 322 m |
| Postal code : | 56222 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-11548 |
| GNIS ID : | 641238 |
| Website : | www.claracity.org |
| Mayor : | Mike Thein |
Clara City is a small town (with the status " City ") in Chippewa County of middle-Southwest US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 Clara City had 1,360 inhabitants.
geography
Clara City lies at 44 ° 57'18 "north latitude and 95 ° 21'59" west longitude and extends over 4.51 km².
Neighboring towns to Clara City are Raymond (12.4 km northeast), Prinsburg (15.2 km east), Sacred Heart (20.9 km south) and Maynard (10.3 km southwest).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (182 km east), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (211 km in the same direction), Rochester (330 km southeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (220 km southwest) and Fargo , North Dakota (277 km north-northwest).
traffic
In Clara City, Minnesota State Route 7, which runs west to east, intersects Minnesota State Route 23, which runs northeast to southwest . All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs parallel to the MN 23 .
The Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport is located 30 km west. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (181 km east).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 465 | - | |
| 1910 | 587 | 26.2% | |
| 1920 | 750 | 27.8% | |
| 1930 | 730 | -2.7% | |
| 1940 | 845 | 15.8% | |
| 1950 | 1106 | 30.9% | |
| 1960 | 1358 | 22.8% | |
| 1970 | 1491 | 9.8% | |
| 1980 | 1574 | 5.6% | |
| 1990 | 1307 | -17% | |
| 2000 | 1393 | 6.6% | |
| 2010 | 1360 | -2.4% | |
| 1900-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Clara City had 1,360 people in 584 households. The population density was 301.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 584 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.9 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 1.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 50.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 26.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,704 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,228. 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 11, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 11, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 11, 2013