Clarkfield, Minnesota
| Clarkfield, Minnesota | |
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Aerial view of Clarkfield from the southwest
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 Location of Clarkfield within Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°47′28″N 95°48′12″W / 44.79111°N 95.80333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Yellow Medicine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeff Lobdell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Land | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 863 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 839 |
| • Density | 791.7/sq mi (305.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| ZIP code | 56223 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-11656 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0641251 |
| Website | www.clarkfield.org |
Clarkfield is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States, surrounded by Friendship Township. The population was 863 at the 2010 census.
Clarkfield was platted in 1884, and named for one Mr. Clark, a railroad agent. A post office has been in operation at Clarkfield since 1884. Clarkfield was incorporated in 1887.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2), all of it land.
U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota State Highway 67 are two of the main routes in the city.
The mayor of Clarkfield is Jeff Lobdell. The city council includes Paul Anspach, Scott Vold, Emily Bruflat, and Sue Fritz.
As of the census of 2010, there were 863 people, 372 households, and 209 families residing in the city. The population density was 791.7 inhabitants per square mile (305.7/km2). There were 424 housing units at an average density of 389.0 per square mile (150.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 3.0% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population.
There were 372 households of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.8% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.89.
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