Clarks Grove, Minnesota

Clarks Grove, Minnesota
City
Location of Clarks Grove, Minnesota
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Freeborn
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,312 ft (400 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	706
• Density	1,717.4/sq mi (663.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56016
Area code	507
FIPS code	27-11674Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0641253Template:GR

Clarks Grove is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 706 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

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Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 734 people, 283 households, and 206 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,717.4 people per square mile (659.1/km²). There were 296 housing units at an average density of 692.6 per square mile (265.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.50% White, 0.27% Asian, 0.95% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.31% of the population.

There were 283 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,179, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,491. About 3.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.