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GEOGRAPHY

Clear Lake is located at (45.250315, -92.271909).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 6.9 Km&2 (2.7 Mi&2 ). 6.9 km&2 (2.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it (0.75%) is water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,051 people, 453 households, and 261 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 153.1/km&2 (397.1/mi&2). There were 478 housing units at an average density of 69.6/km&2 (180.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.91% White , 0.57% Native American , 0.19% Asian , 0.57% from Other Races , and 0.76% from two or more races. 3.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 453 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were Married Couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,269, and the median income for a family was $44,219. Males had a median income of $31,313 versus $22,917 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $16,564. About 4.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.


FAMOUS PEOPLE

Burleigh Grimes - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher & manager (1916-1935)

Gaylord A. Nelson - Former Wisconsin and United States Senator, Founder of Earth Day


TRIVIA


  • Clear Lake houses 18 different churches, spanning eight different demoninations.

  • Clear Lake is home to a 5-time state champion and 2-time global champion Destination ImagiNation team.

  • Only in Track & Field and Wrestling has Clear Lake High School posted a state athletic champion.

  • The Clear Lake All Veteran's Memorial, located in the Clear Lake Cemetery, commemorates 1,700 local veterans on seven granite monuments.



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