| Official Name: | Clarks Grove |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Freeborn |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.55 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 694 |
| Population Density Km2: | 447.41 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1158.60 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1303 |
| Coordinates: | 43.7617°N -93.3286°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56016 |
| Area Code: | 507 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-11674[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2393539 |
Clarks Grove is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 706 at the 2010 census.[3]
Clarks Grove was laid out in 1890, about ten years before the railroad was extended to that point.[4] It was incorporated as a village on February 27, 1920, and had a station of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, sometimes listed as James. Its post office began in 1857 with Clark as postmaster.
Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery, founded in 1890 by Danish American farmers, was one of the first successful cooperative creameries in the state.[5]
In March 2017, buildings in the community were damaged by a tornado.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.59sqmi, of which 0.55sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi is water.[7] Clarks Grove is along Interstate 35, State Highway 251 (MN 251), and County Roads 31 and 45.
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 706 people, 295 households, and 197 families living in the city. The population density was 1283.6PD/sqmi. There were 312 housing units at an average density of 567.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.
There were 295 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the city was 38.1 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 734 people, 283 households, and 206 families living in the city. The population density was 1717.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 296 housing units at an average density of 692.6sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.