Clearwater County, Minnesota

Clearwater County
Clearwater County Building and Courthouse in Bagley, Minnesota.
Clearwater County Building and Courthouse in Bagley, Minnesota.
Map of Minnesota highlighting Clearwater County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°34′N 95°23′W / 47.57°N 95.38°W / 47.57; -95.38
Country United States
State Minnesota
FoundedDecember 20, 1902[1]
Named forClearwater Lake
Clearwater River[2]
SeatBagley
Largest cityBagley
Area
 • Total1,030 sq mi (2,700 km2)
 • Land999 sq mi (2,590 km2)
 • Water31 sq mi (80 km2)  3.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,524
 • Estimate 
(2023)
8,644 Increase
 • Density8.5/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.co.clearwater.mn.us

Clearwater County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,524.[3] Its county seat is Bagley.[4]

Clearwater County is home to Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River. Parts of the Red Lake and White Earth Indian reservations extend into the county.

  1. ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 121.
  3. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.