Clearwater, Minnesota

Clearwater
City
Location of the city of Clearwater within Wright County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°24′37″N 94°02′41″W / 45.41028°N 94.04472°W / 45.41028; -94.04472
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Wright, Stearns
Area [1]
• Total	1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2)
• Land	1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,001 ft (305 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,922
• Density	1,227.33/sq mi (473.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55320
Area code	320
FIPS code	27-11800[3]
GNIS feature ID	2393554[2]
Website	www.clearwatercity.com

Clearwater is a city in Stearns and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 1,922 at the 2020 census.^[4] Most of the city lies within Wright County.

The Wright County portion of Clearwater is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion in Stearns County is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city is situated between the Mississippi and Clearwater Rivers. Interstate 94 and Minnesota State Highway 24 are its two main thoroughfares.

Clearwater is 12 miles south of St. Cloud, 16 miles northwest of Monticello, and 25 miles northwest of Buffalo.