Clearwater County, Minnesota

Clearwater County
Clearwater County
County
	Clearwater County Building and Courthouse in Bagley, Minnesota.
	Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
	Minnesota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 47°34′N 95°23′W / 47.57°N 95.38°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	December 20, 1902
Named for	Clearwater Lake; Clearwater River
Seat	Bagley
Largest city	Bagley
Area
• Total	1,030 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Land	999 sq mi (2,590 km2)
• Water	31 sq mi (80 km2) 3.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	8,524
• Estimate (2023)	8,644
• Density	8.5/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.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.

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