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Clear Lake is a city that is located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.0 square miles (33.7 km²), of which, 10.4 square miles (27.0 km²) of it is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it (19.95%) is water.

Population Factor

According to the Census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 8,161 people, 3,461 households and 2,239 families residing in the city. The population density was 782.4 people per square mile (302.1/km²). There were 4,156 housing units at an average density of 398.4/sq mi (153.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.99% White, 0.27% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.86% of the population.

There were 3,461 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.3% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64 and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.”

Famous Places

• Surf Ballroom

• Lady of the Lake

• Clear Lake Fire Museum

• Guardian Angel Roadside Chapel

• Fort Custer Mazeon, the Arts Center

• PM Park, Clear Lake, Iowa