City of Clarissa
—  City  —
Location of Clarissa, Minnesota
Location of Clarissa, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°07′49″N 94°56′55″W / 46.13028°N 94.94861°W / 46.13028; -94.94861
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Todd
Government
• Mayor	Nathan McLaughlin
Area
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,322 ft (403 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	681
• Density	681.0/sq mi (261.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56440
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-11602[2]
GNIS feature ID	0641242[3]

Clarissa is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 681 at the 2010 census.^[1]

  Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all of it land.

  Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 609 people, 256 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population density was 617.0 people per square mile (237.5/km²). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 295.9 per square mile (113.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.03% White, 0.16% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 256 households out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 37.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 76.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,125, and the median income for a family was $38,553. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,913. About 3.6% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

  References

Municipalities and communities of Todd County, Minnesota, United States County seat: Long Prairie Cities Bertha Browerville Burtrum Clarissa Eagle Bend Grey Eagle Hewitt Long Prairie Osakis‡ Staples‡ Swanville‡ West Union Townships Bartlett Bertha Birchdale Bruce Burleene Burnhamville Eagle Valley Fawn Lake Germania Gordon Grey Eagle Hartford Iona Kandota Leslie Little Elk Little Sauk Long Prairie Moran Reynolds Round Prairie Staples Stowe Prairie Turtle Creek Villard Ward West Union Wykeham Ghost town Philbrook Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 46°07′49″N 94°56′55″W / 46.13028°N 94.94861°W / 46.13028; -94.94861