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Welcome to Clare County ...

Time Zone: Clare County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Harrison is the Seat for Clare County.

Clare County was founded ?. Clare was created by taking area from Isabella, Midland and Mecosta Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clare had a population of 30,950 people. This is a decrease of 0.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,006 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clare represented 0.31% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Clare County:

  • Clare
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
    • Clare is located in Clare County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <2>
  • Farwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.