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Welcome to Clearbrook ...

The city of Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clearbrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clearbrook has a population of 523 people<2> (see below for details).

Clearbrook is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clearbrook lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Clearbrook: 218

The ZIP code for Clearbrook: 56634<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clearbrook had an population of 523 people. This is an increase of 0.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clearbrook had a population of 518 people (or 5.95% of the total population of Clearwater County). This makes Clearbrook the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 518 people, the population of Clearbrook decreased 5.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 551 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clearbrook.

Communities Also Named Clearbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Clearbrook - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clearbrook.

Communities near Clearbrook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clearbrook.

  • Fosston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bagley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <5>
  • Gonvick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shevlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Solway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lengby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Gully
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Trail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Leonard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Debs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Debs is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clearbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clearbrook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clearbrook. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clearbrook.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearbrook. See our Newspapers Page for Clearbrook.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clearbrook ...

Looking for more information about Clearbrook? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clearbrook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clearbrook.

Adding Clearbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clearbrook in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Clearbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clearbrook post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clearbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Clearwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clearbrook.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clearbrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Clearbrook). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clearbrook or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/