What is the population of Clare County?

The population of Clare County, MI is 30,771.

Where is Clare County located?

Clare County, MI is located at latitude 43.9878700 and longitude -84.8478400. It is in United States.

What is the area of Clare County?

The area of Clare County, MI is 1490 km².

What is the elevation of Clare County?

Clare County, MI has an elevation of 371 meters (1217 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Clare County in?

Clare County, MI is in the America/Detroit time zone.

How has the population of Clare County changed?

The population of Clare County, MI has decreased from 30,926 (2010) to 30,771 (2020), a change of -0.5%.

Clare County, Michigan

Clare County: county in Michigan, United States

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Clare County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,926 and a population density of 21 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 30,771 inhabitants. Its county seat is Harrison. The county was created 186 years ago in 1839.

Clare County locator map — Location of Clare County on Michigan map.

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Clare County at a glance

Clare County currently has 6 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Harrison

Population 2,062

Quick Facts about Clare County

Population	30,771 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Michigan (United States)
Area	1490 km²
Water as percent of area	1.9%
Land as percent of area	98.1%
Latitude & Longitude	43.9879,-84.8478
Named for	County Clare
Altitude	1,283 feet / 391 meters
Capital	Harrison
Establishment	January 01, 1840
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Local time	02:19:36 (16th April 2026)
Density	21 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-0.5% (2010-2020)
Weather	66℉ Chance Rain Showers 7-days weather

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Geography

Clare County is located at 43°59'16"N 84°50'52"W (43.9878700, -84.8478400). It has 2 neighbors: Isabella County and Roscommon County.

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The largest city of Clare County is Harrison with a population of 2,062. Other cities include, Farwell population 870 and Clare population 65. See all Clare County cities & populated places.

Clare County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Clare County.

City Name	Population	Title
Harrison	2,062	City in the U.
Lake	1,198	Township in Roscommon County, Michigan
Hatton	937	Township in Clare County, Michigan
Farwell	870	Human settlement in Clare County, Michigan, United States of America
Dover	407	Township in Otsego County, Michigan
Clare	65	Town in Michigan

Weather

66°F

Chance Rain Showers

8 mph WSW Thursday

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

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Official website of Clare County

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Clare County has 2 neighbours.

Isabella County county in Michigan, United States
Roscommon County county in Michigan, United States

Harrison

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Clare County decreased by 0.5% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	30,926	-	census
2011	31,001	0.24%	estimation process
2012	30,796	-0.67%	estimation process
2013	30,600	-0.64%	estimation process
2014	30,730	0.42%	estimation process
2015	30,616	-0.37%	estimation process
2016	30,387	-0.75%	estimation process
2017	30,565	0.58%	estimation process
2018	30,735	0.55%	estimation process
2019	30,950	0.69%	estimation process
2020	30,771	-0.58%	estimation process

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