Clear Lake, Iowa

Clear Lake, Iowa Historic Downtown Clear Lake Historic Downtown Clear Lake Location of Clear Lake, Iowa Location of Clear Lake, Iowa Clear Lake is a town/city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

The town/city is titled for the large lake on which it is located.

Clear Lake is also a primary stop on Interstate 35 with many restaurants, hotels and truck stops.

The region around the lake that would later be called Clear Lake was a summer home to the Dakota and Winnebago American Indians.

During a territory survey of northern Iowa done in 1832 by Nathan Boone, the son of the famous explorer, Daniel Boone, a map was made showing the lake and other bodies of water in the area. In 1851, Joseph Hewitt and James Dickirson brought their families to camp on the east side of Clear Lake, soon building a cabin, and began a friendship with the Winnebago natives.

By the year 1855, the first Clear Lake school was assembled and the first steam saw mill.

By 1870, the town had 775 inhabitants and by 1871 the streets were graded and sidewalks were made of raised boards, a sure sign of grow new city. The town/city of Clear Lake was incorporated on May 26, 1871. The first bandstand assembled in Clear Lake was in 1877 at the City Park.

In the early hours of February 3, 1959, a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, who had been performing at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, took off from the small-town runway in close-by Mason City, on its way to the next show in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Clear Lake also replaced street signs officially changing 2nd Place North to Buddy Holly Place with respect to the late singer. Clear Lake is positioned at 43 8 11 N 93 22 48 W (43.136479, 93.379927). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.44 square miles (34.81 km2), of which, 10.80 square miles (27.97 km2) is territory and 2.64 square miles (6.84 km2) is water. Clear Lake, Iowa has a hot/warm summer humid continental climate (Dfa).

Climate data for Clear Lake, Iowa Clear Lake is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.

There were 3,507 homeholds of which 25.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.5% were non-families.

The median age in the town/city was 46.3 years.

20.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.99% White, 0.27% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other competitions, and 0.88% from two or more competitions.

There were 3,461 homeholds out of which 28.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families.

Age spread: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.

About 5.0% of families and 7.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Clear Lake Fire Museum, 2013 Lady of the Lake- The stern wheeler ferry boat takes passengers on a scenic cruise around Clear Lake.

The Lady of the Lake has an enclosed lower level and an open upper level. Clear Lake Fire Museum- Designed to resemble an early fire station, this exhibition's highlights include a 1924 Ahrens-Fox pumper truck, the city's 1883 hand-pulled hose cart, and the initial fire bell used by the department.

Also there is a memorial dedicated to honor all the firefighters who have served Clear Lake. Clear Lake Arts Center- This non-profit organization, the Arts Center displays small-town and county-wide artists' work along with a revenue gallery and art classes open to the public. PM Park, Clear Lake, Iowa- Site of The Patriarch Militants camp established in 1914, turned into a historical eating and lodging venue.

The Mirror Reporter is a journal serving the Clear Lake area, presented weekly.

Downtown Clear Lake Rowhouses Clear Lake School District has five schools Clear Creek Elementary: Pre-K to 5th grades.

Clear Lake Middle School: 6th to 8th grades.

Clear Lake High School: 9th to 12th grades.

Clear Lake Christian Church Clearlakefree.org, Clear Lake Evangelical Free Church Clear Lake Regular Baptist Church Clear Lake United Methodist Max Mc - Graw (1883 1964), entrepreneur who established Mc - Graw-Edison and Centel, born in Clear Lake. Robert Allan Phillips, (1906 1976) raised in Clear Lake MD, philologist, researcher, advanced IV treatment for Cholera, Received Lasker Award 1966 United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Clear Lake Historical Society".

"Iowa Data Center" (PDF).

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"City Data website".

"Monthly Averages for Clear Lake, Iowa".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

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