Clarkfield is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States, surrounded by Friendship Township. The population was 863 at the 2010 census.HistoryClarkfield was platted in 1884, and named for one Mr. Clark, a railroad agent. A post office has been in operation at Clarkfield since 1884. Clarkfield was incorporated in 1887.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.09sqmi, all of it land.U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota State Highway 67 are two of the main routes in the city.GovernmentThe mayor of Clarkfield is Jeff Lobdell. The city council includes Paul Anspach, Scott Vold, Emily Bruflat, and Sue Fritz.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 863 people, 372 households, and 209 families residing in the city. The population density was 791.7PD/sqmi. There were 424 housing units at an average density of 389.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 3.0% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population.
