Clearwater County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Clearwater County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 9,778 lots are mapped here, covering 563,840 acres. 1,700 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Clearwater County received $2.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 148 recipients. 318 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Finland. Crop insurance paid $3.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 9,778
- Lots mapped
- 563,840
- Acres
- 1,700
- Institutional
Land use in Clearwater County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Clearwater County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 100 Res 1 Unit | 3,073 | 65,656 |
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| 200 Agricultural | 2,366 | 219,282 |
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| 211 Rural Vacant Land | 1,029 | 47,631 |
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| 125 Srr | 934 | 30,985 |
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| 983 Co Admin-TaxForf | 558 | 110,708 |
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| 300 Commercial | 295 | 701 |
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| 982 State Admin-DNR | 278 | 39,196 |
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| 140 Res V Land | 182 | 186 |
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| 942 Indian Resrv | 174 | 13,450 |
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| 958 Muni Srvc Other | 112 | 709 |
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| 956 Muni Srvc Ent | 96 | 327 |
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| 941 ForestParkRefuge | 51 | 21,537 |
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Largest landowners in Clearwater County
Largest landowners by acreage in Clearwater County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| County Memorial Forest | 304 | 93,976 |
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| Itasca State Park State of Mn | 3 | 20,735 |
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| State Tax Land | 218 | 17,801 |
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| State of Minnesota & Comm of Nat Res Bur of Land | 57 | 8,776 |
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| Clearwater Rice Inc | 32 | 5,467 |
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| State of Minn Dnr-Hunting Grnd & Attn: Tax Specialist | 33 | 3,130 |
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| Gonvick Cattle Company Llc | 6 | 2,080 |
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| Arnold Land Holdings Llc | 9 | 1,762 |
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| Del Lynn Farms | 5 | 1,759 |
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| State of Minnesota Dnr & Department of Conservation | 34 | 1,568 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Minnesota
Federal farm payments in Clearwater County
- $2.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 148
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Clearwater County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $439K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $136K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $101K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $27K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $16K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Clearwater County
- 318
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Clearwater County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Finland | 160 |
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| El Salvador | 158 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Clearwater County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| BLANDIN PAPER CO. (FINLAND) | 160 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Clearwater County
- 250
- Policies
- 89,973
- Insured acres
- $3.4M
- Claims paid
- 1.00
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Clearwater County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.1M |
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| All Other Crops | $824K |
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| Corn | $504K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $346K |
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| Dry Beans | $234K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 445
- CRP acres, 2025
- 15
- Substations
- 115 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Clearwater County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.