Clarissa Minnesota Map

About Clarissa, Minnesota

Clarissa is a locality in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 661. The population density is 251.4 people per km². Clarissa is located at 46.1302°N, 94.9486°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarissa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56440.

Clarissa occupies a quiet expanse of Todd County where the earth settles into a tapestry of fertile fields and persistent, sturdy timber. It lies 26.6 miles northeast of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 50°T), and is situated 11.5 miles north-northwest of Long Prairie. Eagle Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape here, its waters moving with a steady, unadorned purpose as they wind past the edges of the settlement. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy suggestion of the Ripley Esker, a reminder of the ancient glacial forces that once contoured this soil. Horseshoe Lake sits five miles away, a gathering of cool, still water that reflects the wide, pale sky, while the Long Prairie River State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary six miles out, where the brush grows thick and the light at dusk turns a bruised, singular violet.

Clarissa maintains an economy rooted in the patient toil of agriculture, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning seasons and the demanding cycle of the harvest. The town remains a testament to the settlers who cleared the brush and broke the heavy soil, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that persists in the quiet industry of the main street. Farmers move with a measured gait, their lives shaped by the deep, biting cold of the winters that define the northern plains, forcing a communal reliance that keeps the spirit of the place intact. Even as modern machinery hums through the surrounding fields, the character of Clarissa stays tied to the land, an enduring settlement where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the calloused hands and the persistent, quiet grace of those who call this geography home.

About This Clarissa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarissa, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.130241, -94.948636. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clarissa includes the ZIP code (56440), telephone area code (320), county seat of Todd County (Long Prairie), and school district assignment (Browerville Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.