Clarks Grove is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.
[4] Clarks Grove was laid out in 1890, about ten years before the railroad was extended to that point.
[5] It was incorporated as a village on February 27, 1920, and had a station of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, sometimes listed as James.
[8] Clarks Grove is along Interstate 35, State Highway 251 (MN 251), and County Roads 31 and 45.
As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 706 people, 295 households, and 197 families living in the city.
28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.