Clarksville, Missouri facts for kids
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Clarksville, Missouri
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Clarksville, Missouri in June 2018
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Location of Clarksville, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Pike |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 372 |
| • Density | 640.28/sq mi (247.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
63336
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| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-14194 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393545 |
| Website | http://www.clarksvillemo.us/ |
Clarksville is a city in Calumet Township, Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census.
History
Clarksville was platted in 1819. The city was named for William Clark, governor of the territory at that time.
The Clarksville Historic District, Clifford-Wyrick House, Lock and Dam No. 24 Historic District, Northern Methodist Episcopal Church of Clarksville, and Turner-Pharr House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Clarksville celebrated its bicentennial in 2017.
Geography
Clarksville is located adjacent to the Mississippi River and is on State Route 79 about nine miles southeast of Louisiana, Missouri. Clarksville Island is in the Mississippi east of the Missouri-Illinois state line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.82 square miles (2.12 km2), of which 0.46 square miles (1.19 km2) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) is water.
| Climate data for Clarksville, Missouri (Lock and Dam No. 24) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1992–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
78 (26) |
83 (28) |
91 (33) |
99 (37) |
105 (41) |
112 (44) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
93 (34) |
84 (29) |
74 (23) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.5 (2.5) |
41.4 (5.2) |
52.3 (11.3) |
65.0 (18.3) |
74.4 (23.6) |
83.5 (28.6) |
87.3 (30.7) |
85.8 (29.9) |
79.3 (26.3) |
67.1 (19.5) |
53.0 (11.7) |
41.1 (5.1) |
63.9 (17.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.1 (−2.2) |
32.4 (0.2) |
42.7 (5.9) |
54.4 (12.4) |
64.4 (18.0) |
73.9 (23.3) |
77.9 (25.5) |
76.2 (24.6) |
68.8 (20.4) |
56.7 (13.7) |
43.8 (6.6) |
33.1 (0.6) |
54.4 (12.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.7 (−6.8) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
33.0 (0.6) |
43.8 (6.6) |
54.4 (12.4) |
64.2 (17.9) |
68.4 (20.2) |
66.7 (19.3) |
58.2 (14.6) |
46.3 (7.9) |
34.6 (1.4) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
44.8 (7.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−15 (−26) |
−3 (−19) |
22 (−6) |
29 (−2) |
42 (6) |
43 (6) |
44 (7) |
34 (1) |
25 (−4) |
6 (−14) |
−3 (−19) |
−20 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.05 (52) |
1.73 (44) |
3.01 (76) |
4.02 (102) |
4.60 (117) |
4.44 (113) |
3.91 (99) |
3.53 (90) |
3.21 (82) |
2.91 (74) |
3.00 (76) |
2.06 (52) |
38.47 (977) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.5 (11) |
3.2 (8.1) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
2.3 (5.8) |
11.6 (29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.0 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 110.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 300 | — | |
| 1860 | 573 | 91.0% | |
| 1870 | 1,152 | 101.0% | |
| 1880 | 1,493 | 29.6% | |
| 1890 | 1,186 | −20.6% | |
| 1900 | 843 | −28.9% | |
| 1910 | 918 | 8.9% | |
| 1920 | 729 | −20.6% | |
| 1930 | 739 | 1.4% | |
| 1940 | 879 | 18.9% | |
| 1950 | 702 | −20.1% | |
| 1960 | 638 | −9.1% | |
| 1970 | 668 | 4.7% | |
| 1980 | 585 | −12.4% | |
| 1990 | 480 | −17.9% | |
| 2000 | 490 | 2.1% | |
| 2010 | 442 | −9.8% | |
| 2020 | 372 | −15.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 442 people, 210 households, and 109 families residing in the city. The population density was 960.9 inhabitants per square mile (371.0/km2). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 589.1 per square mile (227.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.4% White, 7.2% African American, 2.0% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.
There were 210 households, of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.1% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.83.
The median age in the city was 45.8 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.7% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 21% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.
Education
Pike County R-III School District operates two schools at Clarksville: Clopton Elementary School and Clopton High School.
The town has a lending library, the Clarksville Public Library.
Tourism
Clarksville has an Eagle Days weekend when eagle watching, bird education, and other activities take place. The event is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation, the city of Clarksville and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A skylift was a popular tourist attraction from the early 1960s to the early 1990s. The lookout point, offering a view of 800 square miles, is the highest on the Mississippi River. There were plans to reopen it in the early 2000s, but the project has faced challenge from the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma as the skylift is on an ancient Native American burial mound.
See also
In Spanish: Clarksville (Misuri) para niños
