Clarksville, Arkansas Clarksville, Arkansas Old Train Station in Clarksville Location in Johnson County and the state of Arkansas Location in Johnson County and the state of Arkansas State Arkansas Clarksville is a town/city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States.
The town/city is the governmental center of county of Johnson County. Clarksville is nestled between the Arkansas River and the foot hills of the Ozark Mountains and Interstate 40 and US Hwy 64 intersect inside the town/city limits.
Clarksville is positioned at 35 27 50 N 93 28 38 W (35.464006, -93.477089). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 18.8 square miles (49 km2), of which 18.0 square miles (47 km2) is territory and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (4.10%) is water.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,548, and the median income for a family was $30,758.
About 16.2% of families and 20.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
Clarksville is home to the University of the Ozarks, a private, liberal arts based college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Clarksville Schools is the city's enhance school district.
In 2011 Clarksville became the first school precinct in the state of Arkansas to copy every student in the 7th through 12th grades their own take home laptop computer.
The Clarksville School District has a graduation rate of over 92%.
Clarksville is home to the Johnson County Peach Festival.
Activities and affairs include Barbershop chorus, gospel music, good ol' home cookin, handmade arts and crafts, street dance, frog jumping contest, terrapin derby, greased pig chase, a 4-mile run, parade, jam and jelly bake-off and of course peach and peach cobbler eating contests.
It all concludes with the crowning of Queen Elberta, Miss Arkansas Valley and Miss Teen Arkansas Valley pageants.
The Oark General Store is positioned 22 miles north of Clarksville in the improve of Oark.
Clarksville was the place of birth of famous Old West outlaw Bill Doolin.
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Clarksville was hit by an EF4 tornado on May 25, 2011.
There were 3 fatalities in non-urban Johnson County amid this storm which encompassed two tornadoes.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Clarksville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
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