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Population (year 2000): 1,330. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,280 (-3.8% change)
Males: 636 (47.8%), Females: 694 (52.2%)
Dunklin County
Zip code:
63837
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $16,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $28,000 (year 2000)
Races in Clarkton:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
- Black (4.5%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (24.3%), Irish (7.4%),
English (2.6%), German (2.6%), French (1.2%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 282 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clarkton
- High school or higher: 49.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 12.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clarkton city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 50.5%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 11.0%
2.5% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +214 (+19.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Clarkton:
- TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
KENNETT, MO)
- PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PIGGOTT,
AR)
- PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HAYTI,
MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clarkton:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 60 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 76 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 93 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clarkton:
- CAMPBELL MUNI (about 4 miles; CAMPBELL, MO; ID: 34M)
- GIDEON MEMORIAL (about 5 miles; GIDEON, MO; ID: M85)
- MALDEN MUNI (about 11 miles; MALDEN, MO; ID: MAW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Clarkton:
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 65
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment:
8,696)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 86 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 86 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 86 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 86 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high school in Clarkton:
- CLARKTON HIGH (Students: 172; Location: HWY
162; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Clarkton:
- CLARKTON ELEM. (Students: 252; Location: HWY
162; Grades: PK - 06)
- BOOTHEEL STATE SCHOOL (Students: 20;
Location: HWY 162; Grades: KG - 12)
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