Clarksville, Texas

Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Red River County, Texas, United States, in the northernmost part of the Piney Woods region of East Texas. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 2,857.

History

Clarksville was established by James Clark, who moved to the area in 1833 and laid out a town site. When Red River County was organized in 1835, Clarksville was chosen as the county seat, beating out the community of La Grange (later named Madras). Isaac Smathers built one of the first houses, which was later owned by Charles DeMorse.

Geography

Located northwest of Texarkana near the center of the county, it is at the junctions of U.S. Highway 82, State Highway 37, and Farm roads 114, 412, 909, 910, and 1159.

There were 1,225 households in Clarksville, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.4% were married-couple households, 23.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 42.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

! Race !! Percent !! Number

| White || 40.1% || 1,147

| Black or African American || 46.0% || 1,313

| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.8% || 22

| Asian || 0.8% || 23

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0% || 0

| Some other race || 6.9% || 198

| Two or more races || 5.4% || 154

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 10.5% || 299

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, In its October 2024 update to the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, the Federal Aviation Administration categorized it as a general aviation facility, its basic classification for minor airports without scheduled airline service, and reported that 18 aircraft were based at the airport. The facility covers an area of and has one runway, designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 50 feet (914 x 15 m). <!-- FAA statistics for the 12-month period ending November 28, 2024, do not list an annual number of aircraft operations.

Notable landmarks

Image:Andrew Thompson House Clarksville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Andrew Thompson House

Image:Downtown Clarksville 1 Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Buildings in Clarksville town square

Image:Red River County Jail 2 Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Old Red River County Jail

Image:First National Bank Clarksville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|First National Bank building

Image:Lennox House Clarksville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Lennox House

Image:Downtown Clarksville 9 Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Buildings in Clarksville town square

Image:Smathers-Demorse House Clarksville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Smathers-Demorse House

Image:United States Post Office Clarksville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|United States Post Office

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Notable people

John B. Denton was a preacher who lived here and after whom Denton County and the City of Denton are named.
Stacey Dillard formerly played defensive lineman in the National Football League.
Euell Gibbons was an author of cookbooks and foraging guides, proponent of natural diets, and television personality popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
William Humphrey was the author of National Book Award nominee Home from the Hill, which was made into a movie shot on location in and around Clarksville in the late 1950s.
Tommie Smith, set the world and Olympic records with a time of 19.83 seconds and became the 200-meter Olympic champion at the 1968 Summer Olympics, which were held in Mexico
J. D. Tippit, a Dallas police officer, was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald about 45 minutes after Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy
Gary VanDeaver, is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 1 and the former superintendent of the New Boston Independent School District in New Boston, Texas. He was reared in Clarksville and graduated in 1977 from Clarksville High School
John Williams, is the author of Stoner and National Book Award co-winner Augustus

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Clarksville has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.