Clarksdale

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Clarksdale

Total population

399

Median home value

$115,900

11.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,896

Clarksdale$70k

National$74k

Elevation286 m

Land area0.84 km²

Coordinates39.81°, -94.55°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Clarksdale is a city in southwest DeKalb County, Missouri, United States, located along the Little Third Fork of the Platte River. The population was 245 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

R

Raymond L. Wallace

Bigfoot researcher (1918–2002)

Mazzie Boyd

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Missouri

• Cosby
  7.7 mi away · pop. 130
• Easton
  7.9 mi away
• Osborn
  11.2 mi away
• Country Club
  14.7 mi away
• Cameron
  17.6 mi away · pop. 8,519
• Plattsburg
  18.5 mi away
• Amazonia
  18.9 mi away
• Grayson
  19.3 mi away
• Faucett
  19.7 mi away
• Rosendale
  21.3 mi away
• Edgerton
  21.9 mi away
• De Kalb
  25.2 mi away

Browse all places in Missouri →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Clarksdale

Welcome to -- a combination draft auction from three noted herds, Oakdale Farms, J.W. Miller, owner, Granger, Missouri, Tarco Farms, T.A. Reynolds, owner, Springfield, Illinois, Clarksdale Farms, John A. Wieland, owner, Springfield, Illinois

Oakdale Farms · 1942

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 225 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 226 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Everes comyntas

Seen 2026-08-21

Black-bordered Lemon Moth

Marimatha nigrofimbria

Seen 2026-08-21

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Seen 2026-08-21

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

Seen 2026-08-21

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-08-21

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

Seen 2026-08-21

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

Seen 2026-08-21

Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis grataria

Seen 2026-08-21

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Seen 2026-08-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).