Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Clarksville spent more per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar cities
Clarksville’s city government spent $319,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $844 per resident. Water and other utilities ($199,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Clarksville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,009 per resident in 2022: more than 90% of them
Clarksville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,009 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $313, and the middle half spent $137–$614. Clarksville spent more than 90% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($169,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clarksville itself left out).
About $844 per resident a year, or $2.31 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 51%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 27% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Clarksville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,009 · 2023: $844. Per resident it went from $1,009 to $844 (down 16%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 434 to 378.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $644 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clarksville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Clarksville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clarksville →
Who’s in charge in Clarksville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clarksville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on clarksvillemo.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 42 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (378).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Pike County R-III School District
Clarksville’s K–12 school district, shared with Annada, Eolia, Paynesville, Whiteside. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,191 per pupil, $8,842 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Clarksville’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarksville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pike County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%6,151 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.7%1,618 votesOthers: 0.7% (55 votes).
Most votes in Pike County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Clarksville lies in Pike County. Every 2024 race in Pike County is on the county’s page.
Pike County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Clarksville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: clarksvillemo.us ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senatorDistrict 10
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Clarksville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clarksville’s government
How much does Clarksville spend per resident?
About $844 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,009 was more than 90% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Clarksville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $644 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see clarksvillemo.us.
Who runs Clarksville’s government?
See clarksvillemo.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clarksville yet.
How did Clarksville vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarksville alone. Pike County, where 100% of Clarksville lies, voted Trump 78.6%, Harris 20.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clarksville?
9 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,509 (about $306,108 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clarksville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 and State House District 40 (Chad Perkins). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clarksville’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →