Clarksdale is a city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Clarksdale had a population of 14,903. It is located along the Sunflower River and named after John Clark, a settler who founded the city in the mid-19th century when he established a timber mill and business. Clarksdale is in the Mississippi Delta region and is an agricultural and trading center. Many African American musicians developed the blues here and took this original American music with them to Chicago and other northern cities during the Great Migration.
Southeast
Clarksdale
Coahoma County, MS
Population
14,769
Walk Score
65 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$745
Median home value
$84,700
Founded
1848
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Clarksdale Historic District · listed 2009
Notable landmarks
- Alcazar Hotel, New · listed 1994
- Barner Site (22CO542) · listed 1984
- Bobo Senior High School Building · listed 2008
- Carson Mounds · listed 1979
- Clark, John, House · listed 2003
- Davis, Rufus, Site · listed 1978
- Myrtle Hall Branch Library for Negroes · listed 2018
- Oliver Site · listed 1974
- Prairie Plantation House · listed 1994
- Woolworth Building · listed 2009
- WROX Building · listed 2002
- Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Passenger Depot · listed 1995
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