Welcome to Clarkson ...

The city of Clarkson is located in Colfax County<1>.

The location of Clarkson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarkson has a population of 632 people<3> (see below for details).

Clarkson is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Clarkson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Clarkson: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarkson had an population of 632 people. This is a decrease of 3.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarkson had a population of 658 people (which is 6.24% of the total population of Colfax County). This makes Clarkson the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Clarkson represents 0.04% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 164th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 658 people, the population of Clarkson decreased 3.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 685 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarkson.

Communities Also Named Clarkson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Clarkson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarkson.

Communities near Clarkson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarkson.

• Schuyler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
  • Schuyler is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <6>
• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
• Stanton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <6>
• Humphrey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Humphrey is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <6>
• Dodge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dodge is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <6>
• Howells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Howells is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <6>
• Leigh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh
  • Leigh is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leigh <6>
• Pilger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger
  • Pilger is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilger <6>
• Snyder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <6>
• Creston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarkson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarkson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkson. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarkson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkson ...

Looking for more information about Clarkson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarkson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkson.

Adding Clarkson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarkson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clarkson post office opened in 1882.

We also found Clarkson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarkson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Colfax County: www.colfaxcounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/