Clarkson, Texas

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Clarkson, Texas
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Coordinates: 30°59′43″N96°55′30″W / 30.99528°N 96.92500°W / 30.99528; -96.92500
Country United States
State Texas
County Milam
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 512 & 737
GNIS feature ID1379553 [1]

Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000.

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History

A post office was established at Clarkson in 1889 and remained in operation until 1906. Its population was reported as 50 in the 1940s, a figure which declined to 10 from 1990 through 2000. [2]

Geography

Clarkson is located on Farm to Market Road 1445, 9 mi (14 km) northeast of Cameron in northern Milam County. [2]

Education

In 1903, Clarkson had a one-teacher school for 43 White students and a two-teacher school for 105 black students. They joined the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1950s. [2]

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