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About Clarkson
City in Kentucky, United StatesClarkson is a home rule-class city in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 933 at the 2020 census, up from 875 at the 2010 census, Once called "Grayson Springs Depot" after a nearby resort, the name was changed in 1882 to honor the resort's owner, Manoah Clarkson. Clarkson is known for its Honeyfest and is home to The Walter T. Kelley Company, a manufacturer of beekeeping equipment.
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The typical Clarkson home is worth about $160,000, down 16.3% in a year, 31% below the Kentucky typical home.
Safety in Clarkson
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Clarkson has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
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The public schools Clarkson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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