Clarksville, Maryland

Clarksville is named after William Clark, a farmer. Clarksville is both the name of an unincorporated community and the name associated with District 5 in Howard County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The United States Census Bureau uses the district as a county subdivision for statistical purposes.

According to the Howard County Economic Development Authority, the community of Clarksville had a population of 15,391 as of 2004. [1]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clarksville District 5 had a population of 56,239 in the 2000 census.

The village of River Hill is contained within Clarksville, the newest addition to the planned community of Columbia.

Howard County has one of the highest median household incomes of any county in the United States. Clarksville has the highest family income of any township in the county ($159,266). It is unofficially considered the wealthiest town in Maryland, which is the fifth wealthiest state in the U.S. It is known for the politicians and some of America's wealthiest people that have homes in the area. Clarksville's public schools, part of the Howard County public school system, are among the highest-ranked in the nation and often have significantly higher funding than competing private and charter schools. Some of the most expensive homes on the East Coast are located in or around the town, whose property values are among the highest in the country.

The area is located southwest of Baltimore and north of Washington, D.C., and many residents of Clarksville commute to work in one of these two cities or their close-in suburbs.

Schooling

Clarksville is perhaps best known for its highly successful high school, River Hill. The school made the 397th rank on Newsweek's Top 1,200 High School[2] River Hill, originally a tech-magnet school specializing in mathematics and electronics, became a regular high school a year or two after its opening. It has 1,652 students and ranks as one of the top schools in the state of Maryland. In 2005, River Hill has a 97.55% graduation rate, ranking the highest in Maryland. 86.3% of its students passed the HSA (High school Assessment). River Hill is also very successful in sports, capturing numerous state titles in many sports. The boy’s soccer team has captured the last four class 3A state titles. In 2007 River Hill also won the boy's basketball 3A state title and lost in the state championship for football. Also, River Hill recently won the prestigious Maryland State Blue Ribbon of Merit award.

Clarksville Middle School has also won the National Blue Ribbon Award.

Maryland Public Schools

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