| Official Name: | Clarkrange, Tennessee |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Clarkrange |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fentress |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.30 |
| Area Land Km2: | 26.30 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 596 |
| Population Density Km2: | 22.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 58.68 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1821 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1833°N -85.0175°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38553 |
| Area Code: | 931 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1305941 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 47-15120 |
Clarkrange is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States. It is concentrated around the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and Tennessee State Route 62, in Tennessee's western Cumberland Plateau region. The 2010 census reported the population of Clarkrange as 575.[3]
The community has a post office, established in 1885, and which has the ZIP code 38553. Clarkrange is also the site of Clarkrange High School, the only public high school operated by the county school district (York Institute, which serves the Jamestown area, is operated by the state).
Clarkrange is named for Cyrus Clark, who operated an inn and cattle ranch in the community during the late 19th century. Prior to Clark's arrival, the land had been used by local farmers as a free range area for cattle.[4]
Clarkrange has a JROTC raider team, which has placed 1st two years in a row in the national raider competition.
The community is located in southern Fentress County and is bordered to the south by Cumberland County. The crossroads at the center of town sits 0.2miles south of the Tennessee Valley Divide: the south side of town drains to Clear Creek (forming the Cumberland County line), which flows east to the Obed River and then via the Emory and Clinch rivers to the Tennessee River. The northwest side of town drains via Slate Creek to the East Fork of the Obey River and ultimately to the Cumberland River, and the northeast side drains via the North Prong of Clear Fork to the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.
US 127 leads north to Jamestown, the Fentress County seat, and south 18 miles to Crossville. TN 62 leads east to Wartburg and west to Monterey.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Clarkrange CDP has an area of 26.3sqkm, all of it land.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 570 | 95.64% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2 | 0.34% | |
| Other/Mixed | 13 | 2.18% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.85% |
Clarkrange High School has claimed eight state championship titles in Tennessee Class A Girls' Basketball. The Clarkrange Lady Buffaloes won the title in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2004, and 2009.
Clarkrange High School has also been known for their chess team, winning national championships in 2000, 2004, and 2008.