Clarkville, New Zealand

Not to be confused with Clarksville, New Zealand.

Clarkville
Rural Area
Clarkville
Coordinates:
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimakariri District
Electorates	Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)
Time zone	NZST (UTC+12)
• Summer (DST)	NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode	7692
Area code(s)	03

Clarkville is a small rural town in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. As of the 2013 New Zealand Census, Clarkville has a population of 1137.

History

Clarkville was originally known as Kaiapoi Island, because it was in between two equally large branches of the Waimakariri River. This led to the area being flooded often by the unpredictable Waimakariri River. In the 1860s, farmers cut a new course for the river and choked the north branch, rendering it just a stream, known today as Silverstream, of which the Silverstream Estate (where Mitre 10 Dream Home 2013 was located) was named after. In 1880, the name was changed to Clarkville, in honour of Joseph Clark, who donated land for the local school.
In 1919, The Clarkville Hall Association, Incorporated, erected a community hall. It is called the Clarkville Peace Hall, and still stands today, along with an enlargement in 1970. The original constitution of the Association (valid until 2011) can be found here.

Education

Clarkville School is Clarkville's only school, and was established in 1874. It is a decile 9 state co-educational full primary, with 211 students (as of March 2016). The principal is Penelope Abbie.

Demographics

Clarkville population by year
Census	Pop.	±%	Ref
1901	253	-
...	...	...
2001	792	-
2006	972	23
2013	1137	17

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.6 °C, and in winter is 6.4 °C.

Month	Normal temperature
January	17.2 °C
February	16.7 °C
March	15.2 °C
April	12.2 °C
May	8.8 °C
June	6.2 °C
July	5.8 °C
August	7.1 °C
September	9.4 °C
October	11.8 °C
November	13.9 °C
December	15.9 °C

References

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