Clarkville, New Zealand


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 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 can be found

Education

Clarkville School is Clarkville's only school, and was established in 1874. It is a decile 9 state co-educational full primary, with students (as of The principal is Juliana Rae.

Demographics

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.6 °C, and in winter is 6.4 °C.
MonthNormal temperature
January17.2 °C
February16.7 °C
March15.2 °C
April12.2 °C
May8.8 °C
June6.2 °C
July5.8 °C
August7.1 °C
September9.4 °C
October11.8 °C
November13.9 °C
December15.9 °C