CLARKSDALE, a city of north-western Mississippi, U.S.A., on Federal highway 61, 75m. S. by W. of Memphis; the county seat of Coahoma county. It is served by the Illinois Central rail way. In 'goo the population was 1,773; in 192o, of whom were negroes; and 10,043 in 1930 by the Federal census. It is an important cotton and mule market and has cotton-seed oil mills and other factories. The city was founded about 1830, and was first incorporated in 1882.