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Clever, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65631. The Survey maps it on the Republic quadrangle. 2,918 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,378 feet above sea level.

Clever within Christian County

Population over time

2 figures

Clever grew from 2,139 to 2,918 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,139
20202,918+779 (+36%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

4 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Clever between 1993 and 2014, burning about 59 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use30 acresWilson's Creek National BattlefieldDRAGGER
16 February 2014Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 November 1999Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 January 1993Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Christian County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Clever: 13 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clever Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Angus MineIronPast Producer
Arnt MineIronPast Producer
Smarts DiggingsIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Christian County

Storms near this place

49 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clever in 49 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 7 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017Flash FloodClever1 killedA 72 year old woman drowned when her vehicle entered a flooded area along Highway K south of Clever.
March 2006Tornado (F3)Clever3 hurt, $50,000,000This tornado is a continuation of the Lawrence County tornado. Significant structural damage occurred across the Christian County panhandle in a rural area between Billings and Clever. This area was also heavily impacted by the 4 May 2003 tornado. A subdivision with solid well built homes northwest of Nixa was directly impacted by the tornadoes destruction. 138 structures were damaged while 127 structures were destroyed. The tornado weakened as it tracked into southern Greene County, impacting southern sections of the city of Springfield.
December 2018Tornado (EF0)Clever$190,000An EF-0 tornado touched down in the Christian County panhandle damaging numerous trees and a couple of outbuildings. One outbuilding was completely destroyed. The tornado was on the ground for roughly 2.08 miles south of Clever.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindClever$50,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged siding and blew shingles off a few homes in Clever.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindClever$20,000A tree was blown down on a carport in Clever damaging two cars.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindClever$10,000Report of trees uprooted or snapped and a roof blown off.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindClever$10,000Power lines were reported down in Clever.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindClever$10,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a metal outbuilding.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindClever$5,000Light damage occurred to a home with some shingles removed.
September 2007Tornado (EF0)Clever$2,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in Clever. The tornado caused minor damage to a bank along with surrounding trees and outdoor lawn furniture.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindClever$1,000A tree fell and was blocking the roadway.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindClever$1,000Thunderstorm winds down tree limbs east of Billings.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindClever$1,000Trees were uprooted by thunderstorm winds near Clever.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindClever$1,000Several large trees were reported down and a small animal shed was damaged.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindClever$500no account filed
April 1996HailClever$500no account filed
May 1994HailClever$50Reported by Skywarn spotters.
May 2025Flash FloodClever-Elm Avenue was closed due to water over the roadway.
May 2024HailClever-Report of golf ball size hail.
April 2024Flash FloodClever-Highway 14 at Spring Creek was flooded and impassable.
September 2024HailClever-Hail to the size of ping pong balls fell in Clever.
May 2024Flash FloodClever-Report of 2 feet of water over the road south of Clever.
April 2023HailClever-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
April 2023HailClever-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindClever-Several trees were reported down one blocking Highway 14.
February 2018FloodClever-The low water crossing across Sullivan Road was flooded and impassable.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindClever-Numerous trees were blown down. No structural damage occurred.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindClever-Several tree limbs, of at least 12 inches in diameter, were downed at the Island Green Golf Course.
March 2013HailClever-Hail covered the roadway.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindClever-A 60 mph wind gust was measured at Clever High School.
April 2011Flash FloodClever-Law enforcement reported a foot of water covering Jasmine Road just west of Highway K.
September 2010FloodClever-Jasmine Road, east of Highway K, was reported as impassable due to flooding.
October 2009Flash FloodClever-Three feet of water flooded the intersection of Terrell Road and Beal Road.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindClever-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindClever-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree.
November 2003Flash FloodClever-Torrential downpours from thunderstorms caused flash flooding across Highway K near the community of Clever.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindClever-Trees were uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
May 2017HailClever-no account filed
March 2011HailClever-no account filed
April 2008HailClever-no account filed
June 2008HailClever-no account filed
October 2007HailClever-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindClever-no account filed
May 2003HailClever-no account filed
May 2002HailClever-no account filed
June 1999HailClever-no account filed
June 1997HailClever-no account filed
May 1996HailClever-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindClever-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Christian County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Boaz3.9 miles20
Terrell4.6 miles20
Billings4.9 miles19
Griffin6.1 miles20
Guin7.8 miles21
Nixa9.5 miles21
Riverdale10.0 miles12
Montague10.4 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on CleverAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q952547The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 715973. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.