Clinton's Population is Currently 2,283 having the classification as a City of the Second Class

Arkansas municipalities are divided into three (3) classes based on population. See Hdbk. 14-37-101 et. seq.

Class of City	Population	Referred to As
First	2,500 or more	City of the First Class
Second	500-2,499	City of the Second Class
Incorporated	499 or fewer	Incorporated Town

• Once a municipality reaches a population of 500, it is classified as a city of the second class, and once a municipality reaches 2,500, it is classified as a city of the first class. However, there are exceptions to these classification criteria. For example, if the council of a town of under 500 population wishes to become a city of the second class, it may do so by its submitting an ordinance to the voters, and if voters approve, the town becomes a city of the second class. Also, any city of 1,500 or more may, by enactment of an ordinance, become a city of the first class. (Another exception maybe found in Hdbk. 14-37-114.)