Clarksville, Indiana

Clarksville, Indiana
Town
Clarksville Town Hall
Clarksville Town Hall
Flag of Clarksville, Indiana
Flag
Location of Clarksville in Clark County, Indiana.
Location of Clarksville in Clark County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 38°21′02″N 85°46′02″W / 38.35056°N 85.76722°W / 38.35056; -85.76722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
TownshipsSilver Creek, Jeffersonville
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • PresidentRyan Ramsey[citation needed]
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.23 sq mi (26.51 km2)
 • Land10.04 sq mi (26.00 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
Elevation
[2]
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
22,333
 • Density2,224.62/sq mi (858.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47129
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-12934[3]
GNIS feature ID2396649[2]
Websitetownofclarksville.com

Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River and is a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 22,333 at the 2020 census.[4] The town was founded in 1783 by early resident George Rogers Clark[5] at the only seasonal rapids on the entire Ohio River, it is the oldest American town in the former Northwest Territory. The town is home to the Colgate clock, one of the largest clocks in the world and the Falls of the Ohio State Park, home to the world's largest exposed Devonian period fossil bed.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarksville, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Clarksville town, Indiana". Census.gov. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 83.