Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville, Tennessee
City
Downtown Clarksville
Fort Campbell
Fort Defiance
Austin Peay State University
Flag of Clarksville, Tennessee
Flag
Official seal of Clarksville, Tennessee
Seal
Nicknames: 
Queen of the Cumberland[1]
Gateway to the New South[2]
Tennessee's Top Spot[3]
Location of Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
Location of Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
Clarksville is located in Tennessee
Clarksville
Clarksville
Clarksville is located in the United States
Clarksville
Clarksville
Coordinates: 36°31′47″N 87°21′34″W / 36.52972°N 87.35944°W / 36.52972; -87.35944
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMontgomery
Founded:1784 [4]
Incorporated:1808
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorJoe Pitts (D)[5]
Area
[6]
 • City
100.28 sq mi (259.72 km2)
 • Land99.58 sq mi (257.91 km2)
 • Water0.70 sq mi (1.81 km2)
Elevation
[8]
476 ft (145 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • City
166,722
 • RankUS: 159th
TN: 5th
 • Density1,674.29/sq mi (646.44/km2)
 • Urban
200,947 (US: 192nd)[7]
 • Urban density1,776.9/sq mi (686.1/km2)
 • Metro
328,304 (US: 159th)
GDP
[10]
 • Metro$16.209 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
37040-37044
Area code931
FIPS code47-15160[11]
GNIS feature ID1269467[8]
Websitecityofclarksville.com

Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States.[12] It is the fifth-most populous city in the state, after Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.[13] The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 2020 census.[14]

It is the principal central city of the Clarksville metropolitan area, which consists of Montgomery and Stewart counties in Tennessee and Christian and Trigg counties in Kentucky. The city was founded in 1785 and incorporated in 1807,[15] and named for General George Rogers Clark, frontier fighter and Revolutionary War hero,[2] and brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.[16]

Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay State University; The Leaf-Chronicle, the oldest newspaper in Tennessee; and neighbor to the Fort Campbell, United States Army post. The site of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell is located about 10 miles (16 km) from downtown Clarksville and straddles the Tennessee-Kentucky state line.

  1. ^ Queen City Lodge #761 – Free & Accepted Masons, accessed October 11, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Clarksville, Tennessee: Gateway to the New South Archived October 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Fort Campbell website, accessed October 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Clarksville unveils new "Brand" as "Tennessee's Top Spot!"". April 12, 2008.
  4. ^ "The History of Clarksville-Montgomery County". Visit Clarksville.
  5. ^ "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  8. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarksville
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Clarksville, TN-KY (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  13. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  14. ^ Clarksville, TN QuickFacts, United States Census website. Retrieved: July 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "City of Clarksville (Montgomery County)". Municipal Technical Advisory Service – City Information. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  16. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-253-33984-3.