Clarksville, Tennessee | |
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Coordinates: 36°31′47″N 87°21′34″W / 36.52972°N 87.35944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Montgomery |
Founded: | 1784 [4] |
Incorporated: | 1808 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
Area | |
• City | 100.28 sq mi (259.72 km2) |
• Land | 99.58 sq mi (257.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.70 sq mi (1.81 km2) |
Elevation | 476 ft (145 m) |
Population | |
• City | 166,722 |
• Rank | US: 159th |
• Density | 1,677.3/sq mi (647.6/km2) |
• Urban | 200,947 (US: 192nd)[6] |
• Urban density | 1,776.9/sq mi (686.1/km2) |
• Metro | 328,304 (US: 159th) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 37040-37044 |
Area code | 931 |
FIPS code | 47-15160[9] |
GNIS feature ID | 1269467[7] |
Website | cityofclarksville.com |
Clarksville is a city in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA. Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County and is Tennessee's fifth largest city. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 166,722.[8] Clarksville is the central city of the Clarksville metropolitan area, which is made up of Montgomery and Stewart counties in Tennessee, and Christian and Trigg counties in Kentucky.
The city has several nicknames: "The Queen City", "Gateway to the New South", and "Clarksvegas" (The name of a former bar in town).