Clarksville, Tennessee
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Clarksville, Tennessee | |
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 Clarksville's historic downtown | |
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 Location in Montgomery County and the state of Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°31′47″N 87°21′33″W / 36.52972°N 87.35917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Montgomery |
| Founded: | 1785 |
| Incorporated: | 1808 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joe Pitts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.5 sq mi (247.4 km2) |
| • Land | 94.9 sq mi (245.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population (2010)[4] | |
| • Total | 132,929 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37040-37044 |
| Area code | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-15160[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1269467[6] |
| Website | http://www.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 2010 census , the city had a total population of 132,929, and as of 2017 had an estimated population of 153,205.[7] Clarksville is the central city of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville metropolitan statistical area, which is made up of Montgomery County, Tennessee, and Christian County, Kentucky.
The city has several nicknames: "The Queen City", "Gateway to the New South", and "Clarksvegas" (The name of a former bar in town).
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Queen City Lodge #761 - Free & Accepted Masons, accessed October 11, 2008
- ↑ Clarksville, Tennessee: Gateway to the New South Archived 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Fort Campbell website, accessed October 11, 2008
- ↑ "Clarksville unveils new "Brand" as "Tennessee's Top Spot!"".
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts: Clarksville (city), Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Clarksville, TN QuickFacts, United States Census website. Retrieved: 30 July 2018.
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