Clarksville

Also known as Clarksville, Tennessee, Clarksville, TN

city in Tennessee, United States

AI overview

Clarksville is a city located in Tennessee in the United States. It is the second-largest city in Tennessee and serves as an important regional center for the state.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Official name: Clarksville
Population: 166722
Area: 1.812434
Elevation: 145
Official website: www.cityofclarksville.com
Image: ClarksvilleTN VisitorCenter.jpg
Households: 57803
Dialing code: 931

Show 6 more facts

postal code: 37043
Commons category: Clarksville, Tennessee
inception: 1785-00-00
P8168: St. Vincent
water as percent of area: 0.6887
per capita income: 26312

Sources (12)

via Wikidata · CC0

~31 min read

Article

Clarksville is a city in Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, its county seat, and only incorporated municipality. The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous city in Tennessee. It is the principal 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, and named for General George Rogers Clark, frontier fighter and Revolutionary War hero, and brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.