Clarksville, Tennessee
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| Clarksville, Tennessee | |
| Nickname: "Gateway to the New South" | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Montgomery County |
| History | |
| Founded: | 1785 |
| Incorporated: | 1808 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Johnny Piper |
| Area | |
| - City | 247.4 km² (95.5 sq mi) |
| - Land | 245.7 km² (94.9 sq mi) |
| - Water | 1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population | |
| - City (2005) | 123395 |
| - Density | 421.1/km² (1090.6)/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Website: http://www.clarksville.tn.us/ | |
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 2005 census estimates, the city had a total population of 123,395. Clarksville is the principal central city of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville metropolitan statistical area, which consists of Montgomery County 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).
