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| Clarksville, Tennessee | |
| Nickname(s): Tennessee's Top Spot | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Montgomery |
| Founded: | 1785 |
| Incorporated: | 1808 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Johnny Piper |
| 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 (2005) | |
| - Total | 103,455 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 37040-37044 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-15160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1269467 |
| 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 fastest growing and fifth largest city. The population was 103,455 at the 2000 census. Clarksville is the principal central city of the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan statistical area, which consists of Montgomery County, Stewart County, Tennessee, Christian County, Kentucky and Trigg County, Kentucky,
Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay State University. The Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States Army post, home to the 101st Airborne, which straddles the Tennessee-Kentucky state line, is approximately 10 miles (16 km) from Clarksville.
Clarksville was incorporated in 1785, and named for General George Rogers Clark, frontier fighter and Revolutionary War hero. Clarksville is home to The Leaf-Chronicle, established in 1869.
The city has several nicknames: "The Queen City", "Tennessee's Top Spot", "Gateway to the New South", and "Clarksvegas" (The name of a former bar in town).
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