Clarksville is a city located in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA. As of the 2003 census, the city had a total population of 107,953, retaining its position as Tennessee's fifth largest city. It is the county seat of Montgomery County. Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay State University.
It was incorporated in 1785, and named for General George Rogers Clark, frontier fighter and Revolutionary War hero. Clarksville is home to the state's oldest newspaper, The Leaf-Chronicle, established in 1808.
The city has two nicknames, "The Queen City" and "Gateway to the New South".
Clarksville is located at 36°33'34" North, 87°21'30" West (36.559383, -87.358261). The elevation is 382 feet above sea level. This altitude can be found on a section of Riverside Drive, which runs along the eastern bank of the Cumberland, but most of the city is higher. Clarksville's civil airport, Outlaw Field, is listed as 550 feet AMSL by survey. According to Topo USA mapping software, the city square sits at 475 feet and the courthouse at 509 feet. There is a point on the northern side of Memorial Drive near Medical Court that reaches 598 feet.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 247.4 km2 (95.5 mi2). 245.7 km2 (94.9 mi2) of it is land and 1.8 km2 (0.7 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 0.71% water.
Clarksville is located on the northwest edge of the Highland Rim, which surrounds the Nashville Basin, and is 45 miles northwest of Nashville.
Clarksville was founded on the Cumberland River near the confluence of the Cumberland and the Red River. The Cumberland flows downstream from Nashville, some 40 miles southeast of Clarksville. From its beginnings, the river was the city's commercial lifeline. Flat boats and, by the 1820s, steamboats carried cotton, oats, soybeans and tobacco, downstream to the Ohio River and up the Ohio to Pittsburgh. More frequently, cargo went down the Ohio to the Mississippi River and New Orleans. Both dark-fired and burly tobacco are grown in the area, and European tobacco buyers helped make Clarksville the largest market in the world for dark-fired tobacco, particularly Type 22, used in smokeless products. It was considered to have the highest nicotine content of all tobaccos in the 19th century.
To the northwest of Clarksville, lies the Fort Campbell Military Reservation, home of the 101st Airborne (Air Assault). Much of Clarksville's economy can be attributed to Fort Campbell's presence. Most of Fort Campbell is in Tennessee, mostly in Montgomery and Stewart counties, however it is classified as being in Kentucky because its post office is in Kentucky.
As of the census of 2000, there are 103,455 people, 36,969 households, and 26,950 families residing in the city. The population density is 421.1/km2 (1,090.6/mi2). There are 40,041 housing units at an average density of 163.0/km2 (422.1/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 67.91% White, 23.23% African American, 0.54% Native American, 2.16% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 2.61% from other races, and 3.30% from two or more races. 6.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The census recorded 5,187 foreign-born residents in Clarksville.
There are 36,969 households out of which 41.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% are married couples living together, 13.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% are non-families. 21.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.69 and the average family size is 3.12.
In the city the population is spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $37,548, and the median income for a family is $41,421. Males have a median income of $29,480 versus $22,549 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,686. 10.6% of the population and 8.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Source:
ClarksvilleTennessee.com
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