Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana

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Clarksville
Clark County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Clarksville Highlighted.svg
Clarksville in Clark County
Basic data
Foundation : 1783
State : United States
State : Indiana
County : Clark County
Coordinates : 38 ° 19 ′  N , 85 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 19 ′  N , 85 ° 46 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 21,724 (as of 2010)
Population density : 841.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 26.34 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of
which 25.82 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 139 m
Postal code : 47129
Area code : +1 912 & 930
FIPS : 18-12934
GNIS ID : 2396649
Website : www.townofclarksville.com

Clarksville is a city with a status of "Town" in Clark County in the US state of Indiana . In 2010, Clarksville had 21,724 residents.

geography

The coordinates of Clarksville are 38 ° 18'43 "north latitude and 85 ° 46'2" west longitude. According to the 2010 United States Census , the metropolitan area of ​​Clarksville covers an area of ​​26.34 square kilometers (10.17 sq mi). The parish is bordered to the east by Jeffersonville , to the north by Sellersburg and to the south by Louisville , Kentucky . The city is part of the Louisville metropolitan area . The Falls of the Ohio State Park is within the city limits.

history

The City Hall in Clarksville

The city was founded in 1783 and is one of the oldest parishes in the Northwest Territory . It was named after the founder George Rogers Clark , a general in the American Civil War . The Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain was founded in Clarksville in 1993.

population

According to the 2010 United States Census , Clarksville had 21,724 people in 9,175 households and 5,464 families. The population density was 841.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The 2010 population was 85.1% White, 5.6% African American, 0.7% Asian, and 0.3% Native American. 5.7% of the population were from other races, and 2.5% were from two or more races. Of the 21,724 inhabitants at that time, 22.9% were under 18 years of age and people who were 65 years of age or older lived in 13.9% of the households. 48.0% of the population were female.

Population development

year 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2014
Residents 5,905 8,088 13,298 15.164 19,833 21,400 21,724 21,879
Source: US Census Bureau

Town twinning

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b American Fact Finder . 
  2. ↑ United States Census . 
  3. ^ The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . 
  4. ^ A short history of Clarksville sister cities . Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. 

Web links

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