Clarksville, Tennessee
| Clarksville | |
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| Nickname : Tennessee's Top Spot | |
 Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville |
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| Location in Tennessee | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1785 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Tennessee |
| County : | Montgomery County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 32 ′ N , 87 ° 22 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
150,287 (as of 2016) 282,349 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 611.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 247.4 km 2 (approx. 96 mi 2 ) of which 245.7 km 2 (approx. 95 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 155 m |
| Postcodes : | 37040-37044 |
| Area code : | +1 931 |
| FIPS : | 47-15160 |
| GNIS ID : | 1269467 |
| Website : | www.clarksville.tn.us |
| Mayor : | Kim McMillan |
Clarksville is a city and county seat of Montgomery County in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee , about 72 kilometers north of Nashville . Clarksville, which had a population of 132,963 at the 2010 census , is the fifth largest city in Tennessee. The metropolitan area of Clarksville has 282,349 inhabitants (as of 2016).
Clarksville is the central location of the Clarksville- Hopkinsville metropolitan area , which includes Montgomery Counties , Christian Counties , Stewart Counties, and Trigg Counties in Kentucky .
In Clarksville there is The Leaf-Chronicle newspaper. The city has several nicknames, including Gateway to the New South ( gateway to the New South ), The Queen City ( Queen City ) and Clark Vegas (after Las Vegas ).
Demographic data
As of the 2000 census, 67.91% of the population were White, 23.23% African American , 6.03% Latin American , 2.16% Asian, 0.54% Native American, and 0.25% Pacific . 2.61% belonged to other races and 3.3% to multiple races.
Population development
Clarksville is the fastest growing city in Tennessee and is now the fifth largest city in the state. Before 1960 the city was still a small town , with the 2000 census the population jumped the 100,000 mark, making Clarksville a big city .
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 54,777 |
| 1990 | 75,494 |
| 2000 | 103.601 |
| 2010 | 132.963 |
| 2016 | 150.287 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
history
Clarksville was founded in 1785 and named after General George Rogers Clark .
sons and daughters of the town
- Ernest W. Goodpasture (1886-1960), pathologist
- Bryan Beaumont Hays (1920–2017), composer and music teacher
- Stump Johnson (1902–1969), pianist and singer of the St. Louis blues
- Dorothy Jordan (1906–1988), actress
- Jalen Reeves-Maybin (born 1995), American football player
- Phil Roe (* 1945), politician
- Anthony AC Rogers (1821–1899), politician
- Pat Summitt (1952-2016), college basketball coach
- Doug Wamble (* 1974), guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Clarence Cameron White (1880-1960), composer
Trivia
Clarksville became internationally known through the song "Last Train to Clarksville" by the US band " The Monkees " from 1966. The song is about a US soldier who telephones his girlfriend from the noisy train station in Clarksville and calls a " last night "because he has to be deployed the next morning (possibly in the Vietnam War ).
Web links
- Official website of the city of Clarksville ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ citypopulation.de Retrieved July 17, 2011