Clarksville is a city situated within Montgomery County, the state of Tennessee, United States. The city likewise forms the county seat and is the fifth largest city in the entire state. The 2010 Census listed the population as 132,929, making Clarksville the fastest growing city within the United States. The city of Clarksville also is the main central city of the TN-KY Clarksville metropolitan statistical area, that includes Trigg County, the state of Kentucky, Stewart County, Montgomery County, Tennessee and Christian County. This is the tenth fastest MSA or likewise called Metropolitan Statistical Area within the nation.
Clarksville was the state's first incorporated city and came to fruition during the year 1875. It was named for a frontier fighter and Revolutionary War Hero General George Rogers Clark. He is also brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Clarksville is home to Austin Peay State University. It is one ofamong the south's most historic cities. The Leaf-Chronicle, Tennessee's oldest newspaper is likewise from here. Additionally, the city of Clarksville is neighbor to Fort Campbell, the home of the 101st Airborne Division or Air Assault. This base is situated roughly 16 km or 10 miles from downtown Clarksville and straddles the Tennessee-Kentucky state line. Officially it is known as Fort Campbell, Kentucky mainly since the base U.S. Post Office is located on the Kentucky side of the base although the majority of Fort Campbell is truly within the state of Tennessee.
The town was founded during the year 1784, and then later incorporated during 1785. It wasn't until the 19th century that the town began to slowly grow and prosper. Eventually bridges, new roads, railroads and educational institutions and churches were built. Clarksville was incorporated as a city during the year 1855 and in the later part of the century the city grew a broad reputation for producing dark fired tobacco. The economic development of the city of Clarksville was closely tied to the farming industry for decades. As the progression of the 20th century came, Montgomery County and Clarksville took on an approach which is based more on technology.
Clarksville's cheif economic sectors comprise the growing hospitality sector, manufacturing sector, Austin Peay State University and the Fort Campbell Army Post. Other important industries comprise printing, and manufacturing of heating and air conditioning units. The processing, promotion and farming of tobacco within the region likewise contributes to Clarksville's economy. The state's biggest employer is Fort Campbell.
The majority of the college degree educated employees have jobs in these fields: teachers, registered nurses, computer systems analysts education administrators, financial managers, educational, school and vocational counselors, pharmacists and wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives.
The city's main employment segments are: Government, Educational Services, Healthcare, Construction, and Food and Accommodation Services.