Located in Montgomery County in the northern central part of Tennessee, Clarksville is the fifth biggest city in the state. Clarksville covers an area of 95.5 square miles and has an estimated population of 153,000 people. The city is part of the Clarksville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers Montgomery Count and Stewart County in Tennessee, as well as Trigg County and Christian County in Kentucky and has an estimated population of over 270,000 people.

Clarksville was founded in 1785 and named after General George Rogers Clark, a key figure in the American Revolutionary War. The city is home to Austin Peay State University, as well as being the printing location for the oldest newspaper in the state, The Leaf Chronicle.

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