Town guide

Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville is a city in Montgomery County, Tennessee, home to about 176,456 people across 99 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 37040, 37042 and 37043, and parts of 42223 are in Clarksville too.

Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population176,4561,775 per sq mi
Median home value$263,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$180Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking10%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Clarksville

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Clarksville

Distances

Nearest major airportNashville International Airport (BNA)48 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN41 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL366 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Clarksville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Clarksville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Clarksville had 166,722 residents in the 2020 census, up 61% since 2000.

It’s the 5th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Montgomery County grew from 36,017 residents in 1900 to 220,069 in 2020.

Clarksville population by census2000: 103,455, 2010: 132,929, 2020: 166,722103,4552000132,9292010166,7222020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 36,017, 1910: 33,672, 1920: 32,265, 1930: 30,882, 1940: 33,346, 1950: 44,186, 1960: 55,645, 1970: 62,721, 1980: 83,342, 1990: 100,498, 2000: 134,768, 2010: 172,331, 2020: 220,06936K’00’1032K’20’3033K’40’5056K’60’7083K’80’90135K’00’10220K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 53.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ClarksvilleJan: high 47°F, low 28°F, 4 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 31°F, 4.5 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.8 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 5 in; May: high 79°F, low 57°F, 5.6 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 67°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 60°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 48°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 60°F, low 37°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 50°F, low 31°F, 4.9 in47°28°Jan4.052°31°Feb4.561°38°Mar4.872°47°Apr5.079°57°May5.687°65°Jun4.790°69°Jul4.690°67°Aug3.784°60°Sep3.472°48°Oct4.360°37°Nov4.150°31°Dec4.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarksville Wwtp, TN weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

53,777 jobs at 3,428 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyRetail trade: 9,641 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 9,392 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 9,322 jobs; Manufacturing: 7,400 jobs; Administrative and support: 4,275 jobs; Construction: 2,855 jobs; Other services: 2,508 jobs; Professional services: 1,647 jobsRetail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 18% Health care and social assistance 17% Manufacturing 14% Administrative and support 8% Construction 5% Other services 5% Professional services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,703 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clarksville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Clarksville5.4 miles
  • Jennie Stuart Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Hopkinsville22.8 miles
  • Houston County Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Erin24.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors110
Specialist doctors141
Dentists127
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants366
Mental health providers635
Physical and occupational therapists258
Optometrists29
Chiropractors37
Pharmacies46

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Clarksville

Parks (35 nearby)

  • Liberty Park · 151 acres2.9 mi
  • Montgomery County Rotary Park · 132 acres6.0 mi
  • Heritage Park · 110 acres2.7 mi
  • North Ford Mountain Bike Trails · 97 acres0.9 mi
  • Trice Landing Park · 41 acres1.2 mi
  • Billy Dunlop Park · 29 acres4.2 mi

Grocery stores (21 nearby)

  • Priceless IGA2.0 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market2.0 mi
  • Mercado Chapalita2.1 mi
  • Kroger2.2 mi

Pharmacies (7 nearby)

  • Harris Family Pharmacy2.0 mi
  • Town & Country Drugs2.2 mi
  • Walgreens2.9 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy3.7 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Felix G. Woodward Library1.2 mi
  • First Baptist Church Library1.6 mi
  • Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library2.2 mi
  • Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library | North Branch4.1 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Sevier Station Park0.9 mi
  • As The River Flows1.1 mi
  • Customs House Museum1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)

  • McGregor Park Amphitheatre1.1 mi
  • Trahern Building1.2 mi
  • APSU CECA Downtown Gallery1.5 mi
  • Roxy Regional Theatre1.5 mi

Counts are within about 6.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1785.

Colleges and universities

  • Austin Peay State University

Notable people born here

  • Wilma Rudolph (1940) · American athlete (1940–1994)
  • Pat Summitt (1952) · American basketball player and coach (1952–2016)
  • Dorothy Jordan (1906) · American actress (1906-1988)
  • Ernest William Goodpasture (1886) · American pathologist and physician (1886–1960)
  • Phil Roe (1945) · American politician
  • Trenton Hassell (1979) · American basketball player (born 1979)
  • Frank Sutton (1923) · American actor (1923-1974)
  • Jessie Murph (2004) · American singer (born 2004)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Clarksville

Public schools here are run by Montgomery County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (40)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Barkers Mill ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5965Public5.5 mi
Barksdale ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5509Public4.1 mi
Byrns Darden ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5547Public1.1 mi
Carmel ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5702Public12.0 mi
Cumberland Heights ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5604Public6.5 mi
East Montgomery ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5836Public8.5 mi
Glenellen ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–51,143Public2.8 mi
Hazelwood ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5992Public5.5 mi
Kenwood ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5779Public2.7 mi
Kirkwood Elementary SchoolClarksvillePre-K–5805Public9.3 mi
Liberty ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5866Public5.0 mi
Minglewood ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5771Public3.7 mi
Moore Magnet ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5456Public2.4 mi
Norman Smith ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5609Public2.2 mi
Northeast ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5722Public5.4 mi
Pisgah ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5934Public4.5 mi
Ringgold ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–5829Public4.2 mi
Rossview ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–51,188Public5.5 mi
St. Bethlehem Early Learning CenterClarksvillePre-K216Public3.7 mi
West Creek ElementaryClarksvillePre-K–51,096Public4.4 mi
CMCSS K-12 Virtual SchoolClarksvilleK–12751Public4.1 mi
Oakland ElementaryClarksvilleK–51,044Public6.4 mi
Sango ElementaryClarksvilleK–5751Public8.8 mi
Spanish Immersion @ BarksdaleClarksvilleK–5274Public4.1 mi
Kenwood MiddleClarksville6–81,083Public2.5 mi
Kirkwood MiddleClarksville6–81,163Public9.2 mi
New Providence MiddleClarksville6–81,012Public3.4 mi
Northeast MiddleClarksville6–81,074Public5.2 mi
Richview MiddleClarksville6–81,174Public5.1 mi
Rossview MiddleClarksville6–81,076Public5.6 mi

And 10 more.

Private schools (14)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Amare MontessoriClarksvillePre-K–971Nonsectarian7.6 mi
Chapel Hill Christian AcademyClarksvillePre-K–8267Christian (no specific denomination)4.4 mi
Clarksville AcademyClarksvillePre-K–12530Nonsectarian0.9 mi
Clarksville Christian SchoolClarksvillePre-K–12516Church of Christ6.1 mi
Little Scholars Montessori LlcClarksvillePre-K–741Nonsectarian3.7 mi
Living World Victory Christian AcademyClarksvillePre-K–647Christian (no specific denomination)6.0 mi
Power and Grace Preparatory AcademyClarksvillePre-K–7100Baptist2.2 mi
The Settlement Preschool and KindergartenClarksvillePre-K–K61Nonsectarian3.6 mi
Immaculate Conception SchoolClarksvilleK–8124Roman Catholic4.0 mi
Little Country School HouseClarksvilleK–18Nonsectarian7.0 mi
The Youth Academy Clarksville Llc.ClarksvilleK10Nonsectarian5.2 mi
The Youth Academy SangoClarksvilleK11Nonsectarian8.1 mi
Unity Christian AcademyClarksville2–1120Christian (no specific denomination)3.6 mi
Academy for Academic ExcellenceClarksville7–1215Nonsectarian2.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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