Clarksville, Indiana
Clarksville, Indiana | |
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Clarksville Town Hall | |
Location of Clarksville in Clark County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 38°21′02″N 85°46′02″W / 38.35056°N 85.76722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clark |
| Townships | Silver Creek, Jeffersonville |
| Established | 1783 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • President | Ryan Ramsey |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.23 sq mi (26.51 km2) |
| • Land | 10.04 sq mi (26.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2) |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,333 |
| • Density | 2,224.62/sq mi (858.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 47129 |
| Area code(s) | 812 & 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-12934 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396649 |
| Website | townofclarksville.com |
Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River and is a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 22,333 at the 2020 census. The town was founded in 1783 by early resident George Rogers Clark at the only seasonal rapids on the entire Ohio River, it is the oldest American town in the former Northwest Territory. The town is home to the Colgate clock, one of the largest clocks in the world and the Falls of the Ohio State Park, home to the world's largest exposed Devonian period fossil bed.