Midwest

Clarksville

Clark County, IN

Population

22,087

Walk Score

68 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$982

Median home value

$160,400

Established

1783

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.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Centralia Court Historic District · listed 2022
  • Clark-McKinley Historic District · listed 2023
  • Francis Avenue Historic District · listed 2025
  • Indiana State Prison South-Indiana Reformatory- Colgate-Palmolive Historic District · listed 2019
  • Lincoln Heights Historic District · listed 2020
  • Patterson Place Historic District
  • Patterson Place Historic District · listed 2023
  • Victory Court Historic District · listed 2025

Notable landmarks

  • Old Clarksville Site · listed 1974

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