{"id":7710,"date":"2023-09-08T15:06:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7710"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:36","slug":"montgomery-county-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/montgomery-county-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Montgomery County, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery County is a county in Tennessee, United States, on the Kentucky border along the Cumberland and Red rivers. It had a population of 220,069 at the 2020 census and covers 544 square miles (1,410 km2), of which 539 square miles are land, centred near 36\u00b030\u2032N 87\u00b023\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Clarksville is the county seat and its postal code is 37040. The county has one incorporated city and a handful of unincorporated communities and census-designated places, sits in the Central time zone, and carries FIPS code 47125.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Montgomery County<\/h2>\n<p>Clarksville is the only incorporated city in Montgomery County and by far the largest place; every other settlement listed below is an unincorporated community or a census-designated place (CDP) with no city government of its own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Clarksville<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>166,722<\/td>\n<td>37040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Providence<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sango<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saint Bethlehem<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Woodlawn<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Palmyra<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southside<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Port Royal<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Needmore<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fredonia<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rudolphtown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several communities on the county&#8217;s older gazetteers were subdivisions inside greater Clarksville rather than distinct places (Ashland Hills, Belle Forest, Briarwood, Rossview, Wingate and similar platted neighborhoods), and a few names on record are historic-only or attached to another county (Antioch and Brentwood are both suburbs of Nashville, not Montgomery County) &mdash; these are omitted here rather than published unverified.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>37040 &mdash; Clarksville (also serves New Providence)<\/li>\n<li>37042 &mdash; Clarksville<\/li>\n<li>37043 &mdash; Clarksville (also serves Sango and Saint Bethlehem)<\/li>\n<li>37191 &mdash; Woodlawn<\/li>\n<li>37142 &mdash; Palmyra<\/li>\n<li>37052 &mdash; Cunningham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller unincorporated communities such as Southside, Port Royal, Needmore, Fredonia and Rudolphtown generally use a Clarksville or Cunningham ZIP code rather than one of their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Montgomery County sits in northern Middle Tennessee on the Highland Rim, cut by the Cumberland River, which flows through Clarksville, and its tributary the Red River, which joins it downtown. The terrain is rolling upland with karst limestone features, including Dunbar Cave near Clarksville. The county borders Kentucky along its entire northern edge.<\/p>\n<p>It is bordered by <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/christian-county-kentucky\/\">Christian County, Kentucky<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/trigg-county\/\">Trigg County, Kentucky<\/a> to the northwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stewart-county-tennessee\/\">Stewart County<\/a> to the west, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dickson-county\/\">Dickson County<\/a> to the southwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cheatham-county\/\">Cheatham County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/robertson-county-tennessee\/\">Robertson County<\/a> to the east.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Montgomery County had 220,069 residents at the 2020 census, making it Tennessee&#8217;s fifth-most populous county. Clarksville is by far the largest community, followed by the Sango and New Providence areas on the city&#8217;s east and north sides. Household income in the county tracks close to the Tennessee median of $67,631, reflecting a mix of military households at Fort Campbell, university employment, and manufacturing and logistics jobs. Population density is roughly 408 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, straddles the Montgomery County&ndash;Kentucky line just northwest of Clarksville and is the region&#8217;s largest single employer, driving much of the county&#8217;s population growth over the past two decades. Austin Peay State University, based in Clarksville, is the county&#8217;s other major institutional employer alongside Clarksville-Montgomery County health care and public schools. Manufacturing (Hankook Tire operates a large plant in the county) and logistics tied to Interstate 24 round out the base. Clarksville hosts the Rivers and Spires Festival downtown each spring.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Montgomery County was organized in 1796, the year Tennessee entered the Union, and was named for Richard Montgomery, the Continental Army general killed at the 1775 assault on Quebec. Clarksville, the county seat, had already been laid out in 1785 at the confluence of the Cumberland and Red rivers and grew as a river port for the dark-fired tobacco trade. During the Civil War, Fort Defiance was built on the bluffs above the river confluence to guard the town. A powerful F3 tornado struck downtown Clarksville in January 1999, damaging much of the historic district, which has since been substantially rebuilt.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 24 crosses the county, linking Clarksville to Nashville to the southeast and to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to the northwest; US Highway 41A and State Route 76 provide additional local routes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nashville, Tennessee &mdash; 45 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Hopkinsville, Kentucky &mdash; 20 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Fort Campbell, Kentucky &mdash; 15 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Dover, Tennessee &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clarksville Regional Airport handles general aviation; the nearest commercial airport is Nashville International Airport (BNA), about 50 miles southeast.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Montgomery County, Tennessee?<\/strong><br \/>It is in northern Middle Tennessee on the Kentucky border, about 45 miles northwest of Nashville, centred on the city of Clarksville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Montgomery County?<\/strong><br \/>220,069 people at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous county in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Montgomery County?<\/strong><br \/>544 square miles (1,410 km2), including 539 square miles of land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Montgomery County?<\/strong><br \/>Clarksville is the county seat and the only incorporated city in the county.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Montgomery County?<\/strong><br \/>Clarksville is the county&#8217;s sole incorporated city; the rest of the county&#8217;s population lives in unincorporated communities and census-designated places such as Sango, New Providence and Woodlawn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Montgomery County?<\/strong><br \/>Clarksville uses 37040, 37042 and 37043; outlying communities use 37191 (Woodlawn), 37142 (Palmyra) and 37052 (Cunningham).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What military base is in Montgomery County?<\/strong><br \/>Fort Campbell, home to the 101st Airborne Division, sits on the county&#8217;s northwestern edge along the Kentucky line.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/tennessee\/\">Towns and villages in Tennessee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery County is a county in Tennessee, United States, on the Kentucky border along the Cumberland and Red rivers. It had a population of 220,069 at the 2020 census and covers 544 square miles (1,410 km2), of which 539 square miles are land, centred near 36\u00b030\u2032N 87\u00b023\u2032W. 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