Montgomery County, Tennessee


Founding: 1796
Parent county: Tennessee
Namesake: John Montgomery, founder of Clarksville
Seat: Clarksville (1796–)
Land area: 539 square miles
Population (2020): 220,069
Population (historic): 2,899 (1800); 16,927 (1840); 24,747 (1870); 36,017 (1900); 30,882 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1850; 1860–1900; 1930–2020
Subdivisions: One city
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,493 (1.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.2%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.3%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $607
Average outbuilding value (1930): $453
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,121
Average farm size (1920): 53.9 acres
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Clarksville
 
Namesake: George Clark, Virginia militia officer
Founding: 1785 (platting); 1800 (post office); 1807 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 166,722
Population (historic): 3,200 (1870); 7,924 (1890); 8,548 (1910); 9,242 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,111 (1.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Minglewood / Walter Drane House (c. 1867/1916). 1650 Fort Campbell Road. Italianate. Razed.
  2. Oak Top / Thomas Wisdom House (c. 1855). 107 Madison Terrace. Greek Revival/Italianate.
  3. Sanford Wilson House (c. 1840/1880s). 4587 Old Ashland City Road. Italianate.
  4. Whitehall / Fielding Williams Farm (1839–1840). 261 Old Mill Road. Greek Revival.
  5. Tip Top / Joseph Williams House (1859). 15 Trahern Terrace. Greek Revival.
  6. Cloverlands / John Barker House (c. 1820/1840). 1411 Tylertown Road. Federal.
  7. Riverview (c. 1830). 1451 Zinc Plant Road. Federal.
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