Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,214,888, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers 42,169 square miles , making it the 36th-largest by total land area. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Tennessee's capital and second largest city is...
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quick facts
Founded:June 1, 1796
Capital:Nashville
Current governorPhil Bredesen
Population:6,156,719
Area:42,180.5 sq. mi.
GDP:$243,869,000,000
Also known as:Volunteer State, TN
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone

Capital city of Tennessee

Nashville
Nashville
Population:590,807
County:Davidson County

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, music, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to a large number of colleges and universities. Nashville has a consolidated city-county government which includes seven smaller municipalities...
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Famous landmarks of Tennessee

Sequoyah Hills
Sequoyah Hills

Sequoyah Hills, Tennessee, is a neighborhood in the city of Knoxville, Tennessee. One of the oldest neighborhoods in Knoxville, the bulk of Seqouyah...
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Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for...
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Monthaven
Monthaven

Monthaven, also known as the Leonard B. Fite House, is a historic home in Hendersonville, Tennessee and is on the National Historic Register. It was...
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Maxwelton
Maxwelton

Maxwelton, currently a private residence, is a single story Victorian Piano Box House located on Southern Avenue near Buntyn's Station along what was...
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Blythe Ferry, Tennessee
Blythe Ferry, Tennessee

Blythe Ferry was a ferry across the Tennessee River in Meigs County, Tennessee. In 1838, the ferry served as a gathering point and crossing for the...
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Major cities in Tennessee

CityCountyPopulationYear Founded
Memphis Shelby County 674,028
Nashville Davidson County 590,807
Nashville-Davidson Davidson County 590,807
Knoxville Knox County 183,546
Chattanooga Hamilton County 169,884
Sumner County 130,449 1786
Clarksville Montgomery County 119,250
Murfreesboro Rutherford County 100,575
Tullahoma, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area Coffee County 99,067
Jackson Madison County 62,711
Johnson City Washington County 55,469
Kingsport Sullivan County 44,905
Franklin Williamson County 41,842
Hendersonville Sumner County 40,620
Bartlett Shelby County 40,543
Germantown Shelby County 37,348
Cleveland Bradley County 37,192
Columbia Maury County 33,055
Collierville Shelby County 31,872
Gallatin Sumner County 27,726
Smyrna Rutherford County 25,569
Mt. Juliet Wilson County 25,234
Morristown Hamblen County 24,965
Bristol Sullivan County 24,821
Brentwood Williamson County 23,445
Maryville Blount County 23,120
East Ridge Hamilton County 20,640
Lebanon Wilson County 20,235
La Vergne Rutherford County 18,687
Tullahoma Coffee County 17,994
Farragut Knox County 17,720
Dyersburg Dyer County 17,452
Shelbyville Bedford County 16,105
Greeneville Greene County 15,198
Springfield Robertson County 14,329
East Brainerd Hamilton County 14,132
Sevierville Sevier County 14,101
Goodlettsville Davidson County 13,780
Athens McMinn County 13,220
Red Bank Hamilton County 12,418
Dickson Dickson County 12,244
Middle Valley Hamilton County 11,854
Soddy-Daisy Hamilton County 11,530
Union City Obion County 10,876
Lawrenceburg Lawrence County 10,796
Brownsville Haywood County 10,748
Martin Weakley County 10,515
Millington Shelby County 10,433
Lewisburg Marshall County 10,413
Bloomingdale Sullivan County 10,350
Paris Henry County 9,763
Humboldt Gibson County 9,467
Clinton Anderson County 9,409
Crossville Cumberland County 8,981
Seymour Blount County 8,850
Covington Tipton County 8,463
Portland Sumner County 8,458
Manchester Coffee County 8,294
La Follette Campbell County 7,926
Pulaski Giles County 7,871
Ripley Lauderdale County 7,844
Jefferson City Jefferson County 7,760
Alcoa Blount County 7,734
Milan Gibson County 7,664
Harrison Hamilton County 7,630
Lexington Henderson County 7,472
Signal Mountain Hamilton County 7,429
Winchester Franklin County 7,329
Newport Cocke County 7,242
White House Sumner County 7,220
Green Hill Wilson County 7,068
Colonial Heights Sullivan County 7,067
Fayetteville Lincoln County 6,994
Savannah Hardin County 6,917
Lakeland Shelby County 6,862
Lenoir City Loudon County 6,819
Harriman Roane County 6,744
Collegedale Hamilton County 6,514
South Cleveland Bradley County 6,216
Dayton Rhea County 6,180
Church Hill Hawkins County 5,916
Bolivar Hardeman County 5,802
Fairview Williamson County 5,800
Rockwood Roane County 5,774
Lynchburg Moore County 5,740
Ooltewah Hamilton County 5,681
Henderson Chester County 5,670
Erwin Unicoi County 5,610
Sweetwater Monroe County 5,586
Mount Carmel Hawkins County 5,500
Millersville Robertson County 5,308
McKenzie Carroll County 5,295
Kingston Roane County 5,264
Pigeon Forge Sevier County 5,083
Greenbrier Robertson County 4,940
Fairfield Glade Cumberland County 4,885
Eagleton Village Blount County 4,883
Forest Hills Davidson County 4,710
Munford Tipton County 4,708
Trenton Gibson County 4,683
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Population history of Tennessee

YearEstimated Population
2009 6,296,294
2000 5,689,283
1990 4,877,185
1980 4,591,120
1970 3,923,687
1960 3,567,089
1950 3,291,718
1940 2,915,841
1930 2,616,556
1920 2,337,885
1910 2,184,789
1900 2,020,616
1880 1,542,359
1870 1,258,520
1840 829,210
1830 681,904
1820 422,823
1810 261,727
1790 35,691
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State symbols for Tennessee

Liriodendron tulipifera
Liriodendron tulipifera
State tree
Tennessee Cave Salamander
Tennessee Cave Salamander
State Amphibian
Mockingbird
Mockingbird
State bird
Northern Bobwhite
Northern Bobwhite
State bird
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
State butterfly
Largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
State Sport Fish

Governor of Tennessee

Phil Bredesen
Phil Bredesen
Age:66
Birthplace:Oceanport
Term began:2003

Phil Bredesen is the 48th and current Governor of Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected Governor in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006. He previously served as the fourth mayor of Nashville and Davidson County from 1991 to 1999. Bredesen was born in Oceanport, New Jersey. His parents were Norma Lucille and Philip Norman Bredesen. His father, a captain in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, was stationed at Fort Monmouth in...
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Government officials from Tennessee

OfficialOfficeStart of Term
Bob Corker United States Senator 2007
Lamar Alexander United States Senator 2003
William Blount United States Senator 1796
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Religions practiced in Tennessee

Pie chart showing the religions of Tennessee
ReligionPercentage of Population
Baptist 39%
Methodism 10%
Christianity 7%
Roman Catholicism 6%
Church of Christ 6%
Presbyterianism 3%
Church of God 2%
Lutheranism 2%
Pentecostalism 2%
Non-denominational Christianity 1%
Episcopal Church 1%
Protestantism 1%
Assemblies of God 1%
Seventh-day Adventist Church 1%
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Professional sports teams in Tennessee

Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
American football
Venue:LP Field
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
Basketball
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
Ice Hockey
Knoxville Cherokees
Knoxville Cherokees
Venue:James White Civic Coliseum

Colleges and universities in Tennessee

Bethel College
Bethel College
Founded:1842
King College
King College
Founded:1867
Knoxville College
Knoxville College
Founded:December 16, 1875
Aquinas College
Aquinas College
Founded:1961

Famous residents of Tennessee

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Film Actor, Musical Artist, TV Actor, Author

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best-known for her work in country music. In the four-and-a-half decades since her national-chart début, she remains one of the most-successful female artists in the history of...
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Lester Flatt
Lester Flatt
Musical Artist

Lester Raymond Flatt was a bluegrass musician and guitarist, best known for his membership in the Bluegrass duo The Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as Flatt and Scruggs, along with banjo player Earl Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades; besides his work with Scruggs, he released...
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Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley
Musical Artist, TV Actor

Lisa Marie Presley is an American singer–songwriter, also known as the Princess of Rock 'n' Roll. She is the only child of singer Elvis Presley, and daughter of Priscilla Presley. Lisa Marie Presley was born in Memphis, Tennessee, exactly nine months after her parents' wedding. She lived at...
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Al Green
Al Green
Musical Artist, TV Actor

Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me," "I'm Still In Love With You," "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together". In 2005, Rolling Stone named...
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Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore
Musical Artist

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III is an American guitarist. He is best known for his backing of Elvis Presley in the first part of his career, between 1954 and the beginning of Elvis' Hollywood years. He was ranked forty-fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All...
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States adjoining Tennessee

Missouri
Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and...
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Arkansas
Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquin name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares a...
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Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from...
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Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the...
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Kentucky
Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau,...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What famous people were born in Tennessee?
  • A:
    Famous people born in Tennessee include:
    - Bridgett Rollins
    - John Painter
    - Baylen Leonard
    - Margaret Keane
    - David Lipscomb
    - Lawrence Kermit White
    - William G. T'Vault
  • Q:
    What time zone is Tennessee in?
  • A:
    Tennessee and surrounding areas are in the North American Eastern Time Zone.
  • Q:
    What is Tennessee's state capital?
  • A:
    The capital of Tennessee is Nashville.

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Map of Tennessee

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