Tennessee , US

Tennessee, state of the United States of America

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Tennessee has a total area of 42,180.51 square miles (109247 km²).

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Tennessee Quick Facts

Population :	6,829,174
Country :	United States of America
Different from :	tennessine
Head of government :	Governor of Tennessee
Area :	109247 km²
Water as percent of area :	2.16%
Land as percent of area :	97.84%
Easternmost point :	Point(-81.646916666 36.611916666)
Legislative body :	Tennessee General Assembly
Named for :	Tanasi
Official language :	English
Altitude :	919 feet / 280 meters
Capital :	Nashville
Establishment :	June 06, 1796 (224 years ago)
Time Zone :	Central Time Zone
Local time :	07:36:17 (18th April 2021)

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Alabama One of the 50 states that make up the United States of America is Alabama. Its capital is Montgomery, and Birmingham is its most populous city. It is located in the country's South Region, Southeast Central Division. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, with the Chattahoochee River forming the southern half of this boundary, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. On 14 December 1819, as state number 22, he was admitted to the Union.
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Jefferson County
Lincoln County
Hamblen County
Anderson County
Hamilton County
Perry County
Scott County
Weakley County
Crockett County
Smith County
Marshall County
Bedford County
Hickman County
Union County
Hardin County
Washington County
Overton County
Sequatchie County
Greene County
Dickson County
Dyer County
Knox County
Marion County
Macon County
Obion County
Humphreys County
Hardeman County
Rhea County
Wilson County
Blount County
Meigs County
Rutherford County
Haywood County
Chester County
Cumberland County
Stewart County
Shelby County
Clay County
Lawrence County
Lake County
Lewis County
Campbell County
Sullivan County
McNairy County
Maury County
Hancock County
Roane County
Grundy County
Franklin County
McMinn County
Sevier County
Cannon County
Henderson County
Bledsoe County
Van Buren County
Lauderdale County
Morgan County
Robertson County
Loudon County
White County
Giles County
Monroe County
Moore County
Carter County
Fayette County
Fentress County
Polk County
Madison County
Trousdale County
Hawkins County
DeKalb County
Cheatham County
Grainger County
Henry County
Carroll County
Putnam County
Unicoi County
Benton County
Wayne County
Gibson County
Decatur County
Sumner County
Johnson County
Pickett County
Jackson County
Davidson County
Claiborne County
Houston County
Coffee County
Bradley County
Montgomery County
Williamson County
Tipton County
Warren County
Cocke County

Year	Population	Method
1910	2,184,789	census
1920	2,337,885	census
1930	2,616,556	census
1940	2,915,841	census
1950	3,291,718	census
1960	3,567,089	census
1970	3,923,687	census
1980	4,591,120	census
1990	4,877,185	census
2000	5,689,283	census
2010	6,346,105	census
2011	6,399,291	estimation process
2012	6,453,898	estimation process
2013	6,494,340	estimation process
2014	6,541,223	estimation process
2015	6,591,170	estimation process
2016	6,646,010	estimation process
2017	6,708,799	estimation process
2018	6,771,631	estimation process
2019	6,829,174	estimation process

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People born in Tennessee (200)

People born in Tennessee, including Swiss politician Ernst Leonhardt, politician Benjamin Baker Moeur, Eastern Cherokee Ghighau, or Beloved Woman, and warrior, introduced dairying and chattel slavery to Cherokee Nancy Ward, you can see a list of people who born in Tennessee.

Margaret George (American writer)
Robert Russell Newton (American astronomer)
Dicky Wells (American jazz trombonist)
Simon Pollard Hughes (American politician (1830-1906))
Hugh Hunt (American set decorator)
Mary Katharine Brandegee (American botanist (1844-1920))
Burnett Guffey (American cinematographer)
Edgar Bright Wilson (American chemist (1908-1992))
Johnny Shines (American blues singer and guitarist)
Frank Stokes (American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel)
Chris Crocker (American actor and comedian)
James B. Frazier (American politician (1856-1937))
Joe Hill Louis (American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band)
Baby Ray (American football player (1914-1986))
Billy Barrix (American musician)
Thomas Clarke Rye (American politician (1863-1953))
Bob Birdsong (American bodybuilder)
Major Ridge (Cherokee leader)

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Largest Cities in Tennessee (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Tennessee.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Nashville	Consolidated city-county in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, and the state capital of Tennessee	Davidson	684,410
Memphis	County seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States	Shelby	651,073
Knoxville	County seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States; third-largest city in Tennessee	Knox	187,603
Chattanooga	City in and county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States	Hamilton	182,799
Clarksville	City in Tennessee	Montgomery	158,146
City of Murfreesboro	City in Tennessee, United States of America	Rutherford	146,900
Murfreesboro	City in Tennessee, United States of America	Rutherford	146,900
Franklin	County seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States	Williamson	83,097
Jackson	City in Madison County, Tennessee, United States	Madison	67,191
Johnson City	City in Tennessee, United States	Washington	66,906
Bartlett	City in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States	Shelby	59,440
Hendersonville	County seat of Henderson County, North Carolina, United States	Sumner	58,113
Kingsport	City in Sullivan, Hawkins, and Washington counties in Tennessee, United States	Sullivan	54,127
Smyrna	Town in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States	Carroll	51,586
Collierville	Town in Tennessee	Shelby	51,040
Cleveland	County seat of Bradley County, Tennessee, United States	Bradley	45,504

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Tennessee Counties (more)

Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated

County Name	Population
Shelby County	937,166
Davidson County	694,144
Knox County	470,313
Hamilton County	367,804
Rutherford County	332,285
Williamson County	238,412
Montgomery County	208,993
Sumner County	191,283
Sullivan County	158,348
Wilson County	144,657
Blount County	133,088
Washington County	129,375
Bradley County	108,110
Sevier County	98,250
Madison County	97,984
Maury County	96,387