City of Nashville and County of Davidson | |
Coordinates: 36°09′44″N 86°46′28″W / 36.16222°N 86.77444°WCoordinates: 36°09′44″N 86°46′28″W / 36.16222°N 86.77444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Davidson |
Founded | 1779 |
Incorporated | 1806 |
Named for | Francis Nash |
Government | |
• Mayor | John Cooper (D) |
• Vice Mayor | Jim Shulman |
Area | |
• Consolidated | 525.94 sq mi (1,362.2 km2) |
• Land | 504.03 sq mi (1,305.4 km2) |
• Water | 21.91 sq mi (56.7 km2) |
Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
Population | |
• Consolidated | 715,884 |
• Rank | 21st in the United States 1st in Tennessee |
• Density | 1,367.87/sq mi (528.15/km2) |
• Metro | 1,989,519 (36th) |
• Balance | 689,447 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 37201-37250 |
GNIS feature ID | 1652484 |
Interstates | |
U.S. routes | |
State routes | |
Waterways | Cumberland River |
Public transit | Nashville MTA |
Regional rail | Music City Star |
Airport | Nashville International Airport |
Website | www |
Nashville is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is on the Cumberland River in Davidson County. Nashville is the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and many major record labels.
Nashville has 569,891 people in it (according to the 2000 census). A resident of Nashville is called a Nashvillian.
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