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Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million. [ 11 ] Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee.
In 1806, Nashville was incorporated as a city and became the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. In 1843, the city was named as the permanent capital of the state of Tennessee. Knoxville, Kingston & Murfreesboro were prior locations of the state capital.
More than 50 people have been rescued after being stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital Friday due to rising floodwaters from Hurricane Helene, according to a city official.
While many people visit Nashville to soak up the history of country music at the city's museums (like the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), others prefer enjoying the tunes in person. The...
0:39. It's going to be a long cleanup. Many communities across East Tennessee are still under water, and those who are drying out have uncovered crumbled roads, bridges and devastated utility ...
Reporting from Erwin, Tenn. Sept. 28, 2024, 8:51 p.m. ET. There has been “life lost” in Tennessee, an emergency official in the state said on Saturday evening, making it the sixth state where ...
City of Memphis. Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat of Shelby County, in the southwesternmost part of the state, and is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, [ 7 ] Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville.
