Nashville, Tennessee
City of Nashville and County of Davidson
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Nickname(s): Music City, Country Music Capital, Athens of the South
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Coordinates: 36°09′44″N 86°46′28″W / 36.16222°N 86.77444°W / 36.16222; -86.77444 Country United States State Tennessee County Davidson Founded 1779; 245 years ago (1779 ) Incorporated 1806; 218 years ago (1806 ) Named for Francis Nash • Mayor Freddie O'Connell (D ) • Vice Mayor Angie Henderson • 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) • Consolidated 715,884 • Rank 21st in the United States 1st in Tennessee • Density 1,367.87/sq mi (528.15/km2 ) • Metro
2,014,444 (35th ) • Balance
689,447 Demonym Nashvillian Time zone UTC−6 (CST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−5 (CDT )ZIP codes 37201-37250
Area code(s) 615 and 629 GNIS feature ID1652484 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.gov
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 689,447 people in it (according to the 2020 census ).[ 3] A resident of Nashville is called a Nashvillian .
The City of Nashville and Davidson County joined in 1963 as a way for Nashville to fight the problems of urban sprawl . The joint metropolitan government offers services such as police , firefighting , electricity , running water , and waste water disposal .
On March 3, 2020, a tornado tracked west to east, just north of the downtown Nashville area, killing at least 25 people and leaving tens of thousands without electricity.[ 4]
On December 25, 2020, a suicide bombing happened in the city.[ 5]
Nashville sports teams include:
↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County – County Subdivision and Place: 2010 Census Summary File 1" . U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015 .
↑ "QuickFacts: Davidson County, Tennessee" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2021 .
↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2021 .
↑ Gee, Brandon; Timothy Bella; Kim Bellware; Matthew Cappucci (March 3, 2020). "Tornadoes kill at least 19 people, leave trail of destruction in and around Nashville" . WashingtonPost.com . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
↑ Sutton, Caroline (December 25, 2020). "Christmas Day bombing damages much of Nashville's 2nd Ave" . WTVF-TV . Retrieved December 25, 2020 .
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↑ Consolidated refers to the population of Davidson County; Balance refers to the population of Nashville excluding other incorporated cities within the Nashville-Davidson boundary.
Cities Davidson County map Neighborhoods
Antioch
Bakers
Bellevue
Donelson
East Nashville
Green Hills
Hermitage
Hopewell
Inglewood
Joelton
Lakewood
Lockeland Springs
Madison
Old Hickory
Pasquo
The Gulch
Tusculum
Whites Creek
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee
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