Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
	Capital and largest city
	City of Nashville
	Nickname(s): Music City
	Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°10′00″N 86°47′00″W / 36.16667°N 86.78333°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Davidson County
Founded:	1779
Incorporated:	1806
Government
• Mayor	Karl Dean (D)
Area
• Capital and largest city	526.1 sq mi (1,362.5 km2)
• Land	502.2 sq mi (1,300.8 km2)
• Water	23.9 sq mi (61.8 km2)
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2005)
• Capital and largest city	607,413 (consolidated); 552,120 (balance)
• Density	1,154.5/sq mi (445.8/km2)
• Metro	1,498,836
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	37201–37250
Area code(s)	615
Website	http://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 569,891 people in it (according to the 2000 census). A resident of Nashville is called a Nashvillian.

Government and politicsEdit

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.

Nashville sports teams include:

↑ U.S. Census Bureau: Accepted Challenges to Vintage 2005 Population Estimates
↑ O'Neal, Lee Ann (January 18, 2007). "Nashville's population greater than estimated, census officials say". The Tennessean.
↑ Consolidated refers to the population of Davidson County, Balance refers to the population of Nashville excluding other incorporated cities within the Nashville-Davidson boundary

Nashville, Tennessee
Capital and largest city
City of Nashville

Nickname(s): Music City
Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee
Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°10′00″N 86°47′00″W / 36.16667°N 86.78333°W / 36.16667; -86.78333
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Davidson County
Founded:	1779
Incorporated:	1806
Government
• Mayor	Karl Dean (D)
Area
• Capital and largest city	526.1 sq mi (1,362.5 km²)
• Land	502.2 sq mi (1,300.8 km²)
• Water	23.9 sq mi (61.8 km²)
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2005)^[1]^[2]^[3]
• Capital and largest city	607,413 (consolidated) 552,120 (balance)
• Density	1,154.5/sq mi (445.8/km²)
• Metro	1,498,836
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	37201–37250
Area code(s)	615
Website	http://www.nashville.gov/