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Tennessee ( / ˌtɛnɪˈsiː / ⓘ TEN-iss-EE, locally / ˈtɛnɪsi / TEN-iss-ee ), [8] [9] [10] officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south ...
Most of the state is considered part of the Upland South, and the eastern third is part of Appalachia. [1] Tennessee covers roughly 42,143 square miles (109,150 km 2 ), of which 926 square miles (2,400 km 2 ), or 2.2%, is water. It is the 16th smallest state in terms of land area. The state is about 440 miles (710 km) long from east to west and ...
Counties of Tennessee. There are 95 counties in the U.S. State of Tennessee. As of 2023, Shelby County was both Tennessee's most populous county, with 910,042 residents, and the largest county in area, covering an area of 755 sq mi (1,955 km 2 ). The least populous county was Pickett County (5,128) and the smallest in area was Trousdale County ...
Location of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee. / 35.84611°N 86.39194°W / 35.84611; -86.39194. Murfreesboro is a city in, and county seat of, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. [6] The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. [7]
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,001. [2] Its county seat is Jonesborough. [3] The county's largest city and a regional educational, medical and commercial center is Johnson City. Washington County is Tennessee's oldest county, having been established in 1777 ...
Elizabethton (/ ə ˈ l ɪ z ə b ɛ θ t ə n /) is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.
Williamson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 247,726. [2] The county seat is Franklin, [3] and the county is located in Middle Tennessee. The county is named after Hugh Williamson, a North Carolina politician who signed the U.S. Constitution.
Perry County is a rural, sparsely populated county with a population of 8,366, and average density of 20.2 persons per square mile (7.8 persons/km 2 ). It is the least densely populated county in Tennessee. [101] [102] Its population peaked at 8,815 in 1910 and began a steady decline through 1970. The population began growing again after 1970 ...