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- Memphis Area - Shelby County
- Nashville Area - Davidson Co.
- Knoxville Area - Knox Co.
- Chattanooga Area - Hamilton Co.
- Murfreesboro Area - Rutherford Co.
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Geography & Quick Facts
- Population
- 6,296,254, the 17th largest state
- Size of the State
- About 491 miles long and 115 miles wide
- Total Area
- 42,146 square miles
- Land
- 41,220 square miles
- Water
- 926 square miles
- Geographic Center
- 5 miles NE of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County. Longitude: 86° 37.3'W, Latitude: 35° 47.7'N
- Bordering States
- Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas
- Record Temperatures
- Highest: 113°F recorded on July 29 and August 9, 1930 in Perryville.
- Lowest: -32°F recorded on December 30, 1917 at Mountain City.
- Average Rainfall Per Year
- 52.98 inches
- Highest Point
- Clingman's Dome, 6,643 feet, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Lowest Point
- Mississippi Bottoms, 178 feet above sea level near the Mississippi River.
- Major Rivers
- Tennessee, Mississippi, Cumberland, Clinch, Duck
- Major Lakes
- Kentucky, Norris, Chickamauga, Cherokee, Tims Ford Reservoir