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Nashville, Tennessee
City of Nashville and County of Davidson From top to bottom, left to right: Nashville skyline, the Parthenon, Nissan Stadium, Ryman Auditorium, Tennessee State Capitol, Vanderbilt University's The Wyatt Center, First Horizon Park, Bridgestone Arena
Nickname(s): Music City, Country Music Capital, Athens of the South
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Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Country File:Flag of the United States.svg United States State File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee County Davidson Founded 1779; 246 years ago (1779 ) Incorporated 1806; 219 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 States1st 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 File:I-24.svg File:I-40.svg File:I-65.svg File:I-440.svg U.S. routes File:US 31.svg File:US 31W.svg File:US 31E.svg File:US 31A.svg File:US 41.svg File:US 41A.svg File:US 70.svg File:US 70S.svg File:US 431.svg State routes File:Tennessee 12.svg File:Secondary Tennessee 45.svg File:Tennessee 100.svg File:Tennessee 155.svg File:Secondary Tennessee 171.svg File:Secondary Tennessee 174.svg File:Secondary Tennessee 251.svg File:Secondary Tennessee 253.svg File:Tennessee 254.svg File:Secondary Tennessee 255.svg File:Secondary Tennessee 265.svg File:Tennessee 386.svg Waterways Cumberland River Public transit Nashville MTA Regional rail Music City Star Airport Nashville International Airport Website www
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] Nashvillian .
Government and politics [ change ] 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]
Sports teams [ change ] 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. Other websites [ change ]
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