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Beautiful Nashville is the capital of the
state of Tennessee and the county seat of
Davidson County. It is the second most populous
city in the state after Memphis. It is located
on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in
the north-central part of the state. The city is
a major hub for the health care, music,
publishing, banking and transportation
industries.
Located are in the heart
of the south our citizens are very proud of our southern
heritage. Our love for our country is readily seen in
our young persons who have fought to keep our country
strong.
Striving to become the one spot where all Nashville
comes to find their information out what is
going on in Middle Tennessee.
Sitting amid the gentle hills and fertile farmlands of
central Tennessee, Nashville attracts six
million people each year. Browse our pages and
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Nashville's
History |
Country Music History |
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Historical Sites of Nashville |
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People
QuickFacts |
Tennessee |
USA |
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Population, 2008
estimate |
6,214,888 |
304,059,724 |
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Population, percent
change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
9.2% |
8.0% |
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Population estimates
base (April 1) 2000 |
5,689,270 |
281,424,602 |
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Persons under 5 years
old, percent, 2008 |
6.7% |
6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years
old, percent, 2008 |
23.8% |
24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old
and over, percent, 2008 |
13.2% |
12.8% |
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Female persons,
percent, 2008 |
51.3% |
50.7% |
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White persons,
percent, 2008 (a) |
80.4% |
79.8% |
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Black persons,
percent, 2008 (a) |
16.8% |
12.8% |
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American Indian and
Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% |
1.0% |
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Asian persons,
percent, 2008 (a) |
1.3% |
4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)
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0.1% |
0.2% |
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Persons reporting two
or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.1% |
1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic
or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
3.7% |
15.4% |
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White persons not
Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
77.1% |
65.6% |
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Living in same house
in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.9% |
54.1% |
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Foreign born persons,
percent, 2000
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2.8% |
11.1% |
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Language other than
English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.8% |
17.9% |
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High school
graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
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75.9% |
80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or
higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
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19.6% |
24.4% |
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Persons with a
disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,149,693 |
49,746,248 |
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Mean travel time to
work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
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24.5 |
25.5 |
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Housing units, 2008
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2,758,171 |
129,065,264 |
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Homeownership rate,
2000 |
69.9% |
66.2% |
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Housing units in
multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.7% |
26.4% |
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Median value of
owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$93,000 |
$119,600 |
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Households, 2000
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2,232,905 |
105,480,101 |
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Persons per
household, 2000 |
2.48 |
2.59 |
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Median household
income, 2007 |
$42,389 |
$50,740 |
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Per capita money
income, 1999 |
$19,393 |
$21,587 |
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Persons below
poverty, percent, 2007
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15.8% |
13.0% |
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Business
QuickFacts |
Tennessee |
USA |
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Private nonfarm
establishments, 2007
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137,8551 |
7,705,018 |
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Private nonfarm
employment, 2007 |
2,475,5121 |
120,604,265 |
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Private nonfarm
employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
3.6%1 |
5.7% |
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Nonemployer
establishments, 2007 |
459,681 |
21,708,021 |
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Total number of firms,
2002 |
454,366 |
22,974,655 |
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Black-owned firms,
percent, 2002 |
5.9% |
5.2% |
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American Indian and
Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% |
0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms,
percent, 2002 |
1.6% |
4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
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0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms,
percent, 2002
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0.9% |
6.8% |
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Women-owned firms,
percent, 2002 |
26.0% |
28.2% |
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Manufacturers
shipments, 2002 ($1000)
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109,293,454 |
3,916,136,712 |
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Wholesale trade
sales, 2002 ($1000)
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97,792,030 |
4,634,755,112 |
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Retail sales, 2002
($1000) |
60,136,403 |
3,056,421,997 |
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Retail sales per
capita, 2002 |
$10,382 |
$10,615 |
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Accommodation and
foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,024,900 |
449,498,718 |
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Building permits,
2008 |
22,389 |
905,359 |
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Federal spending,
2008 |
58,672,2761 |
2,771,782,1522 |
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Geography
QuickFacts |
Tennessee |
USA |
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Land area, 2000
(square miles) |
41,217.12 |
3,537,438.44 |
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Persons per square
mile, 2000 |
138.0 |
79.6 |
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FIPS Code
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47 |
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1: Includes data not distributed by county.
2: Includes data not distributed by state.
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