Tennessee

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Tennessee

State of Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee State seal of Tennessee
Àsìá Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: The Volunteer State
Motto(s): Agriculture and Commerce
Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted
Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ English
Orúkọaráàlú Tennessean
Olúìlú Nashville
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Memphis
Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area
Àlà  Ipò 36th ní U.S.
 - Total 42,169 sq mi
(109,247 km2)
 - Width 120 miles (195 km)
 - Length 440 miles (710 km)
 - % water 2.2
 - Latitude 34° 59′ N to 36° 41′ N
 - Longitude 81° 39′ W to 90° 19′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 17th ní U.S.
 - Total 6,214,888 (2008 est.)[1]
Density 138.0/sq mi  (53.29/km2)
Ranked 19th in the U.S.
Elevation  
 - Highest point Clingmans Dome[2]
6,643 ft. ft (2,025 m)
 - Mean 900 ft  (280 m)
 - Lowest point Mississippi River[2]
178 ft (54 m)
Admission to Union  June 1, 1796 (16th)
Gómìnà Bill Haslam (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Ron Ramsey (R)
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U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R)
Bob Corker (R)
U.S. House delegation 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans (list)
Time zones  
 - East Tennessee Eastern: UTC-5/-4
 - Middle and West Central: UTC-6/-5
Abbreviations TN Tenn. US-TN
Website tennessee.gov


  1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved December 16 2008.  Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)