Middle Tennessee |
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| Nickname(s): Middle TN, Middle Tenn. |
 The counties of Tennessee highlighted in red that are designated part of Middle Tennessee. |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Tennessee |
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| Largest city | Nashville |
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| • Land | 44,054.2 km2 (17,009.41 sq mi) |
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| Population (2020) | 2,883,086 |
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| • Density | 65.44/km2 (169.50/sq mi) |
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| Demonym | Middle Tennessean |
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Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the U.S. state of Tennessee that composes roughly the middle portion of the state. [1] Middle Tennessee contains the state's capital and biggest city which is Nashville It also has Clarksville, the state's fifth-biggest city, and Murfreesboro, the state's sixth-biggest city and largest suburb of Nashville. The Nashville metropolitan area which is located entirely within the region, is the most populated metropolitan area in the state. The Clarksville metropolitan area is the state's sixth-most populous. Middle Tennessee is both the biggest, in terms of land area, and the most populated of the state's three Grand Divisions.
Counties
Counties
There are 41 counties in Middle Tennessee:
Largest cities or towns in Middle Tennessee
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Rank
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County
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Pop.
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Nashville
Clarksville
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1 |
Nashville |
Davidson |
689,447
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Murfreesboro
Franklin
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| 2 |
Clarksville |
Montgomery |
166,722
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| 3 |
Murfreesboro |
Rutherford |
152,769
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| 4 |
Franklin |
Williamson |
83,454
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| 5 |
Hendersonville |
Sumner |
61,753
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| 6 |
Smyrna |
Rutherford |
53,070
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| 7 |
Spring Hill |
Maury |
50,005
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| 8 |
Brentwood |
Williamson |
45,373
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| 9 |
Gallatin |
Sumner |
44,431
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| 10 |
Columbia |
Maury |
41,690
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