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The South > Tennessee > Geography

TENNESSEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 109,152 [34th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 2.2 [35th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 109,151 [36th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 42,143 [36th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 2,399 [32nd of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,826
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,796
Capitals > Metropolitan population 1,455,097 [11th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 607,413 [5th of 50]
Capitals > Notes on current capital
Nashville also served as the capital 1812-1818.
Geographic centers > Location
5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro
Geographic regions
The South
Land Acreage > Total 26.934 million acres [30th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 4.644 million acres [24th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 14.404 million acres [22nd of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 4.99 million acres [18th of 43]
Land area 41,217 sq mi [34th of 56]
Land borders
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia
Largest cities (with populations) Memphis - 671,929
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 6 [13th of 26]
Mean County Area 1,148.95 sq.km. [42nd of 49]
Percentage of area water 2.2% [33rd of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Nashville - 546,719
Tornadoes > Fatalities 181 [10th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 30.354 per 1 million people [8th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 2,592 [12th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 434.684 per 1 million people [12th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $228,306,928.00 [25th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $10,524.01 per $10 million of GDP [26th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $3,828.75 per 100 people [26th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 502 [23rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 8.419 per 100,000 people [25th of 55]
Total area 42,143 sq mi [36th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 28 [31st of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 27 [31st of 51]
Water area 926 sq mi [32nd of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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