Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Murfreesboro is a city in, and county seat of, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.[6] The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010.[7] Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee, 34 miles (55 km) southeast of downtown Nashville.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |
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Nickname: "The 'Boro" | |
Motto: Creating a better quality of life. | |
Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 86°23′31″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Rutherford |
Settled | 1811 |
Incorporated | 1817 |
Named for | Hardy Murfree |
Government | |
• Type | Council–Manager[1] |
• Mayor | Shane McFarland (R)[2] |
• Vice mayor | Bill Shacklett |
Area | |
• City | 64.13 sq mi (166.08 km2) |
• Land | 63.99 sq mi (165.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) 0.25% |
Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
Population | |
• City | 152,769 |
• Rank | US: 188th |
• Density | 2,387.43/sq mi (921.79/km2) |
• Urban | 350,000 (US: 241st) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 37127-37133 |
Area code(s) | 615, 629 |
FIPS code | 47-51560 |
GNIS feature ID | 1295105[5] |
Website | City of Murfreesboro |
It served as the state capital from 1818 to 1826. Today, it is the largest suburb of Nashville and the sixth-largest city in Tennessee. The city is both the center of population[8] and the geographic center of Tennessee.
Since the 1990s, Murfreesboro has been Tennessee's fastest-growing major city and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.[9] Murfreesboro is home to Middle Tennessee State University, the largest undergraduate university in the state of Tennessee, with 22,729 total students as of fall 2014.[10]