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West Tennessee is the smallest of the state's three Grand Divisions, and has a land area of approximately 10,650 square miles (27,600 km 2), about 25.8% of the state's total land area. The region is bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, and the Tennessee River to the east, except for in Hardin County , which is bisected by the Tennessee ...
The Grand Divisions are legally recognized in the state constitution and state law and are represented on the flag of Tennessee by the flag's three prominent stars. [1] The Grand Divisions, East, Middle, and West Tennessee, are sometimes referred to as "the three states of Tennessee" or "the three Tennessees". [2]
As culturally and historically distinct regions, the Grand Divisions are sometimes called "The Three Tennessees". Tennessee borders eight other states: Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi on the south, and Arkansas and Missouri on the west. It is tied with Missouri as the state ...
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
Most sports: Three regions in each of the two classes, in line with the East, Middle, and West grand divisions. [8] [9] Football: Split into three classes (A, AA, and AAA). In Classes A and AA, there are the three standard regions. In AAA, there are only two regions (East and West) that divide the state into halves. [10]
The geology of Tennessee is as diverse as its landscapes. Politically, Tennessee is broken up into three Grand Divisions : East , Middle , and West Tennessee . [ 1 ] Physically, Tennessee is also separated into three main types of landforms: river valley plain, highlands and basins, and mountains.
Tennessee is geographically, culturally, economically, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions: East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee. [181] It borders eight other states: Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia , Alabama , and Mississippi on the south, and Arkansas and Missouri on the west.
On February 24, 1807, Congress again abolished the two districts and created the United States Circuit for the District of Tennessee. On March 3, 1837, Congress assigned the judicial district of Tennessee to the Eighth Circuit. On June 18, 1839, by 5 Stat. 313, Congress divided Tennessee into three districts, Eastern, Middle, and Western.