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The Nashville metropolitan area (officially the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a metropolitan statistical area in north-central Tennessee. Its principal city is Nashville, the capital of and largest city in Tennessee. With a population of over 2 million, it is the most populous metropolitan ...
A seventh satellite city, Lakewood, had its charter dissolved after a referendum on March 15, 2011, upon which its residents were merged into the balance population. The balance includes the area of Davidson County that made up the City of Nashville prior to the 1963 merger with Davidson County as well as large areas of previously ...
The city government of Nashville owned 24 slaves by 1831, and 60 prior to the Civil War. They were "put to work to build the first successful water system and maintain the streets." [32] Auction blocks and brokers' offices were part of the slave market at the heart of the city. [32]
At-large council members are elected by the entirety of the area the metropolitan government encompasses. The Metropolitan Council is the 3rd largest in the United States, behind the Chicago City Council and the New York City Council . [ 1 ]
The William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower (also known as the Tennessee Tower) is a skyscraper in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, that houses Tennessee government offices. The tower was built for the National Life and Accident Insurance Company and served as its National Life Center until the State of Tennessee acquired it on January 3, 1994. More ...
A new documentary series will be coming to HBO Max this spring - with Nashville at the center of it. The docuseries will go beyond the music and glamour of Music City and focus on the city's ...
Nashville Electric Service is one of the 11 largest public electric utilities in the United States, distributing energy to more than 450,000 customers in Middle Tennessee. The NES service area covers 700 square miles (1,800 km 2 ), all of Nashville / Davidson County and portions of the six surrounding counties.
The city saw a record 16.8 million visitors in 2023, up 4% from 2022, which saw 16.2 million visitors. Forecasts by the NCVC show 17.1 million visitors in 2024 and 17.5 million the following year ...