Cities

Memphis

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Memphis." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/memphis.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Memphis. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/memphis

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-memphis,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Memphis},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/memphis},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee.

Facts

Population

633,104 1

Area (sq km)

783.66 1

Founding Year

1819 1

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Elevation (m)

103 1

Latitude

35.14611 degrees north 1

Longitude

90.05194 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

United States

Source Memphis (Wikipedia)

On Continent

North America

Sources

1. Memphis (Wikipedia)

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Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee.

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