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Nashville

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Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, on the Cumberland River in Middle Tennessee. It is a major cultural and economic hub renowned for its dominance in the country music industry and is home to Vanderbilt University. Its consolidated city-county government, formed in 1963 with Davidson County, gives it an unusually large land area for a city of its kind. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
689,447 1
2020 census figure, from Nashville's own Wikipedia infobox (2025 estimate was 721,074).
Area (sq km)
1305.4 1
Founding Year
1806 1
Nashville was founded in 1779 and incorporated September 11, 1806, the incorporation date the infobox itself gives; the large land area reflects the 1963 consolidation of the city and Davidson County governments.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
182 2
Latitude
36.16222 degrees north 1
Longitude
86.77444 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
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Associated With

Tennessee, States or Territories

Nashville is in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Source Nashville (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Tennessee, States or Territories

Nashville is the capital of Tennessee.

Source Nashville (Wikipedia)
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Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway

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Source Wikidata: Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railwaytier 2
Sabre Defence

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David Lipscomb

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Source David Lipscomb (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence beginning 'James A. Harding and David'
Quote, Lead, sentence beginning 'James A. Harding and David'
James A. Harding and David Lipscomb founded the Nashville Bible School, now known as Lipscomb University in honor of the latter.
Vanderbilt University

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Source Vanderbilt University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Tennessee Supreme Court

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Source Tennessee Supreme Court (source article)Lead sentence [seat-city]
Quote, Lead sentence [seat-city]
The Supreme Court's three buildings are seated in Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson.
Vanderbilt University

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Source Vanderbilt University (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Titans

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Source Tennessee Titans (Wikipedia)Lead, home city
Quote, Lead, home city
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Sources
1. Nashville (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    689,447
  • Infobox, area
    504.03 sq mi (1,305.4 km2)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    36.16222 N 86.77444 W
  • Article text
    In 1806, Nashville was incorporated as a city and became the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.
  • Lead section
    Nashville ( NASH-vil) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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2. Nashville (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 182 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.1622,-86.7744
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 129.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, -86.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, -86.75
36.25 -86.75 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Nashville - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4644585
Quote, cities500 record 4644585
36.16589 -86.78444 P PPLA US TN 037 689447 170 171 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Nashville
Wikidata Q23197, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Nashville (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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