Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee 

Nashville, also known as Nashville-Davidson, is the seat of Davidson County (1784–1963) and the city that serves as Tennessee's (1843) capital. In the state's north-central region, Nashville is located along the Cumberland River. It is the hub of a large urban area that includes portions of seven neighboring counties. The Davidson County and City of Nashville governments were combined in 1963; as a result, the government now consists of a general services district that includes the entire county and an urban services district that includes the city of Nashville. Area city is located in a 497 square mile (1,287 square km) area, and Davidson County is 526 square miles (1,362 square km). Population (2010): 601,222; Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin Metropolitan Area (2010): 1,589,534; Population (2020): 689,447; Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin Metropolitan Area (2010): 1,989,519. 

The Contemporary City 

The economy of today is varied. A key element is the music and entertainment sector, while other important sectors include health care, banking and insurance, and education. Tourism, printing and publishing (particularly of music and religious publications), and manufacturing (including the production of cars, auto glass, trucks, tires, water heaters, aircraft parts, and appliances) are additional significant industries. The city serves as a distribution and transportation hub thanks to its strategic location, international airport, port facilities on the Cumberland River, and train and highway links. Tobacco, livestock, dairy products, corn, and soybeans are among the agricultural items grown in the area. 

Country music, which is the foundation of Nashville's sizable recording business, is well-known throughout the world. The majority of that activities is concentrated in downtown's Music Row neighborhood. Numerous tourist destinations in the city are focused on music, such as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Ryman Auditorium, a performance hall that formerly served as the Opry's home. At the Opry House, a building complex east of downtown that also includes a hotel and shopping centers, you may watch Grand Ole Opry radio broadcasts live. Fans may hear their favorite musicians perform, meet them, and get their autographs at the International Country Music Fan Fair, which is held every June. 

The United Methodist Publishing House, one of the largest of its kind in the world, has its publishing offices in Nashville, which continues to be a major educational and religious hub. The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and a number of United Methodist organizations and agencies have their national offices in this city. Additionally, it serves as the Disciples of Christ Historical Society's global headquarters. Fisk University (1866; United Church of Christ), Belmont University (1890; Tennessee Southern Baptist Convention), Lipscomb University (1891; Churches of Christ), Trevecca Nazarene University (1901), and Aquinas College are among the educational institutions connected to churches (1961; Roman Catholic). Tennessee State University (1912), Vanderbilt University (1873), Meharry Medical College (1876), and Nashville State Technical Institute are all located in Nashville (1970). 

A full-scale copy of the Parthenon, an Attic temple, was constructed in Centennial Park in 1897 for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and houses a 42-foot (13-meter) tall figure of Athena. President James K. Polk is interred on the grounds of the State Capitol, which William Strickland constructed in the style of classical Greek architecture in 1859. A black granite globe serving as a World War II memorial can be found in Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, which is next to the structure. The Hermitage, where President Andrew Jackson lived and was buried, is located 19 kilometers (12 miles) east of the city center. Other notable locations are Travellers Rest (1799), which was constructed by John Overton (Jackson's legal partner), and Belle Meade Plantation, which features a mansion built in 1853 on one of the nation's earliest Thoroughbred horse farms. There are theater groups, opera companies, ballet companies, symphony orchestras, and museums of science, art, and history in the city. The National Football League's Titans and the National Hockey League's Predators both call Nashville home. Recreational activities can be found at the nearby J. Percy Priest Lake (east) and Old Hickory Lake (northeast). The cities of Long Hunter State Park and Radnor Lake State Natural Area are both close by. 

Topography 

In the Nashville Basin's northwest corner, Nashville is located along the Cumberland River. Nashville's elevation varies from its lowest point at the Cumberland River, which is 385 feet (117 m) above sea level, to its highest point at the Radnor Lake State Natural Area, which is 1,163 feet (354 m) above sea level. Nashville is also located near the beginning of the Highland Rim, a geophysical area with a lot of hills. Nashville is consequently highly hilly. Additionally, there are some isolated hills in and around Nashville, such as the one on which the Tennessee State Capitol is located. The city has a total area of 527.9 square miles (1,367 km2), of which 504.0 square miles (1,305 km2) is land and 23.9 square miles (62 km2), or 4.53%, is water, according to the United States Census Bureau. 

Cityscape 

The downtown region of Nashville is home to a wide range of food, entertainment, cultural, and architectural attractions. There are numerous eateries and entertainment places near Broadway and Second Avenue. Capitol Hill, Legislative Plaza, Nashville's major commercial center, and the Tennessee Bicentennial Mall are all located to the north of Broadway. The city is full in architectural and cultural attractions. 

The intersection of three important interstates (I-40, I-65, and I-24) is close to downtown, and numerous regional cities are reachable in a single day of travel. 

The Life & Casualty Tower, Nashville's first skyscraper, was finished in 1957 and served as a catalyst for the development of more high rises in the city. Up until the middle of the 2000s, there wasn't much building activity in the downtown region following the 1994 completion of the AT&T Building, also known as the "Batman Building" by locals. The Pinnacle, a tall office building that debuted in 2010, was Nashville's first skyscraper to be constructed in the previous 15 years. 

Two urban construction booms, one before and one after the Great Recession, have produced numerous high-rises in Nashville since 2000. (Defined by Emporis as buildings of a minimum of 115 feet tall). 24 of the city's 37 towers that are 280 feet or higher have been finished since 2000. 

Numerous public and infrastructural projects are being developed, are already underway, or have just been finished. A brand-new MTA bus hub and the Music City Star pilot project were just finished in downtown Nashville. The Public Square is just one of the many public parks that have been built. A significant upgrade is planned for Riverfront Park. In May 2013, The Music City Center debuted. With 370,000 square feet (34,000 m2) of show area, the conference center has 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2). 

Climate 

With hot, muggy summers and typically cool winters typical of the Upper South, Nashville International Airport in Donelson has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa, Trewartha Cf). 

Wintertime brings snowfall, but it rarely is really significant. About 4.7 inches (12 cm) of snow falls on average each year, usually in January and February but also on occasion in March, November, and December. Nashville experienced its biggest snowfall since 2003 on January 22, 2016, when 8 inches (20 cm) fell in a single storm. The highest snowfall overall was 17 inches (43 cm), which fell on March 17, 1892, during the St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm. 

Solar spring (Feb-Apr) and summer (May-Jul) often see the most rainfall, while solar autumn (Aug-Oct) sees the least amount. With recent notable incidents on April 16, 1998, April 7, 2006, February 5, 2008, April 10, 2009, May 1-2, 2010, and March 3, 2020, spring and fall are vulnerable to severe thunderstorms that can bring tornadoes, massive hail, flash floods, and damaging wind. Nashville experiences moderate relative humidity for the Southeastern United States, with morning values of 83% and afternoon values of 60%. Nashville has seen urban heat islands in recent years as a result of urban growth; particularly on chilly, clear nights, the city center can be up to 10 °F (5.6 °C) warmer than the surrounding rural areas. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a encompasses the Nashville area. The typical summer temperature has increased by 2.8 degrees from 1970 to 2020. 

Allergy sufferers may sometimes find Nashville to be uncomfortable because to its lengthy springs and autumns as well as its wide variety of plants and grasses. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Nashville has the 18th worst spring allergy city ranking in the nation in 2008. 

Nashville's official record low and high temperatures are 17 °F (27 °C) on January 21, 1985, and 109 °F (43 °C) on June 29, 2012, respectively. A low of 18 °F (28 °C) is said to have occurred in Nashville on January 26, 1832, but as record-keeping didn't start until much later, this low isn't recognized as the record low. 

Economy 

Numerous newspapers referred to Nashville as a "southern boomtown" in the second decade of the twenty-first century. Its metropolitan economy grew at the third-fastest rate in the country in 2017 and it "adds an average of 100 people a day to its net population gain." According to Zillow, the Nashville area has the "hottest housing market in America" and is the "Number One" Metro Area for professional and business service jobs in the country. On Forbes' list of the Best Places for Business and Careers in 2013, the city came in at number five. Nashville was ranked as the fourth Best City for White Collar Jobs in 2015 by Forbes. Nashville was ranked as having the most potential for economic growth in Business Facilities' 11th Annual Rankings study in 2015. 

BNY Mellon, Bridgestone Americas, Ernst & Young, Community Health Systems, Dell, Deloitte, Dollar General, Hospital Corporation of America, Nissan North America, Philips, Tractor Supply Company, and UBS are among the Fortune 500 firms with offices in Nashville. Among these, the city is home to the corporate offices of Community Health Systems, Dollar General, SmileDirectClub, Hospital Corporation of America, and Tractor Supply Company. Captain D's, Hunt Brothers Pizza, O'Charley's, Logan's Roadhouse, J. Alexander's, and Stoney River Legendary Steaks are just a few of the well-known food businesses with headquarters in Nashville. 

Nashville, known as the "home of country music," is now a significant hub for music production and recording. Numerous indie labels and the Big Three record labels have offices in Nashville, most frequently in the Music Row neighborhood. Gibson's corporate headquarters have been in Nashville since 1984. Nashville has been the country's second-largest center for music creation since the 1960s (after New York City). The music industry in Nashville is predicted to have an annual economic impact of around $10 billion and generate 56,000 employments in the surrounding area. 

Health care is the area's biggest industry. More than 300 healthcare organizations call Nashville home, including Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the largest private operator of hospitals in the world. The health care sector is thought to contribute US$30 billion annually and 200,000 jobs to the Nashville region's economy as of 2012. 

The largest private correctional corporation in the United States, CoreCivic, which was originally known as Corrections Corporation of America, was established in Nashville in 1983 but relocated there in 2019. Before the business's IPO, one of its investors was Vanderbilt University. In 2017, the pension fund for the City of Nashville held "a $921,000 investment" in the business. The pension fund that covers roughly 25,000 current and past Metro employees would be directly impacted by a decline in CoreCivic stock value, no matter how slight. 

The Middle Tennessee region is beginning to place more emphasis on the automobile sector. Nissan North America's corporate headquarters were relocated to Franklin, a suburb south of Nashville, in 2006 from Gardena, California (Los Angeles County). The largest Nissan production facility in North America is located in Smyrna, another Nashville suburb. Japan relocated its former New Orleans consulate-general to Nashville's Palmer Plaza, largely due to the expansion of Nissan and other Japanese economic interests in the area. About 35 miles (56 km) south of Nashville, at Spring Hill, General Motors runs an assembly facility. Bridgestone, a manufacturer of automotive components, is headquartered in Nashville, with production facilities and a distribution center located in neighboring counties. 

Insurance, finance, and publishing are some of Nashville's additional significant businesses (especially religious publishing). The United Methodist Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, the National Baptist Convention USA, and the National Association of Free Will Baptists all have their national headquarters in this city. 

Southern sweets, such as Goo Goo Clusters, which have been produced in Nashville since 1912, are well-known in the city. 

AllianceBernstein promised in May 2018 to relocate its headquarters from New York City to Nashville by 2024 and to erect a private client office there by the middle of 2019. 

An important and expanding component of Nashville's economy is the technology sector. Amazon stated in November 2018 that it would construct an operations center in the Nashville Yards neighborhood to act as the focal point for its Retail Operations division. Oracle Corporation stated in April 2021 that it would build a $1.2 billion campus in Nashville, which is anticipated to employ 8,500 people by the year 2031. 

iHeartMedia chose Nashville as the location of its second digital headquarters in December 2019. 

The city's economy is increasingly being driven by real estate. Nashville placed eighth nationally in terms of attracting real estate investors in 2016, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers and Urban Land Institute poll of roughly 1,500 real estate industry experts. According to city statistics from October 2015, there are either underway or scheduled to begin in 2016 real estate projects worth more than $2 billion. Nashville has been drawing a lot of investment from outside the state because of the high yields accessible to investors. The modification to the city's zoning code is a significant factor that has been linked to the increase in investment. The combination of office, retail, office, and leisure space can be easily included by developers into their buildings. The city has also made significant investments in public parks. Extensive remodeling is under place in Centennial Park. The zoning rule reform and the investment in public space are in line with the inclination of the millennial generation for walkable urban areas. 

Culture 

The city's vibrant academic community has played a significant role in shaping its cultural landscape. The Fugitives and the Agrarians, two literary critics and writers connected to Vanderbilt University in the early 20th century, were particularly notable in this regard. 

Popular attractions include The Parthenon, a full-scale reproduction of the Parthenon in Athens, Fort Nashborough and Fort Negley, the former of which is a restoration of the old village and the latter of which is a partially rebuilt Civil War combat fort. One of the nation's oldest operational state capitols is the Tennessee State Capitol. The Hermitage, the former residence of President Andrew Jackson, is one of the biggest and busiest presidential mansions available to the public. 

Sports 

Five professional sports franchises are based in Nashville. The Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL), the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Nashville SC of Major League Soccer are three teams that compete at the highest professional level in their respective sports (MLS). Two minor league teams also call the city home: the Music City Fire arena football team of the American Arena League and the Nashville Sounds of Minor League Baseball's International League. An investment company called Music Location Baseball is attempting to either snag an existing team from another city or secure an expansion franchise in Major League Baseball. Nashville is a potential location for a franchise expansion by the Women's Basketball National Association. 

Education 

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, usually known as Metro Schools, provide educational services to the city. With almost 85,000 students enrolled in 169 schools, this district is the second largest in Tennessee. Along with public schools, Nashville is also home to a large number of private institutions, such as Montgomery Bell Academy, Harpeth Hall School, University School of Nashville, Lipscomb Academy, The Ensworth School, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Father Ryan High School, Pope John Paul II High School, Franklin Road Academy, Davidson Academy, Nashville Christian School, Donelson Christian Academy, and St. Cecilia Academy. More than 15,000 children are enrolled in Nashville's private schools as a whole. 

Population 

Tennessee's Davidson County contains the city of Nashville. It serves as Davidson County's County seat as well. It is the largest city in Tennessee and the 21st largest city in the United States as of 2020, with a population of 707091. Nashville's population has grown by 2.56% since the most recent census, which showed a population of 689,447 in 2020, and is now rising at a pace of 1.26% annually. Nashville has a population density of 1,487 persons per square mile, spanning over 497 miles. 

Nashville's poverty rate is 16.93%, with average household income of $83,348. The median monthly cost of rent in recent years has been, and the median value of a home is. In Nashville, the median age is 34.2 years, 33.7 years for men and 34.8 years for women. 

The term "Music City" was given to Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee, because of its prominence in the music industry. Nashville is also home to a number of colleges and universities. Six municipalities make up the combined city-county government of Nashville. The city had 601,000 residents as of the 2010 Census, excluding the semi-independent municipalities. Nashville's total population, including all municipalities, was 626,600. 

After Memphis, Nashville is the second-largest city in the state and the fourth-largest in the Southeastern US. 1.59 million people lived in the 13-county Nashville metropolitan region in 2010. The combined population of Nashville, which occupies 528 square miles of land, is anticipated to reach 678,448 in 2021. The whole Middle Tennessee region is included in the metropolitan area of Nashville, which is the largest in Tennessee. 

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Current City Mayor 

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County's ninth mayor is John Cooper. 

By making Nashville's neighborhoods the focal point of his agenda since assuming office in 2019, he has produced historic outcomes for the city's citizens. 

After only three years in office, Mayor Cooper made Nashville's teachers the highest paid in Tennessee, gave ALL public-school employees paid family leave for the first time ever, and increased the pay of bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and paraprofessionals significantly. 

Record-breaking community investments in parks, transit, and schools have been made possible by the financial turnaround Mayor Cooper helped organize. 

For the first time ever, Mayor Cooper mandated that all employees in Metro Nashville receive a livable wage of at least $18 per hour. 

The largest economic development initiative in the history of the state is being carried out in Nashville by Oracle Corporation, which is investing $1.2 billion and adding 8,500 jobs. 

Nashville now has a municipal Department of Transportation (NDOT) that is solely focused on improving pedestrian safety, neighborhood infrastructure, and traffic management after adopting a Metro Transportation Plan for the first time. 

The city's resources for affordable housing have more than tripled, and the Metro Housing Division was established for the first time. 

A private-public partnership that Nashville is co-leading will build 100 megawatts of local, utility-scale solar power. Mayor Cooper set a lofty 2050 objective earlier this year: an 80% reduction in community greenhouse gas emissions from 2014 levels. 

John Cooper received the second-highest number of votes in Nashville's history for a council member during the citywide election while serving as an at-large Metro Council member from 2015 to 2019. 

He brings to his leadership more than 30 years of commercial and financial expertise in retail, banking, and real estate. He is the creator of Happy ReTales, a volunteer-run pet supplies retail store whose entire profit goes to animal rescue, and The Heritage at Brentwood, a sizable continuing-care senior living complex. 

Harvard University awarded Mayor Cooper a bachelor's degree, and Vanderbilt University awarded him a master's degree in business. 

He was raised in Shelbyville after being born in Nashville. His father, Prentice Cooper, was the 39th governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945, and his brother Jim represented Nashville in Congress for more than 30 years. 

Along with three adolescent sons and three dogs, he and his wife, constitutional law professor Laura Fitzgerald Cooper, have three children. In Christ Church Cathedral, they go.