List of municipalities in Tennessee

Tennessee is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 346 municipalities in the state of Tennessee. Municipalities in the state are designated as "cities" or "towns". As of the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,564,494 Tennesseans, or just over 56% of the state's total population of 6,346,105, lived in municipalities. The remainder lived in unincorporated areas.[1]

Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted
These directional signs in Crossville, photographed in 1937 by Ben Shahn as part of a New Deal program, helped travelers find their way to other Tennessee cities and towns.

Municipal charters

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Before 1954, all Tennessee municipalities were established by private act of the state legislature and operated under charters established by private act of the legislature. As of 2007, 212 of the state's municipalities were operating under charters established by private act of the legislature. In 1953, amendments to the Tennessee Constitution prohibited subsequent incorporations by private act and provided for several new forms of municipal charter. Fourteen cities, including Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, three of the state's four largest cities, are "home rule cities" organized under charters approved by referendum of the citizens. Home rule charters are authorized by Article XI, Section 9, of the Tennessee State Constitution, as amended in 1953. Other municipalities are incorporated under one of several standardized types of charter authorized by state statute:[2]

Some Tennessee municipalities are called "cities" and others are called "towns."[3] These terms do not have legal significance in Tennessee[4] and are not related to population, date of establishment, or type of municipal charter.

Under current state law (TCA Title 6), a minimum of 1,500 residents are required to incorporate as a new municipality under the mayor-alderman or city manager-commission charter, and a minimum of 5,000 residents are required to incorporate under a modified city manager-council charter. In general, unincorporated areas within three miles of an existing municipality (within five miles if the municipality has a population of 100,000 or more) are not permitted to incorporate as new municipalities. Provisions for incorporation were less restrictive in the past. The capital of Tennessee is Nashville.

List of incorporated cities and towns

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  County seat[A]

Place Name County(ies)[B] Population
(2020 Census)[5]
Area
(as of 2010)[5]
Form of municipal charter[2] Incorporation
date
[6]
Region
Adams Robertson County 633 2.68 sq mi (6.9 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1963 Middle
Adamsville McNairy County
Hardin County
2,207 6.91 sq mi (17.9 km2) Private act 1869 West
Alamo Crockett County 2,461 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) Private act 1911 West
Alcoa Blount County 10,978 15.66 sq mi (40.6 km2) Private act 1919 East
Alexandria DeKalb County 966 2.02 sq mi (5.2 km2) Private act 1848 Middle
Algood Putnam County 3,495 4.03 sq mi (10.4 km2) Private act 1901 Middle
Allardt Fentress County 634 3.9 sq mi (10 km2) Mayor-alderman 1964 Middle
Altamont Grundy County 1,045 20.16 sq mi (52.2 km2) Private act 1854 Middle
Ardmore Giles County 1,213 4.59 sq mi (11.9 km2) Private act 1949 Middle
Arlington Shelby County 14,549 23.07 sq mi (59.8 km2) Mayor-alderman 1900 West
Ashland City Cheatham County 5,193 10.85 sq mi (28.1 km2) Private act 1859 Middle
Athens McMinn County 14,084 13.98 sq mi (36.2 km2) Private act 1870 East
Atoka Tipton County 10,008 12.36 sq mi (32.0 km2) Private act 1838 West
Atwood Carroll County 938 1.85 sq mi (4.8 km2) Mayor-alderman 1941 West
Auburntown Cannon County 269 0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2) Private act 1949 Middle
Baileyton Greene County 431 1.68 sq mi (4.4 km2) Private act 1915 East
Baneberry Jefferson County 482 1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1986 East
Bartlett Shelby County 57,786 26.67 sq mi (69.1 km2) Private act 1866 West
Baxter Putnam County 1,365 3.03 sq mi (7.8 km2) Private act 1915 Middle
Bean Station Grainger County 2,826 5.39 sq mi (14.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1996 East
Beersheba Springs Grundy County 477 4.91 sq mi (12.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1955 Middle
Bell Buckle Bedford County 500 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1877 Middle
Belle Meade Davidson County 2,912 3.08 sq mi (8.0 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1938[7][8] Middle
Bells Crockett County 2,437 2.33 sq mi (6.0 km2) Private act 1889 West
Benton Polk County 1,385 3.21 sq mi (8.3 km2) Private act 1915 East
Berry Hill Davidson County 2,112 0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1950 Middle
Bethel Springs McNairy County 718 2.16 sq mi (5.6 km2) Private act 1870 West
Big Sandy Benton County 557 0.71 sq mi (1.8 km2) Private act 1903 West
Blaine Grainger County 1,856 9.39 sq mi (24.3 km2) Mayor-alderman 1978 East
Bluff City Sullivan County 1,733 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) Private act 1870 East
Bolivar Hardeman County 5,205 8.42 sq mi (21.8 km2) Private act 1827 West
Braden Fayette County 282 3.83 sq mi (9.9 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1969 West
Bradford Gibson County 1,048 1.73 sq mi (4.5 km2) Private act 1913 West
Brentwood Williamson County 45,373 41.23 sq mi (106.8 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1969 Middle
Brighton Tipton County 2,735 2.79 sq mi (7.2 km2) Private act 1913 West
Bristol Sullivan County 27,147 32.44 sq mi (84.0 km2) Private act 1856 East
Brownsville Haywood County 9,788 10.2 sq mi (26 km2) Private act 1870 West
Bruceton Carroll County 1,478 1.89 sq mi (4.9 km2) Private act 1925 West
Bulls Gap Hawkins County 738 1.29 sq mi (3.3 km2) Mayor-alderman 1955 East
Burlison Tipton County 425 1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1965 West
Burns Dickson County 1,468 3.74 sq mi (9.7 km2) Private act 1953 Middle
Byrdstown Pickett County 803 1.53 sq mi (4.0 km2) Private act 1917 Middle
Calhoun McMinn County 490 1.15 sq mi (3.0 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1961 East
Camden Benton County 3,582 5.67 sq mi (14.7 km2) Private act 1838 West
Carthage Smith County 2,306 2.86 sq mi (7.4 km2) Private act 1804 Middle
Caryville Campbell County 2,297 5.4 sq mi (14 km2) Mayor-alderman 1968 East
Cedar Hill Robertson County 314 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1870 Middle
Celina Clay County 1,495 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) Private act 1846 Middle
Centertown Warren County 243 0.94 sq mi (2.4 km2) Private act 1951 Middle
Centerville Hickman County 3,644 11.31 sq mi (29.3 km2) Private act 1853 Middle
Chapel Hill Marshall County 1,445 3.24 sq mi (8.4 km2) Private act 1850 Middle
Charleston Bradley County 651 1.06 sq mi (2.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1956 East
Charlotte Dickson County 1,235 1.74 sq mi (4.5 km2) Private act 1804 Middle
Chattanooga Hamilton County 181,099 144.55 sq mi (374.4 km2) Home rule 1839 East
Church Hill Hawkins County 6,998 9.81 sq mi (25.4 km2) Mayor-alderman 1958 East
Clarksburg Carroll County 393 2.02 sq mi (5.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1858 West
Clarksville Montgomery County 166,722 98.28 sq mi (254.5 km2) Private act 1807 Middle
Cleveland Bradley County 47,356 26.9 sq mi (70 km2) Private act 1842 East
Clifton Wayne County 2,694 6.93 sq mi (17.9 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1856 Middle
Clinton Anderson County 10,056 12.02 sq mi (31.1 km2) Home rule 1801 East
Coalmont Grundy County 841 6.08 sq mi (15.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1957 Middle
Collegedale Hamilton County 11,109 9.9 sq mi (26 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1968 East
Collierville Shelby County 51,324 29.41 sq mi (76.2 km2) Private act 1807 West
Collinwood Wayne County 982 2.82 sq mi (7.3 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1921 Middle
Columbia Maury County 41,690 31.56 sq mi (81.7 km2) Private act 1817 Middle
Cookeville Putnam County 34,842 32.85 sq mi (85.1 km2) Private act 1903 Middle
Coopertown Robertson County 4,278 31.49 sq mi (81.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1996 Middle
Copperhill Polk County 354 1.91 sq mi (4.9 km2) Private act 1913 East
Cornersville Marshall County 1,194 6.26 sq mi (16.2 km2) Private act 1849 Middle
Cottage Grove Henry County 88 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) Private act 1856 West
Covington Tipton County 8,663 11.44 sq mi (29.6 km2) Private act 1826 West
Cowan Franklin County 1,737 2.07 sq mi (5.4 km2) Private act 1921 Middle
Crab Orchard Cumberland County 996 11.11 sq mi (28.8 km2) Mayor-alderman 1921 East
Cross Plains Robertson County 1,714 8.49 sq mi (22.0 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1973 Middle
Crossville Cumberland County 12,071 20.36 sq mi (52.7 km2) Private act 1901 East
Crump Hardin County 1,428 13.36 sq mi (34.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1988 West
Cumberland City Stewart County 311 5.31 sq mi (13.8 km2) Mayor-alderman 1903 Middle
Cumberland Gap Claiborne County 494 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) Private act 1907 East
Dandridge Jefferson County 2,812 6.42 sq mi (16.6 km2) Private act 1799 East
Dayton Rhea County 7,065 7.88 sq mi (20.4 km2) Private act 1903 East
Decatur Meigs County 1,598 3 sq mi (7.8 km2) Private act 1838 East
Decaturville Decatur County 867 1.66 sq mi (4.3 km2) Private act 1850 West
Decherd Franklin County 2,361 4.75 sq mi (12.3 km2) Private act 1868 Middle
Dickson Dickson County 16,058 20.03 sq mi (51.9 km2) Private act 1873 Middle
Dover Stewart County 1,417 3.88 sq mi (10.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1805 Middle
Dowelltown DeKalb County 355 0.79 sq mi (2.0 km2) Private act 1949 Middle
Doyle White County 537 1.31 sq mi (3.4 km2) Mayor-alderman 1905 Middle
Dresden Weakley County 3,005 5.57 sq mi (14.4 km2) Private act 1827 West
Ducktown Polk County 475 2.63 sq mi (6.8 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1951 East
Dunlap Sequatchie County 5,357 10.74 sq mi (27.8 km2) Private act 1901 Middle
Dyer Gibson County 2,341 2.28 sq mi (5.9 km2) Private act 1899 West
Dyersburg Dyer County 16,164 17.47 sq mi (45.2 km2) Private act 1850 West
Eagleville Rutherford County 604 2.31 sq mi (6.0 km2) Private act 1949 Middle
East Ridge Hamilton County 22,167 8.28 sq mi (21.4 km2) Home rule 1921 East
Eastview McNairy County 705 4.89 sq mi (12.7 km2) Mayor-alderman 1967 West
Elizabethton Carter County 14,546 9.9 sq mi (26 km2) Modified manager-council 1799 East
Elkton Giles County 578 2.16 sq mi (5.6 km2) Private act 1907 Middle
Englewood McMinn County 1,532 1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2) Private act 1919 East
Enville Chester County
McNairy County
189 1.45 sq mi (3.8 km2) Private act 1953 West
Erin Houston County 1,324 4.09 sq mi (10.6 km2) Private act 1909 Middle
Erwin Unicoi County 6,083 4.04 sq mi (10.5 km2) Private act 1903 East
Estill Springs Franklin County 2,055 4.68 sq mi (12.1 km2) Mayor-alderman 1948 Middle
Ethridge Lawrence County 465 1.17 sq mi (3.0 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1907 Middle
Etowah McMinn County 3,490 2.92 sq mi (7.6 km2) Home rule 1909 East
Fairview Williamson County 9,357 16.92 sq mi (43.8 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1959 Middle
Farragut Knox County 23,506 16.2 sq mi (42 km2) Mayor-alderman 1980 East
Fayetteville Lincoln County 7,068 10.96 sq mi (28.4 km2) Private act 1819 Middle
Finger McNairy County 298 1.53 sq mi (4.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1970 West
Forest Hills Davidson County 5,038 9.22 sq mi (23.9 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1957 Middle
Franklin Williamson County 83,454 41.45 sq mi (107.4 km2) Private act 1799 Middle
Friendship Crockett County 668 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) Private act 1858 West
Friendsville Blount County 913 3.01 sq mi (7.8 km2) Private act 1953 East
Gadsden Crockett County 470 1.09 sq mi (2.8 km2) Private act 1868 West
Gainesboro Jackson County 962 1.78 sq mi (4.6 km2) Private act 1905 Middle
Gallatin Sumner County 44,431 31.75 sq mi (82.2 km2) Private act 1801 Middle
Gallaway Fayette County 680 6.13 sq mi (15.9 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1869 West
Garland Tipton County 310 0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2) Private act 1913 West
Gates Lauderdale County 647 0.70 sq mi (1.8 km2) Private act 1901 West
Gatlinburg Sevier County 3,944 10.35 sq mi (26.8 km2) Private act 1945 East
Germantown Shelby County 41,333 20 sq mi (52 km2) Private act 1841 West
Gibson Gibson County 396 0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2) Private act 1909 West
Gilt Edge Tipton County 477 2.76 sq mi (7.1 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1967 West
Gleason Weakley County 1,445 2.28 sq mi (5.9 km2) Private act 1903 West
Goodlettsville Davidson County
Sumner County
17,789 14.32 sq mi (37.1 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1858 Middle
Gordonsville Smith County 1,213 7.11 sq mi (18.4 km2) Private act 1909 Middle
Grand Junction Hardeman County
Fayette County
325 1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2) Private act 1901 West
Graysville Rhea County 1,502 1.17 sq mi (3.0 km2) Private act 1917 East
Greenback Loudon County 1,064 8.09 sq mi (21.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1957 East
Greenbrier Robertson County 6,898 7 sq mi (18 km2) Private act 1937 Middle
Greeneville Greene County 15,479 17.01 sq mi (44.1 km2) Private act 1795 East
Greenfield Weakley County 2,182 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) Private act 1905 West
Gruetli-Laager Grundy County 1,813 12.56 sq mi (32.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1980 East
Guys McNairy County 466 11.72 sq mi (30.4 km2) Mayor-alderman 1986 West
Halls Lauderdale County 2,255 3.67 sq mi (9.5 km2) Private act 1901 West
Harriman Roane County 5,892 10.57 sq mi (27.4 km2) Private act 1891 East
Harrogate Claiborne County 4,389 7.63 sq mi (19.8 km2) Mayor-alderman 1992 East
Hartsville Trousdale County 11,615 116.64 sq mi (302.1 km2) Consolidated city-county 1833 Middle
Henderson Chester County 6,308 7.86 sq mi (20.4 km2) Private act 1869 West
Hendersonville Sumner County 61,753 36.93 sq mi (95.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1901 Middle
Henning Lauderdale County 945 2.39 sq mi (6.2 km2) Private act 1875 West
Henry Henry County 464 1.45 sq mi (3.8 km2) Private act 1907 West
Hickory Valley Hardeman County 99 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) Private act 1951 West
Hohenwald Lewis County 3,757 5.35 sq mi (13.9 km2) Private act 1911 Middle
Hollow Rock Carroll County 718 1.79 sq mi (4.6 km2) Private act 1869 West
Hornbeak Obion County 424 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) Private act 1923 West
Hornsby Hardeman County 303 1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2) Private act 1920 West
Humboldt Gibson County 7,874 9.71 sq mi (25.1 km2) Private act 1866 West
Huntingdon Carroll County 3,985 11.94 sq mi (30.9 km2) Private act 1849 West
Huntland Franklin County 872 1.45 sq mi (3.8 km2) Private act 1907 Middle
Huntsville Scott County 1,248 3.93 sq mi (10.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1856 East
Jacksboro Campbell County 2,020 2.54 sq mi (6.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1967 East
Jackson Madison County 68,205 53.73 sq mi (139.2 km2) Private act 1845 West
Jamestown Fentress County 1,959 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) Private act 1920 Middle
Jasper Marion County 3,279 9.47 sq mi (24.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1852 East
Jefferson City Jefferson County 8,419 6.43 sq mi (16.7 km2) Private act 1901 East
Jellico Campbell County 2,355 6.38 sq mi (16.5 km2) Private act 1903 East
Johnson City Washington County
Carter County
Sullivan County
71,046 43.27 sq mi (112.1 km2) Home rule 1869 East
Jonesborough Washington County 5,860 5.14 sq mi (13.3 km2) Private act 1779 East
Kenton Gibson County
Obion County
1,281 2.01 sq mi (5.2 km2) Private act 1899 West
Kimball Marion County 1,395 4.87 sq mi (12.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1962 East
Kingsport Sullivan County
Hawkins County
55,442 50.75 sq mi (131.4 km2) Private act 1917 East
Kingston Roane County 5,953 7.85 sq mi (20.3 km2) Private act 1799 East
Kingston Springs Cheatham County 2,756 9.92 sq mi (25.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1965 Middle
Knoxville Knox County 190,740 104.17 sq mi (269.8 km2) Home rule 1791 East
Lafayette Macon County 5,584 4.76 sq mi (12.3 km2) Private act 1843 Middle
LaFollette Campbell County 7,430 4.91 sq mi (12.7 km2) Private act 1897 East
La Grange Fayette County 133 1.81 sq mi (4.7 km2) Private act 1831 West
Lakeland Shelby County 13,904 23.89 sq mi (61.9 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1977 West
Lakesite Hamilton County 1,826 1.68 sq mi (4.4 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1972 East
La Vergne Rutherford County 38,719 25.22 sq mi (65.3 km2) Mayor-alderman 1972 Middle
Lawrenceburg Lawrence County 11,633 12.67 sq mi (32.8 km2) Private act 1825 Middle
Lebanon Wilson County 38,431 38.64 sq mi (100.1 km2) Private act 1801 Middle
Lenoir City Loudon County 10,117 8.51 sq mi (22.0 km2) Home rule 1907 East
Lewisburg Marshall County 12,288 13.36 sq mi (34.6 km2) Private act 1837 Middle
Lexington Henderson County 7,956 12.42 sq mi (32.2 km2) Private act 1824 West
Liberty DeKalb County 310 1.12 sq mi (2.9 km2) Private act 1850 Middle
Linden Perry County 908 1.01 sq mi (2.6 km2) Private act 1850 Middle
Livingston Overton County 4,058 6.47 sq mi (16.8 km2) Private act 1907 Middle
Lobelville Perry County 897 3.92 sq mi (10.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1959 Middle
Lookout Mountain Hamilton County 1,832 1.26 sq mi (3.3 km2) Private act 1890 East
Loretto Lawrence County 1,714 3.94 sq mi (10.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1949 Middle
Loudon Loudon County 5,991 14.23 sq mi (36.9 km2) Private act 1850 East
Louisville Blount County 2,439 13.51 sq mi (35.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1990 East
Luttrell Union County 1,074 3.92 sq mi (10.2 km2) Private act 1925 East
Lynchburg Moore County 6,461 130.42 sq mi (337.8 km2) Consolidated city-county 1833 Middle
Lynnville Giles County 287 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) Private act 1838 Middle
Madisonville Monroe County 5,132 6.21 sq mi (16.1 km2) Private act 1866 East
Manchester Coffee County 12,212 14.18 sq mi (36.7 km2) Private act 1838 Middle
Martin Weakley County 10,825 12.71 sq mi (32.9 km2) Private act 1901 West
Maryville Blount County 31,907 16.8 sq mi (44 km2) Private act 1795 East
Mason Tipton County 1,609 2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2) Private act 1869 West
Maury City Crockett County 674 1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2) Private act 1911 West
Maynardville Union County 2,413 5.46 sq mi (14.1 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1870 East
McEwen Humphreys County 1,750 1.87 sq mi (4.8 km2) Private act 1917 Middle
McKenzie Carroll County
Henry County
Weakley County
5,529 6.26 sq mi (16.2 km2) Private act 1868 West
McLemoresville Carroll County 352 2.58 sq mi (6.7 km2) Private act 1949 West
McMinnville Warren County 13,788 11.07 sq mi (28.7 km2) Mayor-alderman 1868 Middle
Medina Gibson County 5,126 3.17 sq mi (8.2 km2) Private act 1907 West
Medon Madison County 178 0.98 sq mi (2.5 km2) Private act 1860 West
Memphis Shelby County 633,104 324 sq mi (840 km2) Home rule 1826 West
Michie McNairy County 591 5.62 sq mi (14.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1961 West
Middleton Hardeman County 706 1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2) Private act 1901 West
Milan Gibson County 8,171 8.91 sq mi (23.1 km2) Private act 1866 West
Milledgeville McNairy County
Chester County
Hardin County
265 1.61 sq mi (4.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1903 West
Millersville Sumner County
Robertson County
6,299 13.71 sq mi (35.5 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1981 Middle
Millington Shelby County 10,582 31.75 sq mi (82.2 km2) Private act 1903 West
Minor Hill Giles County 537 1.72 sq mi (4.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1969 Middle
Mitchellville Sumner County 189 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2) Private act 1909 Middle
Monteagle Grundy County
Marion County
1,192 8.59 sq mi (22.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1962 Middle
Monterey Putnam County 2,850 3.06 sq mi (7.9 km2) Private act 1901 Middle
Morrison Warren County 694 2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2) Private act 1905 Middle
Morristown Hamblen County 30,431 27.95 sq mi (72.4 km2) Private act 1867 East
Moscow Fayette County 556 1.25 sq mi (3.2 km2) Private act 1860 West
Mosheim Greene County 2,362 6.13 sq mi (15.9 km2) Mayor-alderman 1974 East
Mount Carmel Hawkins County 5,473 6.94 sq mi (18.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1961 East
Mount Juliet Wilson County 39,289 19.79 sq mi (51.3 km2) Home rule 1972 Middle
Mount Pleasant Maury County 4,561 12.32 sq mi (31.9 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1824 Middle
Mountain City Johnson County 2,531 3.31 sq mi (8.6 km2) Private act 1905 East
Munford Tipton County 6,302 8.56 sq mi (22.2 km2) Private act 1905 West
Murfreesboro Rutherford County 152,769 55.49 sq mi (143.7 km2) Private act 1817 Middle
Nashville Davidson County 689,447 525.94 sq mi (1,362.2 km2) Consolidated city-county 1806 Middle
New Hope Marion County 1,082 10.4 sq mi (27 km2) Mayor-alderman 1974 East
New Johnsonville Humphreys County 1,951 7.08 sq mi (18.3 km2) Private act 1949 Middle
New Market Jefferson County 1,334 4.12 sq mi (10.7 km2) Mayor-alderman 1911 East
New Tazewell Claiborne County 3,037 5.13 sq mi (13.3 km2) Mayor-alderman 1887 East
Newbern Dyer County 3,313 4.88 sq mi (12.6 km2) Private act 1858 West
Newport Cocke County 6,868 5.53 sq mi (14.3 km2) Private act 1799 East
Niota McMinn County 719 2.19 sq mi (5.7 km2) Private act 1911 East
Nolensville Williamson County 13,829 7.44 sq mi (19.3 km2) Mayor-alderman 1838 Middle
Normandy Bedford County 141 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) Private act 1858 Middle
Norris Anderson County 1,491 7.19 sq mi (18.6 km2) Private act 1949 East
Oak Hill Davidson County 4,529 7.96 sq mi (20.6 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1952 Middle
Oak Ridge Anderson County
Roane County
31,402 89.98 sq mi (233.0 km2) Home rule 1962 East
Oakdale Morgan County 212 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) Private act 1911 East
Oakland Fayette County 8,936 10.29 sq mi (26.7 km2) Private act 1919 West
Obion Obion County 1,119 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2) Private act 1903 West
Oliver Springs Anderson County
Morgan County
Roane County
3,231 5.56 sq mi (14.4 km2) Private act 1903 East
Oneida Scott County 3,752 9.49 sq mi (24.6 km2) Private act 1905 East
Orlinda Robertson County 859 6.7 sq mi (17 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1965 Middle
Orme Marion County 126 4.14 sq mi (10.7 km2) Private act 1935 East
Palmer Grundy County 672 4.94 sq mi (12.8 km2) Private act 1925 Middle
Paris Henry County 10,316 13.03 sq mi (33.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1849 West
Parker's Crossroads Henderson County 330 3.73 sq mi (9.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1981 West
Parrottsville Cocke County 263 0.74 sq mi (1.9 km2) Private act 1923 East
Parsons Decatur County 2,373 4.14 sq mi (10.7 km2) Private act 1913 West
Pegram Cheatham County 2,093 7.72 sq mi (20.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1972 Middle
Petersburg Lincoln County
Marshall County
544 0.94 sq mi (2.4 km2) Private act 1837 Middle
Philadelphia Loudon County 656 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) Mayor-alderman 1968 East
Pigeon Forge Sevier County 6,343 13.21 sq mi (34.2 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1961 East
Pikeville Bledsoe County 1,608 2.44 sq mi (6.3 km2) Private act 1911 East
Piperton Fayette County 1,445 27.3 sq mi (71 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1974 West
Pittman Center Sevier County 502 6.07 sq mi (15.7 km2) Mayor-alderman 1974 East
Plainview Union County 2,125 6.5 sq mi (17 km2) Mayor-alderman 1992 East
Pleasant Hill Cumberland County 563 1.56 sq mi (4.0 km2) Private act 1903 East
Pleasant View Cheatham County 4,149 12.52 sq mi (32.4 km2) Mayor-alderman 1921 Middle
Portland Sumner County 13,156 14.28 sq mi (37.0 km2) Private act 1905 Middle
Powell's Crossroads Marion County 1,322 5.04 sq mi (13.1 km2) Mayor-alderman 1976 East
Pulaski Giles County 8,397 7.22 sq mi (18.7 km2) Private act 1809 Middle
Puryear Henry County 671 0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2) Private act 1909 West
Ramer McNairy County 319 1.71 sq mi (4.4 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1958 West
Red Bank Hamilton County 11,899 6.52 sq mi (16.9 km2) Home rule 1945 East
Red Boiling Springs Macon County 1,112 1.75 sq mi (4.5 km2) Private act 1953 Middle
Ridgely Lake County 1,795 1.71 sq mi (4.4 km2) Private act 1909 West
Ridgeside Hamilton County 390 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) Private act 1925 East
Ridgetop Robertson County
Davidson County
1,874 2.91 sq mi (7.5 km2) Private act 1935 Middle
Ripley Lauderdale County 7,800 12.85 sq mi (33.3 km2) Private act 1838 West
Rives Obion County 326 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) Private act 1905 West
Rockford Blount County 856 3.21 sq mi (8.3 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1970 East
Rockwood Roane County 5,444 8.07 sq mi (20.9 km2) Private act 1903 East
Rocky Top[9] Anderson County
Campbell County
1,781 1.59 sq mi (4.1 km2) Private act 1939 East
Rogersville Hawkins County 4,420 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) Private act 1903 East
Rossville Fayette County 664 5.06 sq mi (13.1 km2) Private act 1903 West
Rutherford Gibson County 1,151 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) Private act 1799 West
Rutledge Grainger County 1,122 4.69 sq mi (12.1 km2) Mayor-alderman 1797 East
St. Joseph Lawrence County 782 3.52 sq mi (9.1 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1870 Middle
Saltillo Hardin County 303 0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2) Private act 1951 West
Samburg Obion County 217 0.82 sq mi (2.1 km2) Private act 1909 West
Sardis Henderson County 381 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) Private act 1859 West
Saulsbury Hardeman County 81 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) Private act 1849 West
Savannah Hardin County 7,213 6.52 sq mi (16.9 km2) Private act 1833 West
Scotts Hill Henderson County
Decatur County
984 3.77 sq mi (9.8 km2) Private act 1917 West
Selmer McNairy County 4,396 9.79 sq mi (25.4 km2) Private act 1901 West
Sevierville Sevier County 17,889 24.24 sq mi (62.8 km2) Home rule 1795 East
Sharon Weakley County 944 1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2) Private act 1901 West
Shelbyville Bedford County 23,557 18.61 sq mi (48.2 km2) Private act 1819 Middle
Signal Mountain Hamilton County 8,852 7.66 sq mi (19.8 km2) Private act 1919 East
Silerton Hardeman County
Chester County
111 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2) Private act 1923 West
Slayden Dickson County 178 1.34 sq mi (3.5 km2) Private act 1913 Middle
Smithville DeKalb County 5,004 5.91 sq mi (15.3 km2) Private act 1843 Middle
Smyrna Rutherford County 53,070 29.71 sq mi (76.9 km2) Private act 1869 Middle
Sneedville Hancock County 1,387 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1850 East
Soddy-Daisy Hamilton County 13,070 23.44 sq mi (60.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1969 East
Somerville Fayette County 3,094 12.53 sq mi (32.5 km2) Private act 1854 West
South Carthage Smith County 1,322 2.71 sq mi (7.0 km2) Mayor-alderman 1963 Middle
South Fulton Obion County 2,354 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1903 West
South Pittsburg Marion County 2,992 6 sq mi (16 km2) Private act 1901 East
Sparta White County 4,925 6.74 sq mi (17.5 km2) Private act 1841 Middle
Spencer Van Buren County 1,601 6.87 sq mi (17.8 km2) Private act 1846 Middle
Spring City Rhea County 1,981 2.64 sq mi (6.8 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1953 East
Spring Hill Maury County
Williamson County
50,005 27.11 sq mi (70.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1837 Middle
Springfield Robertson County 18,782 13.34 sq mi (34.6 km2) Private act 1796 Middle
Stanton Haywood County 452 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) Private act 1927 West
Stantonville McNairy County 283 1.11 sq mi (2.9 km2) Mayor-alderman 1966 West
Sunbright Morgan County 552 3.78 sq mi (9.8 km2) Mayor-alderman 1990 East
Surgoinsville Hawkins County 1,801 5.61 sq mi (14.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1815 East
Sweetwater Monroe County
McMinn County
6,312 8.52 sq mi (22.1 km2) Home rule 1901 East
Tazewell Claiborne County 2,218 4.43 sq mi (11.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1801 East
Tellico Plains Monroe County 880 1.94 sq mi (5.0 km2) Private act 1911 East
Tennessee Ridge Houston County
Stewart County
1,368 3.71 sq mi (9.6 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1960 Middle
Thompson's Station Williamson County 7,485 18.76 sq mi (48.6 km2) Mayor-alderman 1990 West
Three Way Madison County 1,709 4.54 sq mi (11.8 km2) Mayor-alderman 1998 West
Tiptonville Lake County 4,464 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km2) Private act 1907 West
Toone Hardeman County 364 1.05 sq mi (2.7 km2) Private act 1903 West
Townsend Blount County 448 2.17 sq mi (5.6 km2) Private act 1921 East
Tracy City Grundy County 1,481 4.91 sq mi (12.7 km2) Private act 1915 Middle
Trenton Gibson County 4,264 8.2 sq mi (21 km2) Private act 1846 West
Trezevant Carroll County 859 1.39 sq mi (3.6 km2) Private act 1911 West
Trimble Dyer County
Obion County
637 0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2) Private act 1905 West
Troy Obion County 1,371 1.49 sq mi (3.9 km2) Private act 1901 West
Tullahoma Coffee County
Franklin County
20,339 23.56 sq mi (61.0 km2) Private act 1858 Middle
Tusculum Greene County 2,663 4.81 sq mi (12.5 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1959 East
Unicoi Unicoi County 3,632 16.41 sq mi (42.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1994 East
Union City Obion County 11,170 11.94 sq mi (30.9 km2) Modified manager-council 1867 West
Vanleer Dickson County 395 0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2) Private act 1913 Middle
Viola Warren County 131 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) Private act 1901 Middle
Vonore Monroe County 1,474 11.93 sq mi (30.9 km2) Mayor-alderman 1965 East
Walden Hamilton County 1,898 3.58 sq mi (9.3 km2) Mayor-alderman 1975 East
Wartburg Morgan County 918 0.96 sq mi (2.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1905 East
Wartrace Bedford County 651 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) Private act 1858 Middle
Watauga Carter County 458 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1960 East
Watertown Wilson County 1,477 1.31 sq mi (3.4 km2) Private act 1905 Middle
Waverly Humphreys County 4,105 8.77 sq mi (22.7 km2) Private act 1838 Middle
Waynesboro Wayne County 2,449 3.75 sq mi (9.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1850 Middle
Westmoreland Sumner County 2,206 3.94 sq mi (10.2 km2) Private act 1901 Middle
White Bluff Dickson County 3,206 5.93 sq mi (15.4 km2) Private act 1869 Middle
White House Sumner County
Robertson County
12,982 10.99 sq mi (28.5 km2) Mayor-alderman 1921 Middle
White Pine Jefferson County 2,196 2.64 sq mi (6.8 km2) Private act 1915 East
Whiteville Hardeman County 4,638 2.75 sq mi (7.1 km2) Private act 1901 West
Whitwell Marion County 1,699 3.39 sq mi (8.8 km2) Home rule 1956 East
Williston Fayette County 395 1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1970 West
Winchester Franklin County 9,375 11.71 sq mi (30.3 km2) Private act 1821 Middle
Winfield Scott County 967 6.35 sq mi (16.4 km2) Mayor-alderman 1983 East
Woodbury Cannon County 2,680 2.01 sq mi (5.2 km2) Private act 1838 Middle
Woodland Mills Obion County 378 1.23 sq mi (3.2 km2) Mayor-alderman 1968 West
Yorkville Gibson County 286 1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2) Uniform manager-commission 1848 West
  • A^ All but one of Tennessee's county seats are municipalities. The exception is Blountville, county seat of Sullivan County.
  • B^ For municipalities located in more than one county, the primary county (according to U.S. Census) is listed first.

References

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  1. ^ "Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, July 1, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Directory of Municipal Officials - Charter". University of Tennessee: Municipal Technical Advisory Service. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Tennessee 2000 Population Summary". Office of Local Government, Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "State Tax Sharing, Fairness, and Local Government Finances in Tennessee" (PDF). Tennessee.gov. Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. January 2004. p. xiv. Retrieved November 7, 2008. There are 348 cities in Tennessee and each is characterized as either a city or a town (in our state, there is no legal distinction between the two).
  5. ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau, GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010
  6. ^ "Incorporated Municipalities" in Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006 edition, pages 618-625. Accessed at the Internet Archive, January 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Zepp, George (May 2, 2007). "Berry Hill, the tiny city that almost wasn't". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
  8. ^ The Tennessee Blue Book lists 1955 as the date of Belle Meade's incorporation; according to MTAS Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine this is the date when Belle Meade adopted the uniform manager-commission charter.
  9. ^ Listed under its former name, Lake City, in the 2010 census
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