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Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the union. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the War of 1812, in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role, especially during the Battle of New Orleans. The capital is Nashville and the largest city is Memphis. Tennessee lies adjacent to 8 other states: Kentucky , Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri. In 2005 Tennessee's gross state product was $226,502 billion making Tennessee the 18th largest economy in the nation. Major outputs for the state include textiles, cotton, cattle, and electrical power. |
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| Total population (2007)
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6,156,719 |
| Total Births (2006)
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80,460 |
| Total Deaths (2006)
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57,574 |
| Total natural population increases (2006)
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22,886 |
| Total international migration (2006)
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9,719 |
| Total internal migration (2006)
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50,383 |
| Net migration (2006)
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60,102 |
| Total male population (2000)
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2,770,275 |
| Total female population (2000)
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2,919,008 |
| Total white population (2000)
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4,563,310 |
| Total black population (2000)
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932,809 |
| Total asian population (2000)
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56,662 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000)
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15,152 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000)
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2,205 |
| Hispanic population (2000)
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123,838 |
| Total population over 18 yrs (2000) |
4,290,762 |
| White population over 18 yrs (2000)
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3,524,497 |
| Black population over 18 yrs (2000) |
636,300 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000)
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11,530 |
| Asian population over 18 yrs (2000)
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42,365 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000)
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1,597 |
| Female median age (2000) |
37 |
| Male median age (2000)
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35 |
| Total number households (2000) |
2,232,905 |
| Average household size (2000)
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2.48 |
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| Capital |
Nashville |
| Largest City |
Memphis |
| State's Total Area Ranking |
36 |
| Total Area |
42 sq mi |
| Width |
120 miles |
| Length |
440 miles |
| Percent Water |
0.02% |
| Latitude |
35°N to 36°41'N |
| Longitude |
81°37'W to 90°28'W |
| Highest Elevation |
Clingmans Dome 6,643 ft (2,026 m) |
| Mean Elevation |
900 ft |
| Lowest Elevation |
Mississippi River 178 ft (54 m) |
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| GDP (2005) |
$229,215,000,000 |
| GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 |
2.9% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) |
$1,384,000,000 |
| Mining contribution to GDP (2005) |
$544,000,000 |
| Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) |
$888,000,000 |
| Construction contribution to GDP (2005) |
$9,635,000,000 |
| Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$24,986,000,000 |
| Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$15,931,000,000 |
| Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$15,350,000,000 |
| Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$18,887,000,000 |
| Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$11,719,000,000 |
| Information contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,687,000,000 |
| Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$13,210,000,000 |
| Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$23,131,000,000 |
| Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$11,850,000,000 |
| Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,589,000,000 |
| Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$9,115,000,000 |
| Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,199,000,000 |
| Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$19,649,000,000 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,131,000,000 |
| Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,196,000,000 |
| Other services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$6,289,000,000 |
| Government contribution to GDP (2005) |
$24,845,000,000 |
| Total state tax (2005)
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$10,007,292 |
| Total state tax per capita (2005) |
$1,678 |
| Total employees state & local government (2005) |
321,954 |
| Firefighters (2005)
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6,323 |
| Government hospital employees (2005) |
30,247 |
| Government transit employees (2005) |
1,032 |
| Population with health insurance (2000) |
4,925,820 |
| Population without health insurance (2000) |
719,145 |
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| State Flower |
Iris |
| State Bird |
Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
| Violent crime (2005) |
44,891 |
| Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
752.8 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) |
432 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
7.2 |
| Forcible rape (2005) |
2,171 |
| Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
36.4 |
| Robbery (2005) |
9,974 |
| Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
167.3 |
| Aggravated assault (2005) |
32,314 |
| Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
541.9 |
| Property crime (2005) |
254,948 |
| Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
4275.5 |
| Burglary (2005) |
61,233 |
| Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
1026.9 |
| Larceny-theft (2005) |
168,637 |
| Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
2828.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft (2005) |
25,078 |
| Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
420.6 |
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