Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is on the Cumberland River in Davidson County. Nashville is the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and many major record labels.

Nashville has 689,447 people in it (according to the 2020 census). A resident of Nashville is called a Nashvillian.

Government and politics
The City of Nashville and Davidson County joined in 1963 as a way for Nashville to fight the problems of urban sprawl. The joint metropolitan government offers services such as police, firefighting, electricity, running water, and waste water disposal.

History
On March 3, 2020, a tornado tracked west to east, just north of the downtown Nashville area, killing at least 25 people and leaving tens of thousands without electricity.

On December 25, 2020, a suicide bombing happened in the city.

Sports teams
Nashville sports teams include:
 Tennessee Titans - football
 Nashville Predators - ice hockey
 Nashville Sounds - baseball
 Nashville SC - soccer

Related pages
 List of people from Nashville, Tennessee

References

Notes

Other websites

 Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County website


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