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Tennessee
Tennessee is a Southern state of the United States. The USS Tennessee was named in honor of this state.
Origin and History of the Name Tennessee
History as a State
Law and GovernmentTennessee's governor holds office for a four year term and may serve any number of terms, but not more than two in a row. The speaker of the state Senate has the title of lieutenant governor. See:List of Tennessee Governors. The General Assembly, ( the state's legislature) consists of the Senate which has 33 members and the House of Representatives with 99 members. Senators serve four year terms, and House members serve two year terms. The highest court in Tennessee is the state Supreme Court. It has a chief justice and four associate justices. The Court of Appeals has 12 judges. The Court of Criminal Appeals has nine judges. Tennessee's current state constitution was adopted in 1870. The state had two earlier constitutions. The first was adopted in 1796, the year Tennessee joined the union, and the second was adopted in 1834. Geography See:List of Tennessee counties See:List of Tennessee state parks It is bordered on the north by Kentucky and Virginia, on the east by North Carolina, on the south by Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and on the west by Arkansas and Missouri. The state is bisected by the Tennessee River. The highest point in the state is Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025 meters). The state of Tennessee is traditionally divided by its people into three grand divisions - East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Tennessee features six principal geographic regions. Roughly from west to east, these are:
EconomyAccording to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2001 Tennessee's Gross State Product was $115,204,000,000, 1.1% of the total Gross National Product. In 2001, the per capita personal income was $26,808, 36th in the nation, and only 88% of the national per capita personal income of $30,413. Total earnings were $110,654,536,000.(BEARFACTS)
DemographicsAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2003, Tennessee's population was estimated at 5,841,748 people. The racial makeup of the state is:
The 5 largest ancestry groups in Tennessee are American (21.2%), African American (16.4%), Irish (11.3%), English (11.0%), German (10.1%). The 5 largest religious denominations in Tennessee are Baptist (42%), Methodist (11%), "Christian" (7%), Church of Christ (6%), Roman Catholic (6%). 10% of the population is nonreligious. 6.6% of Tennessee's population were reported as under 5, 24.6% under 18, and 12.4% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.3% of the population. Important cities and townsThe capital is Nashville. Memphis has the largest population of any city proper in the state, but Nashville has a slightly larger metropolitan area, comprising over 20% of the state's population. Chattanooga and Knoxville, both in the eastern part of the state near the Smoky Mountains, have approximately a third of Memphis or Nashville's population. The three towns of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City make up a fifth significant population center, often called the "Tri-Cities", in the far northeast of the state. As of 2000, the population is 5,689,283. Tennessee cities' claims to fame are:
EducationColleges and universitiesProfessional sports teams
Famous Tennesseanssee List of famous Tennesseans see List of Governors of Tennessee Miscellaneous informationSee: Tennessee State Flag
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Categories: Tennessee | U.S. states
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