Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is the second-most populous city in the state of Tennessee. The city has a large port on the Mississippi River. It is also well known for blues music and barbecue. The city is also home to FedEx, a leading company that ships packages around the world. Memphis is also known for being the home of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley.
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| Coordinates: 35°07′03″N 89°58′16″W / 35.11750°N 89.97111°WCoordinates: 35°07′03″N 89°58′16″W / 35.11750°N 89.97111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Shelby |
| Founded | May 22, 1819 |
| Incorporated | December 19, 1826 |
| Named for | Memphis, Egypt |
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| • Mayor | Jim Strickland (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 302.55 sq mi (783.60 km2) |
| • Land | 294.92 sq mi (763.83 km2) |
| • Water | 7.63 sq mi (19.77 km2) |
| Elevation | 337 ft (103 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 633,104 |
| • Rank | 68th in North America 28th in the United States 2nd in Tennessee |
| • Density | 2,146.71/sq mi (828.85/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,056,190 (US: 45th) |
| • Urban density | 2,149.9/sq mi (830.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,337,779 (US: 43rd) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | ZIP Codes[4]
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| FIPS code | 47-48000[5] |
| Website | City of Memphis |
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Memphis is named for Memphis, Egypt, an ancient capital city of Egypt.
History
The future area of Memphis was first settled by the Mississippian Culture before it was discovered by French and Spanish explorers.
The United States took the land from Spain in 1797, and Andrew Jackson implemented the Indian Removal Act that facilitated the expulsion of the Cherokee from the area, making it available to white settlers. The city was established in 1819. Until the American Civil War, Memphis was a hub of cotton and slave trade. Brutal riots of angry whites against black people took place in 1866, in which 46 African Americans were killed. Yellow fever struck the city in the 1870s, killing a lot of people. The city recovered, and its population more than doubled.
The Memphis sanitation strikes was one of the key movements in the Civil Rights Movement. Musicians such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and B.B. King influenced the city's identity as the birthplace of rock and roll.
Geography
Memphis is located east of the Mississippi River. The Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, crosses the city.
Its metropolitan area extends into Arkansas and Mississippi.
Government
Sports
A few professional sports teams are located in Memphis. The Memphis Grizzlies are a basketball team of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at the FedExForum. The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League that plays at AutoZone Park.
Memphis, Tennessee Media
Memphis, Tennessee in mid 1850s. Steamboat Hiram Powers
Attack on Irving Block by General Forrest in 1864
Historic aerial view of Memphis, 1870
Woodcut representing the waterfront of Memphis, c. 1879
Cotton merchants on Union Avenue (1937)
The downtown skyline at night in 2015
The American Queen docked at Beale Street Landing along the riverfront
Asian-American tombstones in Elmwood Cemetery
A Memphis Police Department vehicle
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References
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedUSCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly. - ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Mayor of Memphis". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
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