Collierville, Tennessee
| Collierville, Tennessee | |
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| Town | |
Sign in the Historic Town Square
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 Location in Shelby County and state of Tennessee. |
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| Coordinates: 35°3′16″N 89°40′56″W / 35.05444°N 89.68222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Shelby |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stan Joyner (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.7 sq mi (63.8 km2) |
| • Land | 24.5 sq mi (63.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2012 estimate) | |
| • Total | 46,462 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 38017, 38027 |
| Area code(s) | 901 |
| FIPS code | 47-16420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1280985 |
| Website | www |
Collierville is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. The town had a population of 43,965 at the 2010 census.
Collierville is a town of large houses and considerable retail expansion. Smaller, older houses are still found in the heart of Collierville, mainly between Byhalia Road and Collierville-Arlington on the east and west and Shelton and Highway 72 on the north and south. Some industry, notably Pepsi and Carrier, still dots the areas located south of Poplar Avenue.
Collierville is home to the Avenue at Carriage Crossing, an 800,000+ sq ft shopping center which opened in October 2005. Baptist Hospital, Collierville, serves the medical needs of the town's residents. Collierville will become part of the Interstate 69 highway plan integrating Bill Morris Parkway (SR 385) as Interstate 269, part of this USDOT project linking Canada and Mexico with the United States.
Collierville was chosen as one of Relocate-America's Top 100 Places to Live in 2008. In 2014, Collierville's historic town square was ranked by Parade Magazine as the "Best Main Street" in America.
There were two battles and two small skirmishes of the American Civil War that occurred late in 1863 at Collierville in Shelby County. The first Battle of Collierville occurred on October 11, 1863. Collierville was one of the garrisons established to protect the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. For the Confederates, the Union garrison was a source of fresh supplies. Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers' division of 3000 men attacked the garrison and earthworks defended by 550 men, including Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman.
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