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Cookeville

Cookeville, Tennessee
City
Downtown Cookeville, viewed from Dogwood Park
Downtown Cookeville, viewed from Dogwood Park
Nickname(s): Hub of the Upper Cumberland
Location in Putnam County and the state of Tennessee.
Location in Putnam County and the state of Tennessee.
Coordinates: 36°9′51″N 85°30′15″W / 36.16417°N 85.50417°W / 36.16417; -85.50417Coordinates: 36°9′51″N 85°30′15″W / 36.16417°N 85.50417°W / 36.16417; -85.50417
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Putnam
Founded 1854
Incorporated 1903
Named for Richard F. Cooke
Government
 • Type City Council
 • Mayor Ricky Shelton
Area
 • Total 22.0 sq mi (57.0 km2)
 • Land 21.9 sq mi (56.7 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation 1,140 ft (350 m)
Population (2014)
 • Total 31,335 (city proper)
  Estimate
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 38501, 38502, 38503, 38505 (Tennessee Tech), 38506
Area code(s) 931
FIPS code 47-16920
GNIS feature ID 1647827
Website www.cookeville-tn.org

Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. Its population at the 2010 census was 30,435. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee Technological University. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, smaller cities which nevertheless function as significant economic hubs. Of the twenty micropolitan areas in Tennessee, Cookeville is the largest; the Cookeville micropolitan area's 2010 Census population was 106,042.

Cookeville is located at 36°9′46″N 85°30′5″W / 36.16278°N 85.50139°W / 36.16278; -85.50139. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57 km2), of which 21.9 square miles (57 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.77%) is water.

Located on the Highland Rim, Cookeville's elevation is a few hundred feet higher than either Nashville or Knoxville. As a result, temperatures and humidity levels are generally slightly lower in Cookeville than in either the Nashville Basin or in the Tennessee Valley.

Three man-made lakes maintained by the Corps of Engineers are located near Cookeville, created to help flood control in the narrow valleys of the Cumberland Plateau: Center Hill Lake, Cordell Hull Lake, and Dale Hollow Lake. Two smaller man-made lakes, City Lake and Burgess Falls Lake, lie along the Falling Water River, which flows through the southeastern part of the county. Cane Creek Lake, created by an earthen dam built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, lies in the western part of the city.


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