Cookeville, Tennessee
| Cookeville, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
Downtown Cookeville, viewed from Dogwood Park
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| Nickname(s): Hub of the Upper Cumberland | |
 Location in Putnam County and the state of Tennessee. |
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| Coordinates: 36°9′51″N 85°30′15″W / 36.16417°N 85.50417°WCoordinates: 36°9′51″N 85°30′15″W / 36.16417°N 85.50417°W | |
| 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) |
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| 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. 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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