Mount Pleasant, Tennessee

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Mount Pleasant Main Street, October 2016
Nickname: 
The Phosphate Capital of the World
Location of Mount Pleasant in Maury County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°32′42″N 87°11′55″W / 35.54500°N 87.19861°W / 35.54500; -87.19861
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMaury
Government
  TypeCity Manager-Commission
  City ManagerKate Collier
  MayorBill White
Area
  Total
12.60 sq mi (32.64 km2)
  Land12.58 sq mi (32.57 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,784
  Density380.38/sq mi (146.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38474
Area code931
FIPS code47-51080
GNIS feature ID1306783
Websitewww.mtpleasant-tn.gov

Mount Pleasant is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. Mount Pleasant was the birthplace of 19th-century writer and humorist Samuel R. Watkins and formerly titled "The Phosphate Capital of the World." The population was 4,561 at the 2010 census, and 4,784 in 2020.