Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |
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From top left, cannon at Stones River National Battlefield, Rutherford County Courthouse, City Center, MTSU's Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building, Battle of Stones River. | |
| Nickname: "The 'Boro" | |
| Motto: Creating a better quality of life. | |
Location of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 86°23′31″W / 35.84611°N 86.39194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Rutherford |
| Settled | 1811 |
| Incorporated | 1817 |
| Named after | Hardy Murfree |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Shane McFarland (R) |
| • Vice mayor | Bill Shacklett |
| • City Manager | Darren Gore |
| Area | |
| 64.13 sq mi (166.08 km2) | |
| • Land | 63.99 sq mi (165.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) 0.25% |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
| 165,430 | |
| • Rank | US: 157th TN: 6th |
| • Density | 2,387.43/sq mi (921.79/km2) |
| • Urban | 350,000 (US: 241st) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 37127-37133 |
| Area code(s) | 615, 629 |
| FIPS code | 47-51560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1295105 |
| Website | City of Murfreesboro |
Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 165,430 according to the 2023 census estimate, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee, 34 miles (55 km) southeast of downtown Nashville.
It served as the state capital from 1818 to 1826. Today, it is the largest suburb of Nashville and the sixth-most populous city in Tennessee. The city is both the center of population and the geographic center of Tennessee.
Since the 1990s, Murfreesboro has been Tennessee's fastest-growing major city and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Murfreesboro is home to Middle Tennessee State University, one of the largest undergraduate universities in the state of Tennessee, with 20,540 total students as of fall 2024.