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Population: 6,296,254, the 17th largest state
Size of the State: About 491 miles long and 115 miles wide
Total Area: 42,146 square miles
Land: 41,220 square miles
Water: 926 square miles
Geographic Center: 5 miles NE of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County. Longitude: 86° 37.3'W, Latitude: 35° 47.7'N
Bordering States: Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas

Record Temperatures: Highest: 113°F recorded on July 29 and August 9, 1930 in Perryville.
Lowest: -32°F recorded on December 30, 1917 at Mountain City.
Average Rainfall Per Year: 52.98 inches
Highest Point: Clingman's Dome, 6,643 feet, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Lowest Point: Mississippi Bottoms, 178 feet above sea level near the Mississippi River.
Major Rivers: Tennessee, Mississippi, Cumberland, Clinch, Duck
Major Lakes: Kentucky, Norris, Chickamauga, Cherokee, Tims Ford Reservoir