List of cities and towns in Tennessee
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There are approximately 348 incorporated municipalities in the state of Tennessee. Of these, 212 were chartered by private act of the state legislature before 1954. A 1953 amendment to the Tennessee Constitution prohibited subsequent incorporations by private act. Thirteen cities are "home rule cities" organized under charters approved by referendum of the citizens. Other municipalities are incorporated under one of four general types of charter authorized by state statute:[1]
- 70 cities use a mayor-aldermanic Charter.
- 51 cities use a uniform city manager-commission charter.
- Two cities (Elizabethton and Union City) are incorporated under a modified city manager-council charter.
- Consolidated city-county governments exist in three places: Nashville and Davidson County, Lynchburg and Moore County, and Hartsville and Trousdale County.
Some Tennessee municipalities are called "cities" and others are called "towns."[2] These terms do not have significance with respect to population, date of establishment, or type of municipal charter.
The following is a list of incorporated cities and towns in Tennessee:
* Primary county (according to U.S. Census) is listed first
** Population figures according to 2000 U.S. Census
*** Incorporated as of 2000 Census; incorporation was subsequently ruled invalid.
