Germantown
Germantown, Tennessee | |
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![]() Historic downtown Germantown | |
![]() Location of Germantown in Shelby County, Tennessee. | |
Coordinates: 35°5′20″N 89°47′38″W / 35.08889°N 89.79389°W / 35.08889; -89.79389Coordinates: 35°5′20″N 89°47′38″W / 35.08889°N 89.79389°W / 35.08889; -89.79389 | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Shelby |
Founded | 1825 |
Incorporated | 1841 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mike Palazzolo |
Area | |
• Total | 20.01 sq mi (51.83 km2) |
• Land | 19.99 sq mi (51.76 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 38,844 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 39,225 |
• Density | 1,962.62/sq mi (757.77/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 38138, 38139, 38125 |
Area code(s) | 901 |
FIPS code | 47-28960[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1285318[4] |
Website | http://www.germantown-tn.gov/ |
Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 38,844 at the 2010 census.[5]
Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east-southeast. Germantown's economy is dominated by the retail and commercial service sectors; there is no heavy industry in Germantown. In the city center is the "Old Germantown" neighborhood, anchored by a railroad depot (a 1948 reproduction of the 1868 original) and railroad tracks that recall the community's earliest days of development as an outpost along the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
The city hosts many horse shows and competitions annually, most notably the Germantown Charity Horse Show in June. Other major annual events include the Germantown Festival, an arts and crafts fair, in early September.
Germantown has the lowest crime rate for any city its size in the State of Tennessee and the police and fire departments have average emergency response time of five minutes (police just under 4 minutes & fire department 5.2 minutes).[6] The parks and recreation department is nationally accredited. The Arbor Day Foundation has designated Germantown a "Tree City USA" for 23 consecutive years.[7] Only 3.2% of Germantown citizens are below the poverty line.[8]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Germantown city, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Facts and Figures | City of Germantown". www.germantown-tn.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ City of Germantown - FY15 Budget Page 18
- ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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