Germantown
City in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,333 at the 2020 census.[5]
Germantown, Tennessee | |
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Coordinates: 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 | |
• Total | 41,333 |
• Density | 2,068.10/sq mi (798.49/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 38125, 38138, 38139 |
Area code | 901 |
FIPS code | 47-28960[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1285318[4] |
Website | http://www.germantown-tn.gov/ |
Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east-southeast. Germantown was founded in 1841 by mostly German emigrants. The town hosts Festivals year round to celebrate their history and German Culture. 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]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2020 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 November 26, 2018.
- ^ City of Germantown - FY15 Budget Page 18
- ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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