Memphis metropolitan area
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Common name: The Mid-South |
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| Largest city | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Other cities | Southaven, Mississippi West Memphis, Arkansas |
| Population | Ranked 41st in the U.S. |
| - Total | 1,305,946 (2009 est.)[1] |
| - Density | 426.7/sq. mi. 164.8/km² |
| Area | 3013 sq. mi. 7803.6 km² |
| State(s) | Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi |
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| - Highest point | feet ( m) |
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The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR (MSA), the commercial and cultural hub of The Mid-South, is the 41st largest among similarly designated areas in the United States. The metropolitan area covers eight counties in three states – Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 1,205,204 (though a July 1, 2010 estimate placed the population at 1,305,946).[1]
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[edit] Metro Memphis Counties By State
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants
- Memphis, Tennessee (Principal City)
[edit] Places with 25,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
- Bartlett, Tennessee
- Collierville, Tennessee
- Germantown, Tennessee
- Olive Branch, Mississippi
- Southaven, Mississippi
- West Memphis, Arkansas
[edit] Places with 5,000 to 25,000 inhabitants
- Covington, Tennessee
- Hernando, Mississippi
- Holly Springs, Mississippi
- Horn Lake, Mississippi
- Lakeland, Tennessee
- Marion, Arkansas
- Millington, Tennessee
- Senatobia, Mississippi
[edit] Places with 500 to 5,000 inhabitants
[edit] Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants
[edit] Unincorporated places
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,205,204 people, 448,473 households, and 312,422 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 52.9% White, 43.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $35,988, and the median income for a family was $41,130. Males had a median income of $32,830 versus $22,970 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,729.
[edit] See also
- Tennessee census statistical areas
- Mississippi census statistical areas
- Arkansas census statistical areas
[edit] References
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Memphis metropolitan area |
- ^ a b "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. US Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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