Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |
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| Nickname: The 'Boro | |
| Motto: "Creating a better quality of life." | |
Location of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee | |
Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 86°23′31″W / 35.84611°N 86.39194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Rutherford |
| Settled | 1811 |
| Incorporated | 1817 |
| Named after | Hardy Murfree |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Shane McFarland (R) |
| • Vice mayor | Bill Shacklett |
| • City manager | Darren Gore |
| Area | |
• City | 64.12 sq mi (166.08 km2) |
| • Land | 63.99 sq mi (165.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) 0.25% |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 152,769 |
• Estimate (2025) | 173,625 |
| • Rank | US: 157th TN: 6th |
| • Density | 2,387.4/sq mi (921.79/km2) |
| • Urban | 350,000 (US: 241st) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 37127-37133 |
| Area codes | 615, 629 |
| FIPS code | 47-51560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1295105 |
| Website | www |
Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. The population was 152,769 at the 2020 census (estimated at 173,625 in 2025). Located 34 miles (55 km) southeast of downtown Nashville, it is part of the Nashville metropolitan area in Middle Tennessee.
Settled in 1811, Murfreesboro was the state capital of Tennessee from 1818 to 1826. Today, it is the largest suburb of Nashville and the sixth-most populous city in the state. The city is both the center of population and the geographic center of Tennessee. Since the 1990s, Murfreesboro has been Tennessee's fastest-growing major city and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Murfreesboro is home to Middle Tennessee State University, one of the largest undergraduate universities in the state.