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Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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The 2000 Census showed that Murfreesboro had a population of 68,816 people ^<1>. This represents 1.21% of the total population of Tennessee, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	101,753	+47.86%	+3.5% since 2007
2007	98,316	+42.87%	+4.76% since 2006
2006	93,851	+36.38%	+6.46% since 2005
2005	88,156	+28.1%	+6.35% since 2004
2004	82,889	+20.45%	+4.47% since 2003
2003	79,339	+15.29%	+3.39% since 2002
2002	76,737	+11.51%	+3.82% since 2001
2001	73,910	+7.4%	+7.4% since 2000
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2000	68,816	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
3	Knoxville	E	137 mi [220.5 km]	184,802	6.28% increase
4	Chattanooga	SE	84 mi [135.2 km]	170,880	9.85% increase
5	Clarksville	NW	71 mi [114.3 km]	119,735	15.74% increase
-6-	Murfreesboro			101,753	47.86% increase
7	Jackson	W	136 mi [218.9 km]	63,158	5.89% increase
8	Johnson City	E	227 mi [365.3 km]	61,990	11.76% increase
9	Kingsport	E	220 mi [354.1 km]	44,473	0.96% decrease

Murfreesboro had 28,815 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Murfreesboro has an area ^<4> of 38.99 square miles [101 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Murfreesboro had a 2000 population density of 1,764 people per square mile [681 people/km²], making it the state's 10th most densely populated area.

Rutherford County

The city of Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 183,569 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 68,816 people, Murfreesboro contained 37.49% of the Rutherford County total.

In addition, where the community of Murfreesboro has a population density of 1,764 people per square mile [681 people/km²], Rutherford County averages 296.6 people per square mile [114.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Rutherford County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Murfreesboro and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Murfreesboro. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	101,753	47.86% increase
10 mi [16 km]	2	139,620	47.93% increase
15 mi [24 km]	6	174,895	47.59% increase
20 mi [32 km]	9	178,182	46.56% increase
25 mi [40 km]	17	342,223	43.54% increase
30 mi [48 km]	29	390,678	47.73% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Murfreesboro. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Murfreesboro, it also contains a comparison between Murfreesboro and the state of Tennessee.

Click here for the Murfreesboro QuickFact (QF-4751560).

A Census Quickfact is available for Rutherford County (QF-47149).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Rutherford County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bedford	QF-47003	S	44,696	18.2% increase
Cannon	QF-47015	E	13,804	6.96% increase
Coffee	QF-47031	SE	52,134	8.17% increase
Davidson	QF-47037	NW	626,144	9.8% increase
Marshall	QF-47117	SW	29,731	10.62% increase
Williamson	QF-47187	W	171,452	33.86% increase
Wilson	QF-47189	N	109,803	23.01% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Murfreesboro:

	State Code:	47 (Tennessee)
	County Code:	149 (Rutherford County)
	Place Code:	51560 (Murfreesboro)

	State & County Code:	47149 (Tennessee/Rutherford County)

	State & Place Code:	4751560 (Tennessee/Murfreesboro)

Murfreesboro is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Murfreesboro.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Murfreesboro and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Murfreesboro. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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