NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON-MURFREESBORO, TN METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

The 'Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro, TN' is the 39th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States^[1] and the largest metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee, encompassing its north central section. It was originally formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted of Davidson County, Tennessee. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of their residents employed within Davidson County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. Davidson County is now joined with twelve other counties to form this MSA. The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia, TN Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is the result of the addition of the Micropolitan Statistical Area of Columbia, TN (Maury County, Tennessee) to the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area for a July 1, 2006 estimated CSA population of 1,533,406.¹

Geographic Area	July 1, 20062	Census 2000	1990 Census	1980 Census	1970 Census	1960 Census	1950 Census
'Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro, TN'	'1,455,097'	'1,311,789'	'985,026'	'850,505'	'541,108'	'399,743'	'321,758'
Cannon County	13,448	12,826	10,467¹	10,234¹	8,467¹	8,537¹	9,174¹
Cheatham County	39,018	35,912	27,140	21,616	13,199¹	9,428¹	9,167¹
'Davidson County'	578,698	569,891	510,784	477,811	448,003	399,743	321,758
Dickson County	46,583	43,156	35,061	30,037	21,977¹	18,839¹	18,805¹
Hickman County	23,812	22,295	16,754¹	15,151¹	12,096¹	11,862¹	13,353¹
Macon County	21,726	20,386	15,906¹	15,700¹	12,315¹	12,197¹	13,599¹
Robertson County	62,187	54,433	41,494	37,021	29,102¹	27,335¹	27,024¹
Rutherford County	228,829	182,023	118,570	84,058	59,428¹	52,368¹	40,696¹
Smith County	18,753	17,712	14,143¹	14,935¹	12,509¹	12,059¹	14,098¹
Sumner County	149,416	130,449	103,281	85,790	56,106	36,217¹	33,533¹
Trousdale County	7,811	7,259	5,920¹	6,137¹	5,155¹	4,914¹	5,520¹
Williamson County	160,781	126,638	81,021	58,108	34,330¹	25,267¹	24,307¹
Wilson County	104,035	88,809	67,675	56,064	36,999	27,668¹	26,318¹

¹County was not a part of this statistical area at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in the total.

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★ Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia, TN Combined Statistical Area (2003) map

★ U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts

★ U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

★ Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

★ About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

★ Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions