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Tennessee
Motto: "Agriculture and Commerce"
Nicknames: "The Volunteer State" - "The Big Bend State" - "The Lion's Den State"
Capital: Nashville
Population: 5,841,748 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 16th in US State Population
Size: 440 miles long and 120 miles wide; covers 42,146 square miles - 36th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Iris
The state of Tennessee was named after the Little Tennessee River. The river was originally named "Tanasi" which was the name of two Cherokee Indian villages on its banks.
Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. It was the 16th state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from Tennessee are called "Tennesseans" or "Tennesseeians." However, Tennesseans have also been known as "Volunteers," "Big Benders," and even "Butternuts."
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