Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeast, and the 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi,with 1.34 million residents in 2020.
Country: United States
State: Tennessee
County: Shelby
Founded: May 22, 1819
Incorporated: December 19, 1826
Founded by: John Overton, James Winchester, and Andrew Jackson
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