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Tennessee, known as the "Volunteer State" stemming back to the War of 1812 and whose motto is "Sounds Good to Me," had a population of over 5,700,000 in 2003. Per the US Census, Tennessee has an educated population with over 80% having graduated from high school and over 20% being college graduates. Median income in Tennessee, for the year 2003, was over $38,000. According to US census information, top economic sectors in Tennessee are Educational, health, and social services, 19%, and Manufacturing, 18%. The top occupational categories in Tennessee are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%; Sales and office occupations, 27%; Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%; Service occupations, 15%; and Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 9%. Topics of interest to Tennessee residents and visitors alike include Knoxville, Martin, Kingsport, Clarksville and Knoxville TN.
The largest city in Tennessee is Memphis with a 2004 population of over 670,000, placing it within the top twenty-five largest cities in the entire nation with respect to population. Also, with respect to geographic size, Memphis, Tennessee is in the top fifty largest cities in the entire nation in area. Get Shelby and The Memphis Commercial Appeal are sources of information about hotels, restaurants, and real estate and sports teams -- the Christian Brothers University Buccaneers, Lemoyne-Owen College Magicians, Rhodes College Lynx, University of Memphis Tigers, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Volunteers, Tennessee Titans and Memphis Grizzlies. The second largest city in Tennessee is Nashville with a 2004 population of over 545,000, putting it in the top fifty largest cities in America in population. Also, with respect to geographic size, Nashville, Tennessee places within the top twenty-five largest cities in the United States in land size. Nashville Scene, The City Paper, Nashville Tennessean Online, Nashville City Paper, Nashville Business Journal, Nashville Digest, La Campana del Sur, The Tennessee Tribune, Get Nashville News, The Tennessean and News Tennessee are sources of information about regional attractions and resources. Tennessee's third largest city is Knoxville with a 2004 population of over 175,000. Knox County News, The Daily Beacon, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Get Knoxville and Mundo Hispano provide detailed coverage and information on restaurants, homes for sale, skiing and colleges. Placing as the fourth largest city in Tennessee is Chattanooga with a 2004 population of over 150,000. Also, with respect to geographic size, Chattanooga, Tennessee is among the top one-hundred largest of the nation in physical size. Get Chattanooga, Chattanooga Free Press and The Chattanoogan provide detailed coverage and information on shopping, restaurants, hotels, and employment, as well as Shopping in Tennessee, Restaurants in Tennessee, Jackson, Soddy-daisy and Johnson City. The fifth largest city in Tennessee is Clarksville with a 2004 population of over 105,000. Clarksville News and The Leaf-Chronicle cover a variety of local and regional topics including restaurants, sports, hotels, and local news.
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