Brownsville, Tennessee

Brownsville, Tennessee
City
Brownsville business district
Brownsville business district
Flag of Brownsville, Tennessee
Flag
Official seal of Brownsville, Tennessee
Seal
Motto: 
Heart of the Tennessee Delta
Location in Haywood County, Tennessee
Location in Haywood County, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°35′26″N 89°15′39″W / 35.59056°N 89.26083°W / 35.59056; -89.26083
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyHaywood
Government
 • MayorWilliam D.Rawls, Jr.[1]
 • Vice MayorCarolyn Flagg
Area
[2]
 • Total9.86 sq mi (25.54 km2)
 • Land9.86 sq mi (25.54 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
390 ft (119 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total9,788
 • Density992.80/sq mi (383.30/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38012
Area code731
FIPS code47-08920[4]
GNIS feature ID1278634[5]
Websitebrownsvilletn.gov

Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Haywood County, Tennessee, United States.[6] Its population as of the 2020 census was 9,788.[7] The city is named after General Jacob Jennings Brown, an American officer of the War of 1812.[8]

  1. ^ "Mayor's Office – Brownsville, Tennessee". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties Archived June 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Brownsville, Tennessee City Information". ePodunk.com. US-TN. October 20, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2016.