Cumberland City, Tennessee

Cumberland City, Tennessee
Cumberland fossil fuel plant in Cumberland City
Cumberland fossil fuel plant in Cumberland City
Location of Cumberland City in Stewart County, Tennessee.
Location of Cumberland City in Stewart County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 36°23′26″N 87°38′27″W / 36.39056°N 87.64083°W / 36.39056; -87.64083
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyStewart
Area
 • Total5.28 sq mi (13.68 km2)
 • Land5.00 sq mi (12.96 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Elevation384 ft (117 m)
Population
 • Total305
 • Density60.94/sq mi (23.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37050
Area code931
FIPS code47-18820[4]
GNIS feature ID1306226[2]

Cumberland City is a town in Stewart County, Tennessee. The population was 311 at the 2010 census.[5] It is part of the Clarksville, TN — Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cumberland City is the site of a TVA Cumberland Fossil Plant along the Cumberland River that provides 2.6 gigawatts of electric power to much of the area, including the cities of Clarksville in Montgomery County and Dickson in Dickson County.

The power plant's stacks (some of the tallest structures in the state) can be seen for at least 30 miles (48 km) away.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumberland City, Tennessee
  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. ^ 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.