Gallatin, Tennessee | |
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 Downtown Gallatin | |
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 Location of Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee. | |
  Gallatin Location of Gallatin in the US | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′18″N 86°26′48″W / 36.3883809°N 86.4466599°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| County | Sumner |
| Districts | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Established | February 25, 1802 |
| Named for | Albert Gallatin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Paige Brown (I) |
| • Council | Gallatin City Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.81 sq mi (90.16 km2) |
| • Land | 34.27 sq mi (88.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,431 |
| • Density | 1,296.50/sq mi (500.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 37066 |
| Area code | 615 |
| FIPS code | 47-28540[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1285100[2] |
| Website | gallatin-tn |
Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States.[5] The population was 30,278 at the 2010 census and 44,431 at the 2020 census.[6] Named for United States Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin, the city was established on the Cumberland River and made the county seat of Sumner County in 1802. It is located about 30.6 miles northeast of the state capital of Nashville, Tennessee.
Several national companies have facilities or headquarters in Gallatin, including Facebook, Gap, Inc., Beretta and Servpro Industries, Inc. Gallatin was formerly the headquarters of Dot Records. The city is also the site of Volunteer State Community College, a two-year college with more than 70 degree programs. In 2017, Gallatin was ranked as "The Nicest Place In America" by Reader's Digest.[7]
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- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Census.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ Greenfield, Jeremy (October 6, 2017). "Gallatin, Tennessee: The Town That Rose Above Tragedy to Become the Nicest Place in America". Reader's Digest. Retrieved December 10, 2019.