Milan, Tennessee | |
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 Looking southeast along Main Street, May 2013 | |
 Location of Milan in Gibson County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′57″N 88°45′29″W / 35.91583°N 88.75806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Gibson |
| Founded | 1858[1] |
| Incorporated | 1866[2] |
| Named for | Milan, Italy[3] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Billy Warren Beasley |
| • Vice Mayor | James Fountain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.93 sq mi (23.14 km2) |
| • Land | 8.93 sq mi (23.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 424 ft (129 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,171 |
| • Density | 915.01/sq mi (353.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38358 |
| Area code | 731 |
| FIPS code | 47-48660[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1326833[7] |
| Website | http://www.cityofmilantn.com/ |
Milan (/ˈmaɪlɪn/ MY-lin)[8] is the largest city in Gibson County, Tennessee. It is home to the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum and several historical sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[9] The city was the first in Tennessee to begin no-till farming and to fluoridate its drinking water.[10][11] The Milan Endowment for Growth in Academics (MEGA) was the first private community financial endowment for public schools in Tennessee.[12]
- ^ "Goodspeed's History of Gibson County". TNGenWeb.org. 1886. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ Hargett, Tre (2010). Tennessee Blue Book 2009-2010. Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 664.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (2000). Encyclopedia of Tennessee. North American Book Distributors. p. 202.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Huff, Caitlin; et al. (December 31, 2022), "List of Places in Tennessee that Are Hard to Pronounce", Official site, Nashville: WKRN.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Weekly List". nps.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Research & Education Center at Milan - Milan NoTill". tennessee.edu. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Tennessee Department of Health - Pioneering Accomplishments". tn.us. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "What is MEGA?". MilanSSD.org. Retrieved July 4, 2013.