Mount Pleasant, Tennessee

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
City
Mount Pleasant Main Street, October 2016
Mount Pleasant Main Street, October 2016
Official seal of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Seal
Nickname: 
The Phosphate Capital of the World
Location of Mount Pleasant in Maury County, Tennessee.
Location of Mount Pleasant in Maury County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°32′42″N 87°11′55″W / 35.54500°N 87.19861°W / 35.54500; -87.19861
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMaury
Government
 • TypeCity Manager-Commission
 • City ManagerKate Collier
 • MayorBill White
Area
[1]
 • Total12.60 sq mi (32.64 km2)
 • Land12.58 sq mi (32.57 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total4,784
 • Density380.38/sq mi (146.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38474
Area code931
FIPS code47-51080[3]
GNIS feature ID1306783[4]
Websitewww.mtpleasant-tn.gov
Mount Pleasant Grille & Phosphate Museum February 2022
The First Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant, TN

Mount Pleasant is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. Mount Pleasant was the birthplace of 19th-century writer and humorist Samuel R. Watkins and formerly titled "The Phosphate Capital of the World." The population was 4,561 at the 2010 census, and 4,784 in 2020.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.