Germantown, Tennessee

Germantown, Tennessee
City
Historic downtown Germantown
Historic downtown Germantown
Official seal of Germantown, Tennessee
Seal
Location of Germantown in Shelby County, Tennessee.
Location of Germantown in Shelby County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°5′20″N 89°47′38″W / 35.08889°N 89.79389°W / 35.08889; -89.79389
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyShelby
Founded1825
Incorporated1841
Government
 • MayorMike Palazzolo
Area
[1]
 • Total
20.01 sq mi (51.83 km2)
 • Land19.99 sq mi (51.76 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
41,333
 • Density2,068.10/sq mi (798.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
38125, 38138, 38139
Area code901
FIPS code47-28960[3]
GNIS feature ID1285318[4]
Websitehttp://www.germantown-tn.gov/

Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,333 at the 2020 census.[5] It was given a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence in 2019.[6]

Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east-southeast. Germantown was founded in 1841 by mostly German emigrants. The town hosts festivals year round to celebrate their history and German culture. In the city center is the "Old Germantown" neighborhood, anchored by a railroad depot (a 1948 reproduction of the 1868 original) and railroad tracks that recall the community's earliest days of development as an outpost along the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.

The city hosts many horse shows and competitions annually, most notably the Germantown Charity Horse Show in June. Other major annual events include the Germantown Festival, an arts and crafts fair, in early September.

Germantown has the lowest crime rate for any city its size in the State of Tennessee and the police and fire departments have average emergency response time of five minutes (police just under 4 minutes & fire department 5.2 minutes).[7] The parks and recreation department is nationally accredited. The Arbor Day Foundation has designated Germantown a "Tree City USA" for 23 consecutive years.[8] Only 3.2% of Germantown citizens are below the poverty line.[9]

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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.
  5. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Germantown city, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  6. ^ "Six Health Care, Nonprofit and Education Organizations Win Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence". NIST. November 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Facts and Figures | City of Germantown". www.germantown-tn.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  8. ^ City of Germantown - FY15 Budget Page 18
  9. ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 2, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)