Milan, Tennessee

Milan, Tennessee
Looking southeast along Main Street, May 2013
Looking southeast along Main Street, May 2013
Location of Milan in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Location of Milan in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°54′57″N 88°45′29″W / 35.91583°N 88.75806°W / 35.91583; -88.75806
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyGibson
Founded1858[1]
Incorporated1866[2]
Named forMilan, Italy[3]
Government
 • MayorBilly Warren Beasley
 • Vice MayorJames Fountain
Area
 • Total8.93 sq mi (23.14 km2)
 • Land8.93 sq mi (23.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
424 ft (129 m)
Population
 • Total8,171
 • Density915.01/sq mi (353.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38358
Area code731
FIPS code47-48660[6]
GNIS feature ID1326833[7]
Websitehttp://www.cityofmilantn.com/

Milan (/ˈmlɪn/ 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]

  1. ^ "Goodspeed's History of Gibson County". TNGenWeb.org. 1886. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Hargett, Tre (2010). Tennessee Blue Book 2009-2010. Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 664.
  3. ^ Capace, Nancy (2000). Encyclopedia of Tennessee. North American Book Distributors. p. 202.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ Huff, Caitlin; et al. (December 31, 2022), "List of Places in Tennessee that Are Hard to Pronounce", Official site, Nashville: WKRN.
  9. ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Weekly List". nps.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  10. ^ "Research & Education Center at Milan - Milan NoTill". tennessee.edu. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Tennessee Department of Health - Pioneering Accomplishments". tn.us. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  12. ^ "What is MEGA?". MilanSSD.org. Retrieved July 4, 2013.