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Ripley, Tennessee | |
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 City Square in Ripley, September 2013 | |
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| Nickname(s): The Rip, Rip-Town, Lil' Memphis | |
| Motto: "Come see what's growing on" | |
 Location of Ripley in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′35″N 89°32′2″W / 35.74306°N 89.53389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Founded | 1836[1] |
| Incorporated | 1838[1] |
| Named for | Eleazer Ripley[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.91 sq mi (33.43 km2) |
| • Land | 12.87 sq mi (33.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,800 |
| • Density | 606.01/sq mi (233.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38063 |
| Area code | 731 |
| FIPS code | 47-63340[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1299470[4] |
| Website | www.cityofripleytn.com |
Ripley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 8,445 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County.[7]
- ^ a b Paul Hellman, Historical Gazetteer of the United States (Taylor and Francis, 2005), p. 1025.
- ^ Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Tennessee (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 214.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ripley, Tennessee
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.