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Cookeville is a city that is located in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57.1 km²), of which, 21.9 square miles (56.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.77%) is water.

Population factor

According to the Census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 23,923 people, 9,938 households and 5,316 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,094.5 people per square mile (422.5/km²). There were 10,746 housing units at an average density of 491.6/sq mi (189.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.11% White, 2.91% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 2.61% from other races and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.22% of the population.

There were 9,938 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 46.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.83.”

Important Information

The city has five ZIP codes: 38501, 38502, 38503, 38505 (Tennessee Tech) and 38506

Famous Personalities

Harold E. Martin

J. J. Redick

Bobby Greenwood

Mack Brown

Watson Brown

Conductor Jack Norton

Deputy Junior

Famous Performing Arts Centers:

• Cookeville Children's Theatre

• Dogwood Outdoor Performance Pavilion

• Bryan Symphony Orchestra