Cookeville
Also known as Cookeville, Tennessee, Cookeville, TN
city in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Putnam
- Named after
- Richard F. Cooke
- Type
- Council-manager
- Mayor
- Laurin Wheaton
- City manager
- James Mills
- City council
- List of Councilmembers List Laurin Wheaton (also Vice Mayor) Mark Miller Eric Walker Charles Womack
- City
- 35.95 sq mi (93.10 km )
- Land
- 35.77 sq mi (92.64 km )
- Water
- 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km )
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft (332 m)
- Density
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Cookeville is the county seat of and the largest city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, smaller cities that function as significant regional economic hubs. Of Tennessee's 20 micropolitan areas, Cookeville is the largest.
At the 2020 census, the Cookeville micropolitan area's population was 141,333. The U.S. Census Bureau ranked the Cookeville micropolitan area as the 4th largest-gaining micropolitan area in the country between 2022 and 2023, with a one-year gain of 2,748 and a 2023 population of 148,226. The city is a college town, home to Tennessee Technological University.