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Germantown

city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Tennessee
County: Shelby
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Mike Palazzolo
City: 20.012 sq mi (51.831 km )
Land: 19.987 sq mi (51.767 km )
Water: 0.025 sq mi (0.064 km ) 0.12%
Elevation: 318 ft (97 m)
Estimate 2024: 40,128
Rank: US: 1029th, TN: 23rd
Density: 2,068.0/sq mi (798.44/km )
Urban: 1,056,190 (US: 45th )
Metro: 1,341,412 (US: 45th )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC−5 (CDT)
Zip codes: 38138, 38139, 38183
Fips code: 47-28960

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Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,333 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 40,128 in 2024, making it the 23rd-most populous city in Tennessee. It was given a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence in 2019.

Germantown is an eastern suburb of Memphis. 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.