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Rutherford County
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county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Founded
- October 25, 1803
- Named after
- Griffith Rutherford
- Seat
- Murfreesboro
- Largest city
- Murfreesboro
- Mayor
- Joe Carr ( R )
- Total
- 624 sq mi (1,620 km )
- Land
- 619 sq mi (1,600 km )
- Water
- 4.7 sq mi (12 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 386,352
- Density
- 552/sq mi (213/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 37037, 37060, 37063, 37085, 37086, 37089, 37118, 37127, 37128, 37129, 37130, 37131, 37132, 37133, 37153, 37167
- Area code
- 615, 629
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- rutherfordcountytn .gov
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 341486
- Area
- 1616
- Official website
- www.RutherfordCountyTN.gov
- Image
- Rutherford county courthouse 9736.JPG
- Households
- 115249
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- Commons category
- Rutherford County, Tennessee
- water as percent of area
- 0.8
- native label
- Rutherford County
- inception
- 1803-10-25
- social media followers
- 3346
- per capita income
- 31195
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Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee. As of a 2025 estimate, the population was 386,352, making it the fifth-most populous county in Tennessee. A study conducted by the University of Tennessee projects Rutherford County to become the third largest county in Tennessee by population by 2050. Its county seat is Murfreesboro, which is also the geographic center of Tennessee. As of 2010, it is the center of population of Tennessee. Rutherford County is included in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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