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Rutherford County

county in Tennessee, United States

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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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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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