TENNESSEE TENNESSEE U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1796 ORDER OF ADMISSION 16TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1870 CAPITAL NASHVILLE POPULATION 5368000 1997 LAND AREA 41219 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 127.5 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME VOLUNTEER STATE MOTTO AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 33 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 99 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 9 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING TRADE TOURISM FINANCE INSURANCE REAL ESTATE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FLUORITE MARBLE LIMESTONE PHOSPHATE ROCK COAL LIGNITE FERTILE SOIL
