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Cookeville, the county seat
of Putnam County, is a growing community located in the eastern portion
of Middle Tennessee. The intersection of Interstate 40 and the Appalachian
North-South Highway 111 (Corridor J) lie  within the city. Cookeville,
the home of Tennessee Technological University, is 75 miles east of Nashville,
Tennessee.
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Climate
- Average annual temperature, 57 degrees F.
- Average annual precipitation,
51".
- Average annual snowfall, 8".
- Mean
length of freeze-free period, 211 days.
- Average relative
humidity: 12:00 Midnight - 79%; 6:00a.m. 85%; 12:00 noon - 48%;
6:00p.m.
-62%. Altitude: 1,140 feet above sea level.
Population
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Cookeville |
24,000 |
| Algood |
2,400 |
| Baxter |
1,300 |
| Monterey |
2600 |
| Putnam County |
54,000 |
| 50-mile radius |
374,000 |
| 100-mile radius |
3,155,000 |
| TTU |
9,100 |
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The counties that comprise the Upper Cumberland
Region are: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon,
Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and White, with
a total population of 253,000. Cookeville is known as "The Hub
of the Upper Cumberland".
Highways
Interstate 40, Appalachian North-South Highway 111, U.S. Highway 70
and State Routes 24, 42, 135 and 136 service the Cookeville area.
Geographic Location
36 degrees North Latitude: 85 degrees 29' 15" West Longitude. 
Government
- Cookeville - City Manager, five councilmen, and appointed Mayor.
- Algood - City Administrator, Mayor, four aldermen.
- Baxter - Mayor,
four aldermen.
- Monterey - Mayor, eight aldermen.
- Putnam County - County Executive,
twenty-five commissioners.
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