Previous to its settlement era, the area of Cookeville was dominated by the Cherokee Native American tribe through the Paleo-Indian to the early European colonization periods of history. The Cherokee would use the region … See more

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57 km ), of which 21.9 square miles (57 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ) (0.77%) is water.
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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,842 people, 13,743 households, and 7,341 families residing in the city.
As of the census of 2010, there were 30,435 people, 12,471 households, and 6,669 families res… See more