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47-48000 [6] Website. City of Memphis. Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat of Shelby County, in the southwesternmost part of the state, and is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, [7] Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville.
City government. After being classified as a taxing district in 1880 after a grievous loss of population due to the yellow fever epidemic, Memphis regained home rule in 1893. It established a city commission form of government, which it maintained until 1968. At that time, it established a mayor-council government of thirteen council positions.
The Memphis Fire Department got its start in 1846 when the first independent fire company was formed. [ 4 ] It wasn't until 1859 when the department had its first fire chief. In 1966 the department started to provide ambulance service with 6,561 calls in the first year alone. [ 4 ] The history and artifacts of the department are displayed at ...
Memphis Health Center Midtown Office Locations. Showing 1-1 of 1 Location. PRIMARY LOCATION. Memphis Health Center Midtown. 2430 POPLAR AVE. MEMPHIS, TN 38112. Tel: (901) 725-1717. Visit Website.
The Memphis Police Department was founded in 1827. [6] In 1878, the 55-man police department was devastated by the yellow fever epidemic with all 55 officers stricken, and 10 officers dying. [6] By 1927, the city's murder rate was 69.3 per 100,000 population, the highest in the country. In comparison, Chicago, then controlled by Al Capone, had ...
Prince Mongo. Robert Hodges, more commonly known by his self-styled moniker Prince Mongo, is an American entrepreneur [1] and minor local political personality in Memphis, Tennessee, who has continuously run for Mayor of Memphis and occasionally for Mayor of Shelby County since the 1970s. He tends to be known locally for his eccentric personality.
Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.1389°N 90.0575°W. Downtown Memphis as seen from Poplar Avenue. Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south and I-240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown ...
Nickname. C. J. Cerelyn " C. J. " Davis (born 1959 or 1960) is an American police officer who is the 13th director of police service for the Memphis Police Department. Davis is the Memphis Police Department's first Black female chief. Shortly after accepting her job she required that her title be officially changed to Police Chief.