History of Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_sse=on&_lang=en&_state=04000US47&_cityTown=Cookeville&_county=Cookeville&_zip= The 2004 Census estimate] of Cookeville's population is 27,648, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=85000US385&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-format=ZI-1&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ZI1&-_sse=on ZIP codes] in 2000 is 55,448. It is the county seat of Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam County{{GR|6}} and home to Tennessee Technological University. It is recognized as one of the country's United States micropolitan area|micropolitan areas, smaller towns which nevertheless function as significant economic hubs. Ranked as having [http://www.policom.com/ranknum.htm the strongest economy] among Tennessee's twenty micropolitan areas, Cookeville is the largest in the state, with a 2006 population of 99,942.
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