Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. According to the 2007 census estimate the city had a total population of 92,559. It is the county seat of Rutherford County

History
Murfreesboro is located at 35°51′28″N, 86°23′41″W (35.857700, -86.394725).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.2 square miles (101.5 km²). 39 square miles (101 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.
Murfreesboro is the geographic center of the state of Tennessee. A stone monument marks the official site on Old Lascassas Pike, about a half-mile (800 m) north of MTSU.

Geography
Murfreesboro is served by Nashville International Airport (IATA code BNA), Smyrna Airport (MQY) and Murfreesboro Municipal Airport (MBT). The city also benefits from several highways running through the city, including Interstate 24; U.S. Routes 41 and 231; and State Routes 1, 2, 10, 96, 99, 268 and 840.

Public transportation
As of the census of 2000, there were 68,816 people, 26,511 households, and 15,747 families residing in the city. The population density was 681.5/km² (1,764.9/mi²). There were 28,815 housing units at an average density of 285.3/km² (739.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.85% White, 13.89% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.53% of the population.
There were 26,511 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 20.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was US$39,705, and the median income for a family was US$52,654. Males had a median income of US$36,078 versus US$26,531 for females. The per capita income for the city was US$20,219. About 8.2% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Demographics

James M. Buchanan, Nobel Prize-winning economist
Will Allen Dromgoole, author
Bart Gordon, U.S. Congressman
Andrew Nelson Lytle, author, novelist, member of Vanderbilt Fugitives
Jean MacArthur, wife of Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Matt Mahaffey, musician
Carl P. Mayfield, talk show host, Sirius satellite radio show Carl P & The P-Team
Hardy Murfree, Revolutionary War colonel
Mary Noailles Murfree, author
Andre Norton, science fiction and fantasy writer
Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States; wife of Pres. James K. Polk
David Price, baseball pitcher; 2007 Major League Baseball Draft first round pick, signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Grantland Rice, sportswriter
Margaret Rhea Seddon, astronaut
Chris Young, musician; 2006 Nashville Star winner Points of interest

Information is current as of November 2006.