Portland, Tennessee
Population: 8,459
Located in Summer County
|b /b|ortland is a rural community of 8,459 residents, located in northern middle Tennessee, just five miles south of Kentucky and 35 miles north of Nashville, the State Capitol. Since Interstate 65 is only five miles west of us, our economy has become a very industrial one, though there are still beautiful agricultural areas surrounding our city, with gently rolling hills, pastures and crops. Our area offers affordable housing, many fine churches and civic organizations, great schools, and excellent parks and recreational facilities. There are job opportunities and 8,459 fine folks! Although we have a somewhat rural setting, we are only a half-hour away from bustling Nashville (known as the "Athens of the South"), where one can find the Titans, a professional football team; the Predators, a professional hockey team; the Metros, a professional soccer team; the Gaylord Entertainment Center; the Grand Ole Opry; the Tennessee Performing Arts Center; the Nashville Symphony; the Frist Center; Vanderbilt University; major shopping malls and numerous fine restaurants. This gives us easy access to cultural and entertainment opportunities, yet allows us a rural, small-town life-style for our homes and families. Among our distinguished residents, both past and present, are Country Music artists Ronnie McDowell and Roy Drusky; nationally recognized Scientist and inventor, Samuel Collins; renowned author Opie Read; national award-winning school teacher, Sandra Miller; and state renowned Tennessean columnist and author, Elmer Hinton.
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