Municipal · Tennessee

Town of Carthage

Carthage is a town in and the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee, United States; it is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Carthage had a population of 2,291. It is located on the Cumberland River, which was important to its early development. It is best known as the hometown of former U.S. Vice President and Senator Al Gore of the Democratic Party and his father, Senator Albert Gore, Sr. The younger Gore announced his 1988 and 2000 presidential bids, as well as his 1992 vice-presidential bid, from the steps of the Smith County Courthouse.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 209523
FIPS state: 47
FIPS county: 159
FIPS place: 11280
Census record name: TOWN OF CARTHAGE
Mailing address: PO BOX 259, CARTHAGE 37030