Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee

Tennessee

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, United States

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. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat

County seat

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 of Bradley County. It is the principal city of and is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area

Cleveland, Tennessee metropolitan area

The Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southeast Tennessee – Bradley and Polk – anchored by the city of Cleveland...

, which is included in the Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...

-Cleveland, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area

Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens combined statistical area

The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area covers a total of nine counties – six in southeast Tennessee and three in northwest Georgia. The combined statistical area consists of two metropolitan statistical areas – Chattanooga and Cleveland – as well as the Athens...

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Cleveland was established in 1837 as a county seat for Bradley County, which had been created the previous year.