Editing Memphis, Tennessee (section)

=== Deannexation ===
In recent years, the city has decided to [[Municipal deannexation in the United States|deannex]] some of its territory. It has gone through a three-phase process to deannex five areas within the city limits, returning them to unincorporated Shelby County.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/2954/Annexations|title=Annexations and De-Annexations {{!}} Shelby County, TN – Official Website|website=www.shelbycountytn.gov|access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref> The first phase of deannexation occurred on January 1, 2020, when the Eads and River Bottoms areas returned to county jurisdiction. As a result, the Shelby County Sheriff is responsible for patrolling these former parts of Memphis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/12/31/eads-river-bottoms-will-be-de-annexed-memphis-added-shelby-co/|title=Eads and River Bottoms will be de-annexed from Memphis, added to Shelby Co.|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=[[WMC-TV]]|date=December 31, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref> The first phase of the deannexation process reduced the city's size by 5% and its population by 0.03%.<ref name="auto" />