Hendersonville, Tennessee
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Hendersonville is a large town in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. The population was 40,620 at the 2000 census. It should not be confused with Henderson, Tennessee, nor with Henderson County, Tennessee, both of which are in West Tennessee; Hendersonville is in Middle Tennessee.
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[edit] Geography
Hendersonville is located at (36.300084, -86.606109)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 85.2 km² (32.9 mi²). 70.8 km² (27.3 mi²) of it is land and 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²) of it (16.93%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 40,620 people, 15,823 households, and 11,566 families residing in the city. The population density was 573.9/km² (1,486.4/mi²). There were 16,507 housing units at an average density of 233.2/km² (604.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.93% White, 4.12% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.
There were 15,823 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,108, and the median income for a family was $57,625. Males had a median income of $40,823 versus $27,771 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,165. About 5.2% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Hendersonville was settled around 1784 by Daniel Smith when he began work on Rock Castle. In 1790, William Henderson, for whom the area was named, settled in. With the completion of Old Hickory Dam in 1954, the city of Hendersonville started to grow into the most populous city of Sumner County and also one of the most populous suburbs of Nashville, along with Franklin and Murfreesboro. The city now contains around 0.7% of the population of Tennessee.
[edit] Famous Hendersonvillians
- Johnny Cash, country singer
- June Carter Cash, country singer
- Michael Curtis, famous songwriter, "Southern Cross"
- Lennon Murphy, singer-songwriter
- Conway Twitty, country singer
- Roy Orbison, rock-n-roll singer
- Marty Stuart, country singer
- Connie Smith, country singer
- Jeff Jarrett, professional wrestler
- Tommy Rich
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