Ridgetop, Tennessee

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ridgetop, Tennessee
settlement_type = City
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Robertson, Davidson

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area_total_km2 = 4.1
area_land_km2 = 4.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.6
area_land_sq_mi = 1.6
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1083
population_density_km2 = 261.9
population_density_sq_mi = 678.3

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 274
elevation_ft = 899
latd = 36 |latm = 23 |lats = 47 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 46 |longs = 22 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 37152
area_code = 615
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blank_info = 47-63140GR|2
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Ridgetop is a city in Davidson and Robertson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,083 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Ridgetop is located at coor dms|36|23|47|N|86|46|22|W|city (36.396306, -86.772654),GR|1 entirely within Robertson County except for two small portions of the city in Davidson County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all land.

There is a small man-made lake built to draw in tourism in the early 1900s. Underneath the town is "Ridgetop Tunnel", a railroad tunnel bored in the early 1900s. When completed in 1905, it was the longest free-standing (i.e., with no columnar supports) tunnel in the world.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,083 people, 385 households, and 314 families residing in the city. The population density was 678.3 people per square mile (261.3/km²). There were 399 housing units at an average density of 249.9/sq mi (96.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.12% White, 1.48% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 385 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,381, and the median income for a family was $57,589. Males had a median income of $40,813 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,610. About 4.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Movies

Scenes for were filmed at the special events facility Smiley Hollow. The movie will be released May 1, 2009. [http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=8414733]

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