Spring Hill, Tennessee

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Spring Hill, Tennessee
settlement_type = City
nickname =
motto = "The Sixteenth Fastest Growing City in the Nation"

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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Spring Hill, Tennessee


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Tennessee
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Williamson, Maury

government_footnotes =
government_type = City
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Danny M. Leverette (2007)
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leader_name1 =
established_title = City
established_date = Established 1808

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 45.9
area_land_km2 = 45.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 17.7
area_land_sq_mi = 17.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2007 (special census)
population_footnotes =
population_total = 23,462
population_density_km2 = 168.2
population_density_sq_mi = 435.6

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 229
elevation_ft = 751
latd = 35 |latm = 45 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 54 |longs = 50 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 37174
area_code = 931
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 47-70580GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1303764GR|3
website = http://www.springhilltn.org
footnotes = Spring Hill Tennessee's Official Website

Spring Hill is a city in Maury and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, located approximately convert|30|mi|km south of Nashville. The population was 7,715 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Spring Hill is located at coor dms|35|45|9|N|86|54|50|W|city (35.752556, -86.914021)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.7 square miles (45.9 km²), of which, 17.7 square miles (45.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.

History

Spring Hill was the site of a Civil War battle, now known as the Battle of Spring Hill, on November 29 1864.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 7,715 people, 2,634 households, and 2,159 families residing in the city. The population density was 435.6 people per square mile (168.2/km²). There were 2,819 housing units at an average density of 159.2/sq mi (61.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.33% White, 7.80% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.98% of the population.

There were 2,634 households out of which 50.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 42.0% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,872, and the median income for a family was $62,643. Males had a median income of $50,819 versus $29,821 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,688. About 3.1% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over. [http://www.homes101.net/photos/communities/tn-spring-hill-7401.jpg]

Education

Schools in Maury County

* Spring Hill Elementary School (Public)
* Wright Elementary
* E.A. Cox Middle School (Public)
* Spring Hill High School (Public)

Schools in Williamson County

*Heritage Elementary (Public)
*Heritage Middle (Public)
*Bethesda Elementary (Public)
*Longview Elementary (Public)
*Chapmans Retreat Elementary
*Independence High (Public)

Economy

Spring Hill is home to Dawson McAllister Ministries, which broadcasts Dawson McAllister Live weekly on local radio stations.

Spring Hill was the site of the Saturn Corporation production facility, which operated from 1990 to 2007. The Saturn S-Series, Saturn ION, and Saturn VUE were produced there. In 2007 the General Motors Corporation (GM), the parent company of Saturn, shut the facility down to retool the facility for production of other GM vehicles. The plant reopened in February of 2008 and became the assembly point for the new Chevrolet Traverse.

Notable residents

*Peter Jenkins, noted travel author, and author of "A Walk Across America" (1979)http://us.macmillan.com/author/peterjenkins] .
*Sterling Marlin, NASCAR driver, attended Spring Hill High SchoolFact|date=May 2008
*Scott Wells, 2005 NFL player (Green Bay Packers) [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5776 ESPN - Scott Wells Stats, News, Photos - Green Bay Packers - NFL Football] ]

References

External links

* [http://shtn.net Local Forum and website] shtn.net
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/24740 The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee] by John K. Shellenberger
* [http://www.lasermaniaofspringhill.com Spring Hill's Own Laser Tag, Laser Mania Of Spring Hill]