Lebanon (Tennessee)
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 Wilson County Courthouse in Lebanon |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1801 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Tennessee |
| County : | Wilson County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 12 ′ N , 86 ° 20 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 20,235 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 267.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 75.8 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 75.7 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 161 m |
| Postcodes : | 37087, 37088, 37090 |
| Area code : | +1 615 |
| FIPS : | 47-41520 |
| GNIS ID : | 1290901 |
| Website : | www.lebanontn.org |
| Mayor : | Don Fox |
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County in the US state of Tennessee . Around 20,200 people live in the city. The city is the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in central Tennessee, east of Nashville . Cracker Barrel was founded here and has its headquarters in Lebanon. The three largest local banks are headquartered in Lebanon while the national banks have minimal presence. The city hosts the annual Wilson State Fair which is often referred to as the best state fair in Tennessee.
geography
The city is at the coordinates 36 ° 12'29 "N, 86 ° 19'35" W, the city is 75.8 km² in size, with 0.03% water.
Demographics
20,235 people live in the city, the population density is 267 people per square kilometer. According to the 2000 population census, 82% of the city's residents are White, 13% African-American , 0.3% Native, and 0.82% of all residents are Asian. There were 7,987 households out of which 30.9% had children under 18 living in them. 47.7% were married couples, 15.0% had a single female parent without a husband, and 33.4% were singles. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males, the median age was about 35 years. Males had a median income of $ 31,207, females one of $ 24,420. 13.0% of the population are below the poverty line, 16.0% of the population were under 18 and 16.4% over 65 years old.
traffic
Interstate 40, which is considered the main thoroughfare between Knoxville and Nashville , runs through the southern part of the city. In addition, the Music City Star has been operating in downtown Nashville since September 18, 2006 .
media
Newspapers
- Lebanon Democrat (published Monday to Saturday)
- Wilson Post (appears twice a week on Wednesday and Friday)
radio
- WANT 98.9 FM (country music plus local sports and news)
- WRVW 107.5 FM (reports mainly on Nashville)
watch TV
- WJFB 66 (24-hour home shopping program)
sons and daughters of the town
- Jesse Johnson Finley (1812–1904), politician, lawyer and brigadier general of the Confederate States in the Civil War
- George Huddleston (1869–1960), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- Thomas Kilby (1865–1943), politician, Governor of Alabama
- Alfred T. MacFarland (1917–2006), attorney, MP and government official
- John Selden Roane (1817–1867), politician, governor of Arkansas
- Kim Tolliver (1937-2007), soul singer
- Sharon Wyatt (born 1953), actress
In the movie
Parts of the plot in Quentin Tarantino's film Death Proof take place in Lebanon, even if the filming took place outside the city.
Web links
- The City website (English)