White House, Tennessee
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White House is a city in Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,220 at the 2000 census. White House was one of the locations used in filming the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
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[edit] Geography
White House is located at GR1.
(36.465208, -86.662896)According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.2 km² (9.0 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,220 people, 2,497 households, and 2,060 families residing in the city. The population density was 310.8/km² (805.3/mi²). There were 2,578 housing units at an average density of 111.0/km² (287.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.35% White, 1.33% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 2,497 households out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,649, and the median income for a family was $55,731. Males had a median income of $38,448 versus $26,216 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,890. About 2.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government Leaders
John Decker, Mayor
Angie Carrier, City Administrator
Stan Hilgadiack, Police Chief
Joe Palmer, Fire Chief
[edit] Phone Numbers
City Hall (615) 672-4350
Fire Department (615) 672-5338
Library (615) 672-0239
Police Department (615) 672-4903
Public Works (615) 672-0215
Wastewater (615) 672-3654
White House Heritage School (615) 672-0311
White House High School: Main building: 615-672-3761 Freshmen Annex: 615-672-5083
[edit] Notable people
Jim Varney (Actor) Rob Keith(footballer)
[edit] External links
- http://www.cityofwhitehouse.com/ Official City Website
- http://www.discoverwhitehouse.com/ Current City News *Updated Every Day*
- http://www.whitehousetn.com/ City News/Information
- http://www.checkyourwatch.com/ White House Watch Newspaper Website
- http://www.whitehousehigh.com/ White House High School (Sumner County Schools)
- http://whhs.robcoschools.org/ White House Heritage High School (Robertson County Schools)
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA