Lawrenceburg, Tennessee | |
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Town square in Lawrenceburg with a statue of David Crockett in the center. | |
Motto: "Where Tradition Meets Progress" | |
Location of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Lawrence |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor and City Council |
• Mayor: | Keith Durham |
• City Council: | Chad Moore, Ronald Fox, Jamie Sevier, Robin Williams |
Area | |
• Total | 12.6 sq mi (32.6 km2) |
• Land | 12.6 sq mi (32.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 10,796 |
• Density | 857.6/sq mi (331.1/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 38464 |
Area code(s) | 931 |
FIPS code | 47-41340[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1290790[2] |
Website | http://www.lawrenceburgtn.gov/ |
Lawrenceburg is a city in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,796 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County[3]. Lawrenceburg is located southwest of Nashville and named after War of 1812 hero James Lawrence.
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Lawrenceburg is located at (35.243491, -87.334563)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.6 square miles (33 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 10,796 people, 7,718 households, and 4,967 families residing in the city. The population density was 857.6 people per square mile (331.1/km²). There were 5,166 housing units at an average density of 410.4 per square mile (158.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.29% White, 3.94% Black, 0.43% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
There were 4,718 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24, and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,770, and the median income for a family was $32,856. Males had a median income of $27,264 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,310. About 12.5% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
According to a recent theory, the Lawrenceburg area is the likely site of "Chicasa" — the place where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his men wintered in 1540-41 (earlier theories have suggested this campsite to have been in northern Mississippi). The Cherokee sold the area to the USA in 1806.
Upon moving from East Tennessee in the early 19th century, David Crockett established a powder mill in what is now known as David Crockett State Park. Crockett was elected as a commissioner and served on the board that placed Lawrenceburg four miles (6 km) west of the geographic center of Lawrence County. Crockett was opposed to the city being located in its current location, largely out of fear of flooding. He and his family lived in Lawrenceburg for several years before moving to West Tennessee after a flood destroyed his mill.
After World War II, the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company, a U.S. producer of bicycles and outdoor equipment, moved its manufacturing operations to Lawrenceburg, building a new factory and assembly plant. Over the next several decades, the Murray factory grew to be one of the largest in the United States: 42.7 acres (173,000 m2) under roof.
On April 16, 1998, Lawrence County experienced the first F5 tornado in Tennessee's history. A total of 10 tornadoes were confirmed across Middle Tennessee that day. There were 4 fatalities across the mid state, with 105 injuries. Two fatalities were confirmed in Lawrence County. A 100-year flood struck Lawrenceburg on July 13, 1998, temporarily disabling the city's fresh water supply system. Two people were killed during the flood.
Beginning in the late 1990s, the city became home to the Southeast Law Enforcement Training Seminar. The annual educational and training event hosts around 1,000 police officers at local venues for a week each summer. Internationally recognized law enforcement specialists conduct presentations and offer courses during the convention.
The city is home to Lawrence County High School, E.O. Coffman Middle School, Ingram Sowell Elementary School, David Crockett Elementary School, and Lawrenceburg Public Elementary School. The local school district also operates an adult secondary educational facility and a specialized achievement school for K-12 students within the city's borders.
Private School Sacred Heart Elementary.
Post-Secondary Lawrenceburg is home a satellite campus of Columbia State Community College.
Lawrenceburg played host to the homecoming of former senator turned actor and 2008 presidential hopeful Fred Thompson. Nearly 10,000 people from across the country, along with members of the national media, were present in Downtown Lawrenceburg for the historic occasion.
Each August Lawrenceburg hosts the annual "David Crockett Days" celebration at the David Crockett State Park. The event features arts and crafts vendors, reenactments of life in the early 19th Century, and demonstrators dressed in period attire. Crockett Days takes place only a few hundred yards from the believed site of Crockett's home and gristmill.
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