Lebanon, Tennessee
For other places with the same name, see Lebanon (disambiguation).Lebanon is a city in
Wilson County,
Tennessee,
United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the
county seat of
Wilson County. Lebanon is located in central Tennessee, east of
Nashville.
The Hermitage, the estate of former
United States President Andrew Jackson, is located nearby.
Nashville Superspeedway is located outside of Lebanon.
Cracker Barrel was founded in Lebanon, and has its corporate headquarters based there.
Lebanon is home to
Cumberland University, a small, private, 4-year
liberal arts institution.
Lebanon is considered a banking center, and is home to the corporate headquarters of at least three regional banks. Most of the larger state and national banks have only a minimal presence in Lebanon.
Among Middle Tennesseans, Lebanon is pronounced "LEB-nun", as opposed to the general pronunciation "LEB-uh-non."
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Location of Lebanon, Tennessee |
Lebanon is located at (36.207991, -86.326300).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 75.8
km² (29.2
mi²). 75.7 km² (29.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 20,235 people, 7,987 households, and 5,319 families residing in the city. The
population density was 267.2/km² (692.0/mi²). There were 8,693 housing units at an average density of 114.8/km² (297.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.89%
White, 13.78%
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.82%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 1.00% from
other races, and 1.15% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population.
There were 7,987 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were
married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,118, and the median income for a family was $45,094. Males had a median income of $31,207 versus $24,420 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $20,366. About 9.3% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.
Interstate 40 runs just south of the city, which is the major road corridor between
Nashville and
Knoxville.
Railroad freight service is provided by the
Nashville and Eastern Railroad short line. Beginning in early
2006, Lebanon will be the eastern terminus of the new
Music City Star commuter rail service to Nashville.
Newspapers
*
Lebanon Democrat, published Monday through Saturday
*
Wilson Post, published two times weekly (W,F)
Radio
*
WANT 98.9 FM [
1], country music/local sports and affairs
*
WCOR 1490 AM (simulcast of WANT)
Another radio station,
WRVW 107.5 FM [
2], is licensed to Lebanon, but primarily serves Nashville.
Television
* WJFB 66, 24-hour home shopping feed
*
City Government of Lebanon*
Lebanon, Tennessee
