Lynchburg, Tennessee
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Moore |
| Area | |
| - Total | 130 sq mi (338 km²) |
| - Land | 129 sq mi (335 km²) |
| - Water | 1 sq mi (3 km²) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 5,740 |
| - Density | 44/sq mi (17/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 37352 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-44380[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1292342[2] |
| Website: http://www.lynchburgtenn.com/ | |
Lynchburg is a city in the south-central region of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is governed by a consolidated city-county government unit whose boundaries coincide with those of Moore County. Lynchburg is best known as the location of the Jack Daniel's distillery, whose famous whiskey is marketed world-wide as the product of a city with only one traffic light. Despite the operational distillery, Lynchburg's home county of Moore is a dry county.
Lynchburg is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Lynchburg is located at .[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 130.4 square miles (337.7 km²), of which, 129.2 square miles (334.6 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,740 people, 2,211 households, and 1,686 families residing in the city. The population density was 44.4 people per square mile (17.2/km²). There were 2,515 housing units at an average density of 19.5/sq mi (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.84% White, 2.72% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 2,211 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.4% 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 2.55 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,591, and the median income for a family was $41,484. Males had a median income of $31,559 versus $20,987 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,040. About 7.8% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% ages 65 or older.
[edit] Government
In 1988, Metropolitan Lynchburg Moore County was voted into law as the governing body of Moore County, including Lynchburg. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Lynchburg Metro Utility Department
