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==History== The first settlers of Spring Hill arrived in 1808 and the city was established in 1809.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citytowninfo.com|title=City Town Info - Info on U.S. Cities, Careers, Schools & Colleges|website=www.citytowninfo.com}}</ref> Albert Russell was the first person to build a home on the land that became Spring Hill. Spring Hill was the site of a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] battle, now known as the [[Battle of Spring Hill]], on November 29, 1864. Later, Spring Hill was the home of a [[University-preparatory school|preparatory school]], Branham and Hughes Military Academy, the campus of which now serves as the main campus of [[Tennessee Children's Home]], a ministry associated with the [[Churches of Christ]]. On January 10, 1963, an [[Fujita scale|F3]] tornado tore through the center of the town, damaging many buildings and causing $500,000 in damage.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 12, 1963 |title=Spring Hill Tornado Loss Set At $500,000 |work=The Nashville Tennessean}}</ref> ===Recent growth=== As the Nashville metro area continues to grow, Spring Hill has seen rapid growth in recent years with a population of 23,462 in 2007, a [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] population of 29,036 and a population of 31,140 in 2012.<ref name=Citydemo>{{Cite web |url=http://www.springhilltn.org/demographics.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606025446/http://www.springhilltn.org/demographics.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Spring Hill ranked No. 2 in Tennessee for home ownership |url=https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/article/20140402/news/304029878 |access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, Spring Hill officially hit 40,000 residents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spring Hill population grows above 40,000 |url=https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/advertisernews/20180629/spring-hill-population-grows-above-40000 |access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> In November 2015, the Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the ‘Spring Hill Rising: 2040’ comprehensive plan. The plan outlines the city's long-term development vision and ways to accomplish that vision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.springhilltn.org/DocumentCenter/View/1491/Comprehensive-Plan-approved|title=City of Spring Hill approves newly updated 'Spring Hill Rising: 2040' Comprehensive Plan|last=Page|first=Jamie|date=November 17, 2015|website=City of Spring Hill, TN website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829000430/http://www.springhilltn.org/DocumentCenter/View/1491/Comprehensive-Plan-approved|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, the city hired Chicago-based planning and zoning consultant, Camiros Ltd, to oversee the creation of a new zoning code to implement the vision described in ‘Spring Hill Rising: 2040’.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.springhilltn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=733|title=BOMA approves Unified Development Code|date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> On December 4, 2017, entities building a [[Chick-fil-A]] tore down a [[grain silo]]. A memorial plaque to the silo opened in 2018. The silo had no major recorded history but was perceived by the town community as a landmark that signaled the beginning of the town. The idea of the memorial was originally posited as a joke but became serious.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yow|first=Chris|url=https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/news/local/2018/08/23/silo-memorial-plaque-unveiled-at/10979950007/|title=Silo memorial plaque unveiled at Chick-fil-A grand opening|newspaper=[[Columbia Daily Herald]]|date=August 22, 2018|accessdate=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
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