Editing Spring Hill, Tennessee

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{{for|the community in Gibson County|Spring Hill, Gibson County, Tennessee}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Spring Hill, Tennessee
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "A blend of Commerce, History and Country Living"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springhilltn.org/|title=City of Spring Hill, Tennessee| publisher= City of Spring Hill, Tennessee
|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>

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| image_caption      = Spring Hill City Hall in December 2013
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| map_caption        = Location of Spring Hill in [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]] and [[Maury County, Tennessee]] (left) and of both counties in [[Tennessee]] (right)
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| subdivision_name   = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Tennessee|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]], [[Maury County, Tennessee|Maury]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[City]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Matt Fitterer<ref name=BOMA>{{cite web | url=https://www.springhilltn.org/122/Board-of-Mayor-Aldermen | title=Board of Mayor & Aldermen &#124; Spring Hill, TN - Official Website }}</ref>
| established_title  = [[City]]
| established_date   = 1808

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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 75.47
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 29.09
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 50,005
| population_density_km2 = 663.61
| population_density_sq_mi = 1718.74
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="QF"/>
| population_est     = 55,800

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| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 229
| elevation_ft       = 751
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|45|9|N|86|54|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 37174 also includes portion of 37179
| area_code          = [[Area code 931|931]] [[Area code 615|615]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 47-70580<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.springhilltn.org}}
| footnotes          = 
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = Trent Linville<ref name=BOMA />
}}

'''Spring Hill''' is a city in [[Maury County, Tennessee|Maury]] and [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]], located approximately {{convert|30|mi|km}} south of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. Its population as of 2022 is 55,800.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Spring Hill city, Tennessee |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/springhillcitytennessee/PST045222 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> Spring Hill is recognized as the 4th fastest growing city in Tennessee by the U.S. Census Bureau<ref>{{cite web |url=https://springhillchamber.com/about-spring-hill/|title=About Spring Hill }}</ref> and is included in the [[Nashville metropolitan area]].

==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>

==Geography==
Spring Hill is located at {{coord|35|45|9|N|86|54|50|W|type:city}} (35.752556, -86.914021).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|29.14|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|29.09|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|mi2|km2}} (0.17%) is water.<ref name=TigerWebMapServer />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 400
|1910= 695
|1920= 403
|1930= 416
|1940= 543
|1950= 541
|1960= 689
|1970= 685
|1980= 989
|1990= 1464
|2000= 7715
|2010= 29036
|2020= 50005
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 57637
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Spring Hill racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4770580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 39,622
| 79.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,929
| 5.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 94
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1,082
| 2.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 35
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 2,310
| 4.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 3,933
| 7.87%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 50,005 people, 12,727 households, and 10,582 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=Spring Hill city, Tennessee|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2010|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> there were 29,036 people, 9,861 households, and 7,884 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,640.45 persons per square mile and the housing unit density was 557.12 units per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 89.14% [[White Americans|White]], 5.39% [[Black people|Black]] or [[African Americans|African American]], 1.64% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.24% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.17% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.53% from other races, and 1.90% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origins were 5.65% of the population.

Of the 9,861 households, 50.34% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 67.26% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.80% had a male householder with no wife present, 9.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.05% were non-families. 16.49% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.26% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.33.

Of the 29,036 residents, 33.89% were under the age of 18, 61.08% were between the ages of 18 and 64, and 5.02% were 65 years of age or older. The [[median age]] was 31.9 years. 51.46% of the residents were female, and 48.54% were male.

The [[median household income]] in the city was $72,744 and the [[median family income]] was $78,125. Males had a median income of $54,905 versus $42,216 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $27,709. About 2.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.4% of those under the age of 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 and over.

==Economy==
Spring Hill was the site of the [[Saturn Corporation]] production facility, which operated from 1990 to 2007. The [[Saturn S-Series]], [[Saturn ION]], and [[Saturn VUE]] were produced there. In 2007, [[General Motors Corporation]] (GM), the parent company of Saturn, shut down the facility to retool it for production of other GM vehicles and renamed it [[Spring Hill Manufacturing]]. The plant reopened in February 2008 and became the assembly point for the new [[Chevrolet Traverse]]. However, after a battle among plants in Spring Hill, [[Orion Township, Michigan|Orion Township]], [[Michigan]] and [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]], [[Wisconsin]], GM announced on June 26, 2009, that they had chosen to build a new small car in Orion Township.<ref>Bunkley, Nick. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/business/27plant.html?ref=business G.M. Picks Michigan to Build Small Car]." ''[[NY Times]]''. June 26, 2009. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.</ref>  Nearly 2,500 Spring Hill auto workers were faced with lay-off, buy-out and early retirement.<ref>Johnson, Bonna. "[http://tennessean.com/article/20090626/BUSINESS01/906260371/GM+picks+Michigan+over+Spring+Hill GM picks Michigan over Spring Hill]." ''[[The Tennessean]]''. June 26, 2009. Retrieved on June 26, 2009. {{dead link|date=March 2018|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The vehicle assembly part of the Spring Hill plant was idled in late 2009 when production of the Traverse was moved to [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], Michigan, while production of power trains and metal stamping continued.<ref>{{cite web|title=GM Investing $483 Million at Tennessee Engine Plant|url=http://www.americanmachinist.com/Classes/Article/ArticleDraw.aspx?HBC=News&NIL=False&CID=86320|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718053754/http://www.americanmachinist.com/Classes/Article/ArticleDraw.aspx?HBC=News&NIL=False&CID=86320|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|work=American Machinist|date=September 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spring Hill Manufacturing|url=http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/company_info/facilities/powertrain/springhill.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720161322/http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/company_info/facilities/powertrain/springhill.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2012|work=GM News|publisher=General Motors|access-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Buick's Ecotec 2.0L Turbo Makes Best Engines List|url=http://media.gm.com/content/media/intl/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Dec/1209_wards|work=Chevrolet Media Europe|publisher=General Motors|access-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref> In November 2011, GM announced plans for retooling of the vehicle assembly portion of the plant for use as an "ultra-flexible" plant which will initially be used to build the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain but will be designed for rapid retooling to other vehicles of similar size.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bunkley|first=Nick|title=Ex-Saturn Plant to Reopen, And G.M. to Add 700 Jobs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/business/saturn-plant-to-reopen-with-700-jobs.html|work=New York Times|access-date=March 5, 2012|date=November 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spring Hill Assembly Reborn as Ultra-Flexible Operation|date=November 21, 2011 |url=http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Nov/1121_springhill|publisher=General Motors|access-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bowman|first=Zach|title=Senator Corker Heckled At GM Spring Hill|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/28/senator-corker-heckled-at-gm-spring-hill-plant-ceremony/|work=Autoblog|publisher=AOL|access-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref> In April 2021 General Motors <ref>{{cite news|title=GM, LG Energy Solution to build 2nd U.S. battery plant in Tennessee|date=April 16, 2021 |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/gm-lg-energy-solution-build-2nd-us-battery-plant-tennessee-2021-04-16/|work=Reuters|access-date=April 19, 2021|last1=Klayman |first1=Ben }}</ref> and South Korean joint-venture partner LG Energy Solutions stated they would build a second Ultium Cells battery cell manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, having revealed plans for a $2.3 billion plant that is operating as of March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Site Maintenance |url=https://www.ultiumcell.com/our-locations/spring-hill-tn |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.ultiumcell.com}}</ref>

Spring Hill has gone through rapid development and growth in recent years, causing [[General Motors]] to reopen their auto plant and begin hiring locally again, which will hire 1,000 new people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2015/10/13/gm-begin-taking-applications-work-spring-hill/73859852/|title=GM to begin taking applications to work at Spring Hill|author=Melissa Burden|date=October 13, 2015|website=detroitnews.com}}</ref> In addition, companies such as [[Ryder]] and [[Goodwill Industries|Goodwill]] have announced new facilities in the Spring Hill area.

==Government==
Spring Hill is run by a mayor elected [[at-large]] and a board of eight aldermen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Mayor & Alderman |url=https://www.springhilltn.org/122/Board-of-Mayor-Alderman |access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
The city is served by both [[Maury County Public Schools]] and the [[Williamson County School District]], depending on which county one is located in.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47119_maury/DC20SD_C47119.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Maury County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 27, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47119_maury/DC20SD_C47119_SD2MS.txt Text]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47187_williamson/DC20SD_C47187.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Williamson County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 27, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47187_williamson/DC20SD_C47187_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

; Notable schools
* [[Spring Hill High School (Tennessee)|Spring Hill High School]]

==Infrastructure==
[[Interstate 65 in Tennessee|Interstate 65]] passes through the eastern part of the city. Two exits are within Spring Hill city limits. Exit 53 serves [[Tennessee State Route 396]]. Exit 55, at June Lake Blvd, opened on May 31, 2024, and serves the northern part of the city and Southern Williamson County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tn.gov/tdot/news/2023/8/23/continued-delays-lead-to-rescheduling-of-june-lake-interchange-completion.html |title=Continued Delays Lead to Rescheduling of June Lake Interchange Completion |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=August 23, 2023 |website=TDOT |access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref> State Route 396, known locally as Saturn Parkway, provides an east–west freeway connection into the city with two exits before terminating at Beechcroft Road near the GM plant. [[U.S. Route 31 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 31]] is the main north–south arterial through Spring Hill. It is alternatively called both Columbia Pike on the south side of town and Nashville Highway on the north side. [[Tennessee State Route 247|State Route 247]] is a major east–west road through the city.

==Arts and culture==
[[Rippavilla Plantation]], which is located at 5700 Main Street (US 31, Nashville Highway), offers educational activities and an annual corn maze among other attractions.<ref>{{cite web |title=HISTORIC RIPPAVILLA |url=https://www.rippavilla.org |access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref> The historic [[Battle of Spring Hill]] site is located off Kedron Road and is open for self-guided tours year round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Battle of Spring Hill |url=https://www.springhilltn.org/426/Battle-of-Spring-Hill |access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref>

Some scenes from the 1986 movie [[At Close Range]], starring [[Sean Penn]], [[Christopher Walken]], and [[Kiefer Sutherland]], were filmed in Spring Hill.

== Notable residents ==

* [[Julie Hayden (teacher)|Julie Hayden]], a 17-year old teacher murdered by the [[White Man's League]] in 1874 in [[Hartsville, Tennessee|Hartsville]].
* [[Peter Jenkins, (American travel author)]], (born August 7, 1951), an American travel author known for walking from New York to Oregon between October 1973 and January 1979 while writing a bestselling book, A Walk Across America.  He has since written several travel related books and holds an honorary doctorate from Alfred University (2003).
* [[Sterling Marlin]], a [[NASCAR]] driver and two-time winner of the [[Daytona 500]].
* [[Chris Moneymaker]], a professional poker player and winner of the main event at the [[2003 WSOP]].

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [http://www.springhilltn.org/ City of Spring Hill Official Website]
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24740 The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee] by John K. Shellenberger

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