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Also known as Hendersonville, Tennessee, Hendersonville, TN

city in Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Tennessee
County
Sumner
Named after
William Henderson (early settler)
Mayor
Jamie Clary
Total
38.18 sq mi (98.89 km )
Land
31.68 sq mi (82.04 km )
Water
6.51 sq mi (16.85 km )
Elevation
482 ft (147 m)
Estimate 2024
63,947
Density
1,949.6/sq mi (752.73/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC−5 (CDT)
Zip codes
37075, 37077
Area code s
615 , 629
Fips code
47-33280
Website
https://www.hvilletn.org/

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Hendersonville
Located in
Sumner County
Population
61753
Area
95.656173
Elevation
147
Official website
www.hvilletn.org
Image
Hendersonville High.jpeg
Households
21681
Dialing code
615
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Commons category
Hendersonville, Tennessee
inception
1784-00-00
water as percent of area
15.061
per capita income
39448
postal code
37077
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Encyclopedic overview

Hendersonville is the most populous city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 61,753. Hendersonville is the fourth-most populous city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nashville, Murfreesboro, and Franklin and the 10th largest in Tennessee. Hendersonville is located 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown Nashville. The city was settled around 1784 by Daniel Smith, whose house Rock Castle, is maintained as a historic site.

The city is named for William Henderson, the first postmaster.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hendersonville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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