Spring Hill, Tennessee
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Spring Hill is a city located in Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,715; a subsequent special census shows this population to have approximately doubled, making Spring Hill one of Tennessee's fastest-growing communities. Spring Hill's municipal government has implemented the "Taxpayer Bill of Rights", meaning that no municipal tax increase can be implemented without a public referendum. Spring Hill is divided between Maury County, Tennessee and Williamson County, Tennessee.
Spring Hill is a major center for the manufacture of Saturn automobiles.
Geography
Image:TNMap-doton-SpringHill.PNG Spring Hill is located at 35°45'9" North, 86°54'50" West (35.752556, -86.914021)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 45.9 km² (17.7 mi²). 45.9 km² (17.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.17% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 7,715 people, 2,634 households, and 2,159 families residing in the city. The population density was 168.2/km² (435.6/mi²). There were 2,819 housing units at an average density of 61.5/km² (159.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.33% White, 7.80% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 3.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,634 households out of which 50.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 42.0% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,872, and the median income for a family was $62,643. Males had a median income of $50,819 versus $29,821 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,688. 4.0% of the population and 3.1% of families were below the poverty line. 5.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.