Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Goodlettsville is a city located in Tennessee. Goodlettsville was incorporated as a city in 1958 with a population of just over 3,000 residents. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,780. Part of Goodlettsville is in Davidson County, Tennessee and the balance of it is in Sumner County, Tennessee. Goodlettsville chose to remain autonomuous when, in 1963, the City of Nashville merged with the government of Davidson County. Therefore, Goodlettsville is only governed by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in a limited manner.
Geography
Goodlettsville is located at 36°19'37" North, 86°42'15" West (36.326968, -86.704285)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.5 km² (14.1 mi²). 36.2 km² (14.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.92% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 13,780 people, 5,601 households, and 3,825 families residing in the city. The population density was 380.9/km² (986.5/mi²). There were 5,853 housing units at an average density of 161.8/km² (419.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.42% White, 9.83% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 1.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,601 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,690, and the median income for a family was $54,159. Males had a median income of $40,567 versus $27,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,946. 9.4% of the population and 7.5% of families were below the poverty line. 18.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Schools & Education
Goodlettsville has two elementary schools and one middle school: Goodlettsville Elementary School, Gateway Elementary School, and Goodlettsville Middle School. Goodlettsville schools feed into Metro Nashville Schools' Hunters Lane cluster, meaning that students tend to move from Goodlettsville Middle School to Hunters Lane High School upon completion of 8th grade and promotion to 9th grade.
Police & Emergency Services
Goodlettsville, TN, currently operates its own police force and fire department. The Chief of Police for Goodlettsville in Terry Hutcherson; the Deputy Chief is Richard Pope. The fire hall, moved from a small location near the Delmas Long Community Center to a larger, state of the art facility located on the corner of Main Street and Long Hollow Pike, serves as the headquarters for the Goodlettsville Fire Department.
Government
Goodlettsville operates a separate governmental entity than that of the Metropolitan Nashville Government. It has a Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and a City Commission. The current mayor is Jerry Garrett, vice-mayor is John Finch, and the two city commissioners are John Coombs and Jeff Cordell (principal of White House High School, White House, TN).
Famous Goodlettsvillians
- Kasper Mansker, early explorer and founder of Fort Mansker, near Goodlettsville in 1780.
- William Bowen Campbell, (Governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853)
- James Denton, (Actor)
- Deana Carter, (Country Music Singer)
Other Notable Mentions
- Dollar General Corporation is headquartered in Goodlettsville, located just off of Conference Drive.
- Garth Brooks, famous country singer, made his home in Goodlettsville at the height of his success.