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Smyrna, Tennessee


 
 

Businesses

Smyrna is the location of a very large manufacturing facility owned by Nissan, and has been since 1982.
Many of the businesses in the town are related to manufacturingManufacturing

Manufacturing, a branch of industry which accounts for about one-quarter of the world's economic activity, is the applicatio...
. Nissan has attracted other companies which support their plant, such as Square DSquare D

Square D is an American manufacturer of equipment used to control and distribute electric power....
 and .

Other types of businesses are the standard smaller town types: car dealerships, drug stores, banks, discount stores, and plenty of restaurants. With the change of the liquor laws in the late 1990s, larger chain restaurants started moving in, such as O'Charley'sFacts About O'Charley's

O'Charley's is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States, based in Nashville, Tennessee....
, Ruby Tuesday, Logan's RoadhouseLogan's Roadhouse

Logan's Roadhouse is a chain of restaurants that was founded in 1991, and in 1999 became a wholly owned subsidiary of the pu...
, and Chili'sChili's

Chili's Grill & Bar is a chain of over 1,000 casual dining restaurants, mostly located in the United States....
.

There are more residents in Smyrna than jobs, so many of the residents commute to nearby NashvilleNashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S....
 and MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, Tennessee

Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States....
.

Geography

Smyrna is located at (35.979574, -86.521108).

According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is a part of the United States Department of Commerce....
, the town has a total area of 23.0 square miles (59.5 kmē), of which, 22.8 square miles (59.1 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 kmē) of it (0.61%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusCensus

A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population ....
 of 2000, there were 25,569 people, 9,608 households, and 7,061 families residing in the town. The population densityPopulation density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume....
 was 1,119.8 people per square mile (432.4/kmē). There were 10,016 housing units at an average density of 438.6/sq mi (169.4/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 87.23% White, 7.82% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other racesRace (United States Census)

Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identificatio...
, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.31% of the population.

There were 9,608 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couplesMarriage

A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religio...
 living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,405, and the median income for a family was $51,550. Males had a median income of $37,130 versus $27,325 for females. The per capita incomePer capita income

The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population....
 for the town was $19,704. About 6.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Famous Residents

  • Chad ChaffinChad Chaffin

    Chad Chaffin is a rookie NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver....
    , NASCARNASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States....
     driver
  • Sam DavisSam Davis Summary

    Sam Davis is called the Boy Hero of the Confederacy....
     (1842–1863), the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy"
  • William BarksdaleWilliam Barksdale

    William Barksdale was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S....
    , ConfederateConfederate States of America

    The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA between 1861 and 1865....
     General
  • Doug JerniganDoug Jernigan

    Doug "digndoug" Jernigan is an award-winning pedal steel guitar musician....
    , Member of International Steel Guitar Hall of Fame

Landmarks

  • Nissan Plant
  • Sam Davis Home
  • Smyrna Airport/Sewart Air Force BaseSewart Air Force Base

    Sewart Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force facilty located near Smyrna, Tennessee, about 25 miles southeast o...


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