Hendersonville, Tennessee

Hendersonville, Tennessee
Downtown Hendersonville
Downtown Hendersonville
Flag of Hendersonville, Tennessee
Official seal of Hendersonville, Tennessee
Official logo of Hendersonville, Tennessee
Motto: 
"The City by the Lake"
Location of Hendersonville in Sumner County, Tennessee (left) and of Sumner County in Tennessee (right)
Location of Hendersonville in Sumner County, Tennessee (left) and of Sumner County in Tennessee (right)
Coordinates: 36°18′17″N 86°37′12″W / 36.3047735°N 86.6199957°W / 36.3047735; -86.6199957
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountySumner
Settled1784
Incorporated1901[1]
Named forWilliam Henderson (early settler)
Government
 • MayorJamie Clary
Area
 • Total
38.18 sq mi (98.89 km2)
 • Land31.68 sq mi (82.04 km2)
 • Water6.50 sq mi (16.85 km2)
Elevation482 ft (147 m)
Population
 • Total
61,753
 • Density1,949.58/sq mi (752.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
37075, 37077
Area code615
FIPS code47-33280[5][failed verification]
GNIS feature ID1287389[3]
Websitehttps://www.hvilletn.org/

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.[6]

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, completed in 1796, is maintained as an historic site.

The city is named for William Henderson, the first postmaster.[7]

  1. ^ Tennessee Blue Book Archived August 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, 2005–2006, p. 620.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hendersonville, Tennessee
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "QuickFacts: Hendersonville city, Tennessee". census.gov. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "William Henderson - 3B 53 - Hendersonville, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.