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Ridgetop, Tennessee
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Highland Chapel Union Church, a historic site in the city
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Location of Ridgetop in Robertson County, Tennessee.
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 Ridgetop, Tennessee
Location in Tennessee
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Robertson, Davidson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2) |
| • Land | 3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 1,874 |
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2,137 |
| • Density | 705.98/sq mi (272.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
37152
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| Area code(s) | 615 |
| FIPS code | 47-63140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1299405 |
Ridgetop is a city in Davidson and Robertson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,874 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Ridgetop 36°23′47″N 86°46′22″W / 36.39639°N 86.77278°W (36.396306, -86.772654), is located in Robertson County except for two small portions of the city that fall in Davidson County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all land.
There is a small man-made lake built to draw in tourism in the early 1900s. Underneath the town is "Ridgetop Tunnel", a railroad tunnel bored in the early 1900s. When completed in 1905, it was the longest free-standing (i.e., with no columnar supports) tunnel in the world.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 43 | — | |
| 1920 | 126 | 193.0% | |
| 1930 | 196 | 55.6% | |
| 1940 | 351 | 79.1% | |
| 1950 | 354 | 0.9% | |
| 1960 | 372 | 5.1% | |
| 1970 | 858 | 130.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,225 | 42.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,132 | −7.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,083 | −4.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,874 | 73.0% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 2,137 | 14.0% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,939 | 89.98% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 32 | 1.48% |
| Native American | 6 | 0.28% |
| Asian | 15 | 0.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.09% |
| Other/Mixed | 95 | 4.41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 3.06% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,155 people, 803 households, and 613 families residing in the city.
Movie
Scenes for Hannah Montana: The Movie were filmed at the special events facility "Smiley Hollow". The movie was released April 10, 2009.
Notable residents
- Grandpa Jones - American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer and member of the Grand Ole Opry
- Willie Nelson - American country music singer and songwriter who wrote some of country's biggest hits with several crossover hits by many artists such as Roy Orbison. Willie owned a ranch in Ridgetop, TN from 1963 to 1970 where he wrote many of his songs. It burned down in 1970 and Willie took it as a sign and moved back to Texas.
See also
In Spanish: Ridgetop para niños
