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Gallatin is a city in and the
county seat
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of
Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County is a county located on the central northern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee, in what is called Middle Tennessee.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 196,281. Its county seat is Gallatin, and its largest city is Hen ...
.
The population was 30,278 at the
2010 census and 44,431 at the
2020 census.
Named for
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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Albert Gallatin
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan– American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years ...
, the city was established on the
Cumberland River
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and made the county seat of Sumner County in 1802. It is located about 30.6 miles northeast of the state capital of
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
.
Several national companies have facilities or headquarters in Gallatin, including
Facebook
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,
Gap, Inc.
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,
Beretta
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and
Servpro Industries, Inc. Gallatin was formerly the headquarters of
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label founded by Randy Wood (record producer), Randy Wood and Gene Nobles that was active between 1950 and 1978. The original headquarters of Dot Records were in Gallatin, Tennessee. In 1956, the company moved ...
. The city is also the site of
Volunteer State Community College
Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) is a public community college in Gallatin, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Vol State serves the suburban Nashville community. The main campus of the college is 30 miles (48& ...
, a two-year college with more than 70 degree programs. In 2017, Gallatin was ranked as "The Nicest Place In America" by ''
Reader's Digest
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''.
History
Gallatin was established in 1802 as the permanent
county seat
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of
Sumner County, in what is called the
Middle Tennessee
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region of the state. The town was named after
Albert Gallatin
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan– American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years ...
,
Secretary of Treasury
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to Presidents
Thomas Jefferson
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and
James Madison
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.
Andrew Jackson
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became one of the first to purchase a lot when the town was surveyed and platted in 1803. The town was built around a traditional plan of an open square. Jackson founded the first general store in Gallatin.
[''Sumner County Fact Book 2007–2008''. ''The News Examiner'' & ''The Hendersonville Star News''. 2007.]
In 1803, the first county courthouse and jail were built on the central town square. In 1815, the town was incorporated. In the mid-20th century, it operated under a charter established by a 1953 Private Act of the State Legislature.
American Civil War
During the secession crisis just before the
American Civil War
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, the citizens of Gallatin hoped to remain neutral; they were opposed to secession from the
Union
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. Once the fighting began, however, they gave almost unanimous support to the
Confederacy and volunteered to serve in defense of their state.
The Union Army captured Gallatin in February 1862, following
Ulysses S. Grant
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's capture of
Fort Donelson
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. Gallatin was strategic both because of the railroad that connected the town to other cities and its location on the Cumberland River, both of which the Union Army sought to control. In July 1862,
General
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...
John Hunt Morgan
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In April 1862, Morgan raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (CSA) and fought in ...
recaptured Gallatin and held it until the Confederate forces fell back to
Chattanooga
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in October.
In November 1862, Union General
Eleazar A. Paine retook the town, and Union troops occupied it throughout the remainder of the war and up to 1870. Paine was notoriously cruel and was replaced in command before the end of the war because of his behavior. Alice Williamson, a local 16-year-old girl, kept a diary during this time and described Paine's execution of alleged spies in the town square. The long occupation, in which the troops lived off the land, disrupted civil society in the region.
Following the
Emancipation Proclamation
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in January 1863, many enslaved African Americans left plantations with their families to join the Union troops in Gallatin. The Army established a "contraband camp" here. he slaves were provided food and housing, and put to work. Schools were set up in the camp to teach both adults and children to read and write.
The long enemy occupation drained the area of resources. Union troops confiscated livestock and crops from local farms. By the end of the war, widespread social and economic breakdown and dislocation existed in the area, accompanied by a rise in crime. Occupation forces of the Union Army remained in Gallatin until 1870 after the war.
[Durham, Walter T. ''Rebellion Revisited: A History of Sumner County, Tennessee from 1861 to 1870'', Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press, 1999, 2nd edition)]
Through this period, many
freedmen
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moved from the farms into town, to gather in black communities away from white oversight. At the same time, many white residents moved from town out to farms to avoid the occupying troops. The area lost numerous men and took years to recover from the war years. Its continued reliance on agriculture slowed the economy, and planters and other employers struggled with the shift to a free labor system.
Cholera, 1873
In summer 1873, Gallatin was devastated by an epidemic of
cholera
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, which was part of a pandemic that had started in India in 1865. It moved west into Europe, and finally was carried by passengers on ships across the Atlantic Ocean, the third pandemic to reach the United States. In the Mississippi River system, it started in with cases first recorded in
in February 1873. They spread upriver with travelers along the Mississippi River valley and its tributaries. The poor sanitation of the period resulted in contamination of water sources, a primary means of disease transmission.
The first case in Gallatin was recorded on May 29, and the patient died. During June, 68 people died in the small town, including many children. By August, the disease had largely burned out. Overall, Sumner County had an estimated 120 deaths that year from cholera, with four-fifths of them suffered by African Americans.
[John M. Woodworth, ]
"The Cholera Epidemic of 1873 in the United States"
''Sumner County'', pp. 159-163. Reports Prepared Under the Direction of the Surgeon-General of the Army. A congressional report on the disease published in 1874 said that it had been documented in 264 towns and 18 states.
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
had 603 fatal cases from June 7 to 29, with 72 people dying on the day of highest fatalities. In the United States, some 50,000 people died of cholera during this pandemic.
Gradually through the late 19th century, Gallatin and its surroundings regained some steady growth. The area was primarily agricultural until the middle of the 20th century.
Mid-20th century to present
By 1970, industrialization and urbanization had resulted in half the county population being considered urban (including suburbs). In 1992, Gallatin was surpassed by
Hendersonville as the largest city in the county, though the former remains the county seat. Today, it serves in part as a bedroom commuter suburb to the larger city and state capital of Nashville, some 30 miles to the southwest.
On April 7, 2006, a
tornado
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struck the city, killing seven people and injuring 128 others.
Volunteer State Community College
Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) is a public community college in Gallatin, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Vol State serves the suburban Nashville community. The main campus of the college is 30 miles (48& ...
sustained major damage. This tornado was part of the
April 6–8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak
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.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which are land and (2.18%) is covered by water. Gallatin has variety of natural landscapes: open fields, forests, hills, and lakes. The city is located on Station Camp Creek, 3 mi (5 km) north of the Cumberland River, which was the chief route of transportation in the county's early years of settlement.
Old Hickory Lake
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, a man-made lake built by the
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as a result of a dam and lock on the
Cumberland River
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, is located southwest of the city near Hendersonville.
Gallatin was on the path of the total
solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
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. Totality of the eclipse, lasting 2 minutes, 38.7 seconds, occurred just before 1:30 PM local
DST
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time (18:28:52.3
UTC)
Climate
High temperatures average during the winter, in spring, in summer, and in fall. The coolest month is January, and July is the warmest. The lowest recorded temperature was in 1985. The highest recorded temperature was in 2007. The maximum average precipitation occurs in March.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 44,431 people, 14,692 households, and 9,948 families residing in the city.
2010 census
At the
2010 United States Census
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, there were 30,278 people, 11,871 households and 7,859 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,376.27 per square mile, and the housing unit density was 539.59 units per square mile. The racial makeup was 77.66%
White
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, 14.67%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.29%
Native American, 0.76%
Asian
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, 0.15%
Pacific Islander
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, 4.38% from other races, and 2.08% from
two or more races
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. Those of
Hispanic or Latino
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origins were 8.04% of the population.
Of the 11,871 households, 29.23% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 45.96% were
married couples living together, 4.52% had a male householder with no wife present, 15.73% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were not families; 27.19% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.72% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
Of the 30,278 residents, 24.21% were under the age of 18, 62.20% were between the ages of 18 and 64, and 13.59% were 65 years of age or older. The
median age
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was 36.6 years; 51.00% of the residents were female and 48.00% were male.
The
median household income
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was $43,770 and the
median family income was $51,553. Males had a median income of $38,818 and females $32,997. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $22,230. About 12.9% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 24.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 and over.
2000 census
At the 2000
census
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,
there were 23,230 people, 8,963 households and 6,193 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.3 per square mile (408.2/km
2). The 9,600 housing units averaged 436.9 per square mile (168.7/km
2). The racial makeup was 78.30%
White
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, 17.57%
African American
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, 0.30%
Native American, 0.42%
Asian
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, 0.07%
Pacific Islander
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, 2.02% from
other races
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, and 1.32% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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s or
Latino
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s of any race were 3.45% of the population.
Of the 8,963 households, 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were not families; 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.
25.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The
median household income
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was $34,69, and the median family income was $41,899. Males had a median income of $30,620 and females $22,696 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $18,550. About 10.8% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
In May 2007, the unemployment rate in Sumner County was 3.8%, which was 0.7% below the national rate. The total number of workers in the county was 79,620.
[
The top four major employers in Gallatin, in order, are ]GAP, Inc.
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, Sumner Regional Medical Center, Volunteer State Community College
Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) is a public community college in Gallatin, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Vol State serves the suburban Nashville community. The main campus of the college is 30 miles (48& ...
, and RR Donnelley
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. Gap employs 1,250 workers[''Sumner County Fact Book 2008–2009''. ''The News Examiner'' & ''The Hendersonville Star News''. 2008.] The Tennessee Valley Authority
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operates a coal-fired power plant in Gallatin.
In 2015, the Italian firearms manufacturer Beretta
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moved its U.S. production facility to Gallatin from Accokeek, Maryland
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.
Arts and culture
Gallatin has a modern 10-screen movie theater
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, NCG Gallatin Cinema. It has a completely restored single-screen theater, called The Palace, built in 1908. There is also a public city library
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.
Annual events include the Sumner County Fair, held during the last week of August, the Gallatin Christmas Parade and a Fall Festival held on the square.
The yearly Candlelight Cemetery Tour is held annually on the first Saturday in October. Held in the town's old cemetery, located close to the town square, actors and actresses depict various historical figures who lived in and around Gallatin during its 200 years of history — particularly those who lived before 1900 — from lawyers and doctors to business people to various persons of note in the community. Information on these individuals is gathered from various historical documents (legal papers, family journals, etc.). The event is sponsored by the Sumner County Historical Society in association with the local county museum (see below), and proceeds from the annual event go towards supporting the museum.
Museums and other points of interest
The Sumner County Museum in Gallatin houses a number of artifacts of historical significance to the city and the county.
The city has several architecturally significant buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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. These homes, which have been restored and are open to the public, are Cragfont
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, Rosemont and Trousdale Place.
Parks and recreation
Parks
Gallatin has six park
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s that allow for various sports and activities, including: baseball
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, basketball
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, beach volleyball
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, disc golf, fishing
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, American football
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, horseshoes
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, skateboarding
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, soccer
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, softball
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, swimming
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, tennis
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, walking
Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults o ...
and volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
. These parks are:
* Clearview Park
* Lock 4 Park
* Municipal Park
* Rogers Field
* Thompson Park
* Triple Creek Park
Old Hickory Lake is also available for boating, fishing, swimming and related activities.
Recreation
Gallatin offers Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed " The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his posit ...
and Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...
baseball for ages 5–15 with the Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International ( ) is an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and is found in more than 80 nations and geographic areas. Since 1987, the organizatio ...
and Little League Baseball
Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[American Legion
The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a non-profit organization of U.S. war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militi ...]
. Slow-pitch girls' softball leagues are also present. Basketball, American football, tennis, and soccer leagues are also available for various ages.
The Gallatin Civic Center has a swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built ...
, a running/walking track, racquetball
Racquetball is a racquet sport and a team sport played with a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. Joseph Sobek invented the modern sport of racquetball in 1950, adding a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velo ...
court, and basketball courts.
Gallatin has three golf course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...
s:
* Long Hollow Golf Club – a public, 18-hole course built in 1983
* Gallatin Country Club – a private, 9-hole course built in 1948
* The Club at Fairview – a private, 36-hole course built in 2004
Gallatin has one disc golf course:
* Triple Creek Disc Golf Course – a public, 18-hole course
Triple Creek is maintained by the City of Gallatin with assistance from the Sumner County Disc Golf Association (SCDGA). The SCDGA holds several events a month at Triple Creek DGC including Wednesdays Random Draw Doubles and a SCDGA Bag Tag that rotates between Triple Creek DGC and Sanders Ferry Park DGC.
Government
Gallatin has a Mayor-Council government (Weak Mayor Form). The City Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
is made up of seven elected officials, from five council single-member districts within the city limits, with two of the members being elected at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
. Of these seven council members, one is elected by members of the council as Vice-Mayor to serve a limited term. Meetings are presided over by the Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
, who is elected at-large by voters of the city.
The City Recorder/City Judge is entrusted with two major functions: administering the city judicial system
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
and maintaining vital city records, billing, and licensing services. These services include collecting city property taxes, ensuring liquor store compliance, and issuing taxi-cab and beer permits. City residents can pay utility bills, purchase city trash cans, apply for property tax rebates and city business licenses at the City Recorder/City Judge office.
The City Attorney oversees, prepares, reviews, and interprets ordinances, resolutions, and contracts; provides legal support to the Mayor, City Council, staff, boards and committees; and manages litigation in which the city may be involved. Periodic updating of the Gallatin Municipal Code, published by the Municipal Code Corporation, is coordinated by the City Attorney. The Municipal Code includes the City Charter, as well as other City ordinances which are permanent.
Education
Board of Education
Gallatin's schools are governed by the Sumner County Board of Education. The board consists of eleven elected representatives from each of the eleven single-member districts
A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. Single-member districts are also sometimes called single-winner vo ...
in the county. The members serve staggered four-year terms. They oversee the Director of Schools, Del Phillips, who serves under contract to the board. The board conducts monthly meetings that are open to the public. The school system's General Purpose School Fund budget during the 2020–21 school year was approximately $271 million.["Sumner County Schools Budget"]
Retrieved January 16, 2021.
The county-wide school system consists of approximately 4,300 employees and 49 schools.[ The system has more than 180 bus routes which cover more than per day.][ The floor space in all of the county's schools totals more than . Approximately 29,400 students were enrolled in the county school system as of August 2020.]["District Overview."]
Retrieved on January 16, 2021.
Schools
Elementary schools (K–5)
* Benny Bills Elementary School
* Guild Elementary School (also pre-K)
* Howard Elementary School (also pre-K)
* Liberty Creek Elementary School
* Station Camp Elementary School (also pre-K)
* Union Elementary STEM and Demonstration School (year-round school
Year-round school is the practice of having students attend school without the traditional summer vacation, which is believed to have been made necessary by agricultural practices in the past, the agrarian school calendar consisted of a short wi ...
)
* Vena Stuart Elementary School
Middle schools (6–8)
* Joe Shafer Middle School
* Liberty Creek Middle School
* Station Camp Middle School
* Rucker-Stewart Middle School
High schools (9–12)
* Gallatin High School
* Liberty Creek High School
* Station Camp High School
Alternative schools
* R. T. Fischer Alternative School (K–12)
Private schools
Saint John Vianney Catholic School (pre-K–8)
* Southside Christian School (K–12)
* Sumner Academy (pre-K–8)
Higher education
Volunteer State Community College
Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) is a public community college in Gallatin, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Vol State serves the suburban Nashville community. The main campus of the college is 30 miles (48& ...
is a public two-year community college. Popularly known as Vol State, it is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. The main campus is located in Gallatin. There are also degree granting centers at McGavock High School in Nashville and Vol State at Livingston in Overton County. Additional class sites are located at the Highland Crest campus in Robertson County, and in Macon County and Wilson County. Since its 1971 inception, more than 150,000 persons have attended the college. Currently, more than 8,000 students are enrolled in the average fall semester. The college has a diverse mix of students ranging in age from teens to senior adults. They come from counties across the service area, many states around the US and more than 25 countries. Vol State has more than 70 programs in five grand divisions: humanities, social science and education, allied health, business and math and science.
Volunteer State Community College. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.
Welch College
Welch College, formerly the Free Will Baptist Bible College, is a private Free Will Baptist college in Gallatin, Tennessee. Founded in 1942, it is one of several higher learning institutions associated with the National Association of Free Will ...
is a private Free Will Baptist
Free Will Baptists are a group of General Baptist denominations of Christianity that teach free grace, free salvation and free will. The movement can be traced back to the 1600s with the development of General Baptism in England. Its formal est ...
, 4-year Christian college in Gallatin, Tennessee. Founded in 1942, it is one of several higher learning institutions associated with the National Association of Free Will Baptists
The National Association of Free Will Baptists (NAFWB) is a national body of Free Will Baptist churches in the United States and Canada, organized on November 5, 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Association traces its history in the United State ...
. Welch College serves 431 students as of 2019 from nearly two dozen states and several foreign countries and offers 40 majors with its top programs including theological studies, premed/nursing, business, teacher education and music.
Media
Print
One local newspaper covers events in Gallatin: '' The Gallatin Newspaper'', published on Thursdays. The city's original newspaper publication, '' The Gallatin News Examiner'', founded in 1859, ceased publication in 2017.
Radio and television
Gallatin received its first local radio station in August 1948 when WHIN
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1010 AM, went on the air. Owned at one time by the record mogul Randy Wood, the station still serves Sumner County with country music, local sports and coverage of NASCAR racing.
Starting in 1950, since WHIN was a daytime-only radio station, when the station was off the air at night, the on-air production studios were home to a number of early productions for Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label founded by Randy Wood (record producer), Randy Wood and Gene Nobles that was active between 1950 and 1978. The original headquarters of Dot Records were in Gallatin, Tennessee. In 1956, the company moved ...
whose original headquarters were in the town. Six years later, Dot moved to Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...
.
WHIN was joined by an FM station in December 1960 when 104.5 came on the air. The FM station has broadcast under many call letters, but probably its most famous days were in the late 1970s and 1980s when it was known as KX (pronounced ''Kicks'') 104, a popular music station that battled with Nashville stations for top listenership. During that time the station was owned by Ron Bledsoe, who for years had commanded CBS Records in Nashville, and was a former employee of the station in his younger years. Currently, the station is Citadel
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In ...
-owned sports radio
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station WGFX
WGFX (104.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Gallatin, Tennessee, and serving the Nashville metropolitan area. It is branded as 104.5 The Zone, broadcasting a sports radio format. It is owned by Cumulus Media, with studios in N ...
, which targets the Nashville market and is the flagship station for the Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their h ...
and Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the 20 male and female varsity college athletics, intercollegiate athletics programs that represent the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers compete in NCAA Division I, ...
.
WMRO
WMRO (1560 AM, "Magic 1560") was a radio station licensed to and serving Gallatin, Tennessee. The station was locally owned by Scott, Leslie, and Sandra Bailey of Classic Broadcasting, Inc. The station's studios and transmitter facilities were ...
(1560) came to the air in 1994 to serve the community and plays an automated Hot AC
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet s ...
format, along with local religious programming on Sunday mornings.
Volunteer State Community College operates Volunteer State Community College
Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) is a public community college in Gallatin, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Vol State serves the suburban Nashville community. The main campus of the college is 30 miles (48& ...
a radio
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and television station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth ...
. The student-run radio station, WVCP, broadcasts on 88.5 MHz FM, and plays music of various formats. Its television station is broadcast on Comcast Cable channel 19. The channel displays local announcements related to the college and the Gallatin/Sumner County area. The audio portion of the channel is a simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programmes/programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultane ...
of the radio station. The channel also airs educational programs, usually at high school or college levels. Gallatin City Council meetings, Sumner County School Board meetings and Sumner County Commission meetings are also broadcast by the station.
Infrastructure
Transportation
* / U.S. Route 31E / Tennessee State Route 6 (Nashville Pike)
* / Tennessee State Route 386
State Route 386 (SR 386) is a major east–west List of state routes in Tennessee, state route, signed north-south, located in Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson and Sumner County, Tennessee, Sumner counties in Tennessee. It is known a ...
/ U.S. Route 31E Bypass (Vietnam Veterans Boulevard)
* Tennessee State Route 109
State Route 109 (SR 109) is a primary state highway in Middle Tennessee. It runs from the intersection of SR 265 and Interstate 840 (I-840, exit 72) near Lebanon, north through Gallatin to the Kentucky state line and I-65 (exit 121).
SR 109 ...
* Tennessee State Route 25
State Route 25 (SR 25) is a east–west state highway in northern Middle Tennessee.
Route description
SR 25 begins as a secondary highway in Robertson County in Barren Plains at an intersection with SR 161, and goes east to an intersection ...
(Red River Road)
* Tennessee State Route 174
State Route 174 (SR 174) is a secondary east–west state highway in northern Middle Tennessee. It traverses northern Davidson and much of Sumner counties.
Route description Goodlettsville to Gallatin
SR 174 begins in Davidson County in ...
(Long Hollow Pike) / (Water Avenue) / (Dobbins Pike)
Major roadways leading in and out of Gallatin include State Route 386 ("Vietnam Veterans Boulevard"), U.S. Highway 31E, State Route 109 and State Route 25. U.S. 31E, also known as "Nashville Pike" or "Gallatin Road", is the main thoroughfare through town. State Route 109 forms a bypass west of the downtown area, and State Route 386 is a controlled access highway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
that ends in Gallatin and connects the area to Interstate 65 to the west.
The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority
WeGo Public Transit is a public transportation agency based in Nashville, Tennessee. Consisting of city buses and paratransit, the system serves Nashville and Davidson County. Most bus routes serve the downtown transit station, Music City Centra ...
(MTA) provides daily a bus service from Gallatin to downtown Nashville, with stops along the way.
The Sumner County Regional Airport provides air transportation in and out of Gallatin. The facility is equipped with one runway with a 1,000 grass overrun. It also provides fueling and maintenance services.
The Regional Transportation Authority has future plans to expand the current Music City Star
The Music City Star, officially known as the WeGo Star, is a commuter rail service running between Nashville and Lebanon, Tennessee. The service uses the existing track of the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. The line stops at seven stations ...
commuter railway to include a line running between Gallatin and Nashville, with a stop in Hendersonville.
;History
Tennessee State Route 6 and Tennessee State Route 25 were the two original state routes in Gallatin, established between 1919 and 1925. SR 25 was extended west into Robertson County in 1925. US 31E was one of the first U.S. routes commissioned in November 1926. The only major change to the route since its commissioning has been the creation of a 4 lane highway that replaced the original Main Street route in 1980. Around 1940, another state route was created in Gallatin, State Route 109 (SR 109), it originally ran only between Gallatin and Portland. SR 109 got a major reroute to a restricted access bypass in the 1990s as part of a project to improve SR 109 from Gallatin to Portland. This project was completed in 2012. Tennessee State Route 386 (SR 386) was completed in 2007 in Gallatin.
Healthcare
Sumner Regional Medical Center is a hospital located in Gallatin. It has an emergency room
An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...
, a nationally recognized cancer-treatment program, a wound care center, a cardiac catheterization lab, and a diagnostic sleep center. The staff can also perform digital mammography, interventional cardiology, neurosurgery, computerized knee replacement surgery, and PET therapy, among other procedures.
The Gallatin Health Department, with two locations, provides women and children's services, flu shots, special needs services, testing for sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis, family planning, and immunizations. The department also inspects restaurants, hotels, campgrounds, day care centers, schools, and other public facilities where food is served, to ensure proper sanitation. Additionally, it is responsible for investigating animal bites, rabies, and other animal-related diseases.
Notable people
*John Rogan
John William "Bud" Rogan February 12 – September 11, 1905; some sources indicate 1867, 1868 and 1871 as his birth year) is recorded as the second-tallest person ever at , behind only Robert Wadlow.
Biography
John Rogan was born in Hende ...
(1865–1905), second tallest verified human being ever at 8 ft 9 in (2.67m)
*Joe Blanton
Joseph Matthew Blanton (born December 11, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Pi ...
, MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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*Zach Duke
Zachary Thomas Duke (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, St. ...
, MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
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*Mike Elizondo
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, Record producer
*William M. Gwin
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(1805–1885), senator
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from California
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1850–55, again 1857–61; southern sympathizer, was born in Gallatin in 1805
* Bill Hagerty, United States Senator from Tennessee, former U.S. ambassador to Japan.
*Huell Howser
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(1945–2013), national public television personality was born in Gallatin in 1945
* Lena Terrell Jackson (1865-1943), African-American educator in Nashville
*Sondra Locke
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(1944–2018), actress and director
* Kenneth Michael "Mookie" Moore, played college football at the University of Alabama (4 years) and Troy State University (1 year). He played for the National Football League
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teams of Washington Redskins
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, Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquart ...
and the Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
. He coaches with Station Camp High School Bison.
*Ray Oldham
Donnie Ray Oldham (February 23, 1951 – July 23, 2005) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions.
...
(1951–2005), NFL defensive back
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for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers
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, New York Giants
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and Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
* Nacole Rice, R&B recording artist, born in Gallatin in 1977
*Tennys Sandgren
Tennys Sandgren II ( ; born July 22, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. He has achieved a career-high ATP singles ATP rankings, ranking of No. 41 on January 14, 2019. He broke into the top 100 of the ATP rankings toward the end of 2 ...
, tennis player
See also
* List of municipalities in Tennessee
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Notes
References
Further reading
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*''Sumner County Fact Book 2007–2008''. ''The News Examiner'' & ''The Hendersonville Star News''. 2007.
External links
; Government
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Gallatin Police Department
; General information
Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce
Gallatin Public Library
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