Sango is an
unincorporated community in the southeastern corner of
Montgomery County,
Tennessee, about 5 miles east of
Clarksville. It is located near
Interstate 24, 30 minutes northwest of
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 ...
.
Once primarily a rural community consisting largely of prime farmland, many new housing developments have gone up in the past few years.
From before the
Civil War to at least 1990, tobacco was the main cash crop in Sango. Besides burley and some flue-cured tobaccos, high-quality dark-fired (wood smoke-cured) tobacco was grown in Sango, as well as throughout Montgomery County. During the tobacco wars of 1904 to 1908 (between the farmers and the Duke tobacco monopoly), a key battle between the "Night Riders" (farmers) and agents of the tobacco monopoly took place at the intersection of Bagwell and Sango Roads, in eastern Sango.
As Sango is neither an incorporated community nor a
census-designated place, it has no clearly defined boundaries. It roughly covers an area stretching from
U.S. Route 41A
Several special routes of U.S. Route 41 exist, including three in Wisconsin. In order from south to north they are as follows.
Existing
Fort Myers business loop
U.S. Route 41 Business is a former segment of U.S. Route 41 in Downtown Fort Myer ...
to just beyond Interstate 24.
References
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
Clarksville metropolitan area
Neighborhoods in Clarksville, Tennessee
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