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Hohenwald is a city in and the county seat of Lewis County, Tennessee. The population was 3,757 at the 2010 census. The name "Hohenwald" is a German word that means "High Forest".
Meriwether Lewis Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with ...
, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, died and was buried seven miles east of the town at
Grinder's Stand Grinder's Stand was a stand, or inn, located on the historic Natchez Trace. A replica can be visited today at the Meriwether Lewis Park, located on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Lewis County, Tennessee, south of Nashville, southwest of Columbia ...
in 1809. Rod Brasfield, an old
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comedy star, made his home in Hohenwald and referred to it in his routines. David Sisco, who in 1974 placed ninth in points in the
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, is a native of Hohenwald, as was author William Gay, whose books include ''The Long Home'', ''Provinces of Night'', ''I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down'', and ''Twilight''. The third largest animal trophy mount collection in North America is located at the Lewis County Museum of Local and Natural History in downtown Hohenwald. Hohenwald is also the home of the Elephant Sanctuary, the largest natural-habitat sanctuary for elephants in the United States. Hohenwald is one of only a few Mid-American towns that have met the
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criteria. The Buffalo Valley addiction extended care community is located there providing treatment and long-term housing for recovering persons. The Lewis County Courthouse and Hohenwald Rail Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


History

The town was founded in 1878 and later merged with a town named "New Switzerland" to the south. New Switzerland was founded in 1894 by Swiss immigrants in conjunction with the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was a railway company that operated in the U.S. states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. It began as the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, chartered in Nashville on December 11, 1845, ...
. On September 29, 1916 a mob took two men from the Hohenwald jail and shot them to death against trees on a nearby hill.


Geography

Hohenwald is located at (35.5479, -87.5520). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 3,668 people, 1,555 households, and 840 families residing in the city.


2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,754 people, 1,534 households, and 989 families residing in the city. The population density was 861.4 people per square mile (332.4/km2). There were 1,708 housing units at an average density of 391.9 per square mile (151.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.59% White, 2.08% Black, 0.11% Native American, 0.16%
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, 0.32% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or
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people of any race were 1.12% of the population. There were 1,534 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were
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living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,676, and the median income for a family was $37,609. Males had a median income of $25,863 versus $23,056 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,665. About 11.1% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.


References


External links

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The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee

Welcome to Buffalo Valley



Hohenwald Chamber of Commerce
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