Green Hill is a

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(CDP) in western

Wilson County, Tennessee Wilson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is in Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 147,737. Its county seat is Lebanon. The largest city is Mt. Juliet. Wilson County is part of the Nashville-Davids ...

. The population was 6,618 at the 2010 census.

History

Green Hill was first settled before 1800 by John Cloyd and John Williamson, who moved their families to the area from

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to escape a

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outbreak. Colonel John Donelson, Jr., later established a summer home at Green Hill. The community's name may be a description of the location or may honor a former state treasurer of

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. During the 19th century, Green Hill was the site of a

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, established in 1834 or 1838 and closed in 1904. Shortly before the outbreak of the

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, Green Hill supported a

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. Businesses included a

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, a hotel, a

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processor, a

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, and a

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machine. A high school was opened at the junction of Lebanon Road and North Greenhill Road in August 2020.

Geography

Green Hill is located at (36.230879, -86.573623). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (11.59%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,518 people, 2,482 households, and 2,078 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,068 people, 2,555 households, and 2,141 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,613 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.57%

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, 3.03%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.31% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population. There were 2,555 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were

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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,690, and the median income for a family was $66,610. Males had a median income of $45,931 versus $31,237 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,926. About 2.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The area is part of the Wilson County School District. Zoned elementary schools serving sections include Lakeview Elementary School (northern), W. A. Wright Elementary School (central), and Mount Juliet Elementary School (south of Lebanon Road). The zoned secondary schools are Mount Juliet Middle School and

Green Hill High School Green Hill High School (GHHS) is a public high school in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. It is one of the largest public schools in Wilson County and is part of the Wilson County School District. Completed in the fall of 2020, Green Hill High School ...

. - See Mount Juliet Middle School Zone, Green Hill High School Zone.