Mount Pleasant, Tennessee

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Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
City
Official seal of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Seal
Nickname(s): The Phosphate Capital of the World
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Country United States
State Tennessee
County Maury
Government
 • Type City Manager-Commission
 • City Manager Michael Hay, interim
 • Mayor Robert Shackelford
Area
 • Total 11.1 sq mi (28.7 km2)
 • Land 11.0 sq mi (28.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 676 ft (206 m)
Population (2012)
 • Total 4,579
 • Density 410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38474
Area code(s) 931
FIPS code 47-51080[1]
GNIS feature ID 1306783[2]
Website www.mountpleasanttn.org

Mount Pleasant is a city in Maury County, Tennessee. Mount Pleasant is the birthplace of Confederate Sam R. Watkins and formerly titled The Phosphate Capital of the World. The population was 4,491 at the 2000 census and 4,579 2012.

Geography

Mount Pleasant is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (35.544977, -87.198683).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 square miles (29 km2), of which 11.1 square miles (29 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.18%) is water.

Departments

Police department

The Mount Pleasant Police Department was established in 1824.

Fire department

The Mount Pleasant Fire Department is a combination fire department consisting of full-time and volunteer firefighters.

Government

City Manager

  • ????-2007 — Robert Murray (retired)[4]
  • 2007-2008 — Debbie McMullin (interim) [4]
  • 2008-2009 — Richard Goode (fired by city commission; no reason was given[4])
  • 2009-2010 — Debbie McMullin (interim[4])
  • 2010-2011 — Steve Huffer (fired by city commission[5])
  • 2011-2012 — Tommy G. Goetz (interim[4])
  • 2012-2015 — Michelle Williams (fired by city commission[6])
  • 2015-2015 — Mark Henderson (interim,fired by city commission[7])
  • 2015 - Present — Michael Hay (interim[7])

City Mayor

  • 2014-Present — Robert Shackelford, Mayor
  • 2014-Present — George Vestal Vice Mayor
  • 2012 - 2014 - Maury Colvett

City Commission

  • Mike Davis
  • George Vestal
  • Robert Shackelford
  • Delores Blankenship
  • Ricky Frazier

Chief of Police

  • 2014- Present - Michael Hay, Chief of Police

Fire Chief

  • Tim Smith

Assistant Fire Chief

  • Phillip Grooms

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1890 466 —
1900 2,007 330.7%
1910 1,973 −1.7%
1920 2,093 6.1%
1930 2,010 −4.0%
1940 3,089 53.7%
1950 2,931 −5.1%
1960 2,921 −0.3%
1970 3,530 20.8%
1980 3,375 −4.4%
1990 4,278 26.8%
2000 4,491 5.0%
2010 4,561 1.6%
Est. 2014 4,709 [8] 3.2%
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,491 people, 1,815 households, and 1,232 families residing in the city. The population density was 406.5 people per square mile (156.9/km²). There were 2,008 housing units at an average density of 181.8 per square mile (70.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.02% White, 23.45% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,815 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,004, and the median income for a family was $36,949. Males had a median income of $31,285 versus $22,599 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,345. About 14.9% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Mount Pleasant is located on Tennessee State Route 243 and Tennessee State Route 166.

Mount Pleasant is also home to the Maury County Regional Airport.

References

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