Lynchburg, Tennessee
Moore County Courthouse, Lynchburg, Tennessee
Location of Lynchburg, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°17′3″N 86°21′27″W / 35.28417, -86.3575
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Moore
Area
- Total	130 sq mi (338 km²)
- Land	129 sq mi (335 km²)
- Water	1 sq mi (3 km²)
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,740
- Density	44/sq mi (17/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	37352
Area code(s)	931
FIPS code	47-44380[1]
GNIS feature ID	1292342[2]
Website: http://www.lynchburgtenn.com/

Lynchburg is a city in the south-central region of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. ImageTennessee_population_mappng|450px|right|poly 4 198 64 199 68 156 62 154 61 153 56 153 53 155 27 153 23 157 24 162 18 163 18 169 25 171 25 175 22 177 24 182 19 180 16 182 13 190 6 Moore County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area code 931 is a Tennessee Telephone Area code for Middle Tennessee, USA Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. It is governed by a consolidated city-county government unit whose boundaries coincide with those of Moore County. In American Local government, a consolidated city-county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction Moore County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Lynchburg is best known as the location of the Jack Daniel's distillery, whose famous whiskey is marketed world-wide as the product of a city with only one traffic light. Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey which is among the world's best-selling liquors and is known for its square bottles and black label Whisky (uisge-beatha or whiskey (uisce beatha or fuisce) refers to a broad category of Alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented Despite the operational distillery, Lynchburg's home county of Moore is a dry county. A dry county is a County in the United States whose Government forbids the sale of Alcoholic beverages Some prohibit off-premises sale some

Lynchburg is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Tullahoma is a city in Coffee and Franklin counties in the south-central part of the U The Tullahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in central Tennessee

Geography

Lynchburg is located at 35°17′3″N, 86°21′27″W. ^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 130. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (337. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²), of which, 129. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 square miles (334. 6 km²) of it is land and 1. 2 square miles (3. 1 km²) of it (0. 93%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,740 people, 2,211 households, and 1,686 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 44. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (17. 2/km²). There were 2,515 housing units at an average density of 19. 5/sq mi (7. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95. 84% White, 2. 72% African American, 0. 19% Native American, 0. 14% Asian, 0. 51% from other races, and 0. 61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 78% of the population.

There were 2,211 households out of which 30. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65. 1% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23. 7% were non-families. 21. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 55 and the average family size was 2. 95.

In the city the population was spread out with 23. 3% under the age of 18, 8. 4% from 18 to 24, 26. 5% from 25 to 44, 26. 3% from 45 to 64, and 15. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,591, and the median income for a family was $41,484. Males had a median income of $31,559 versus $20,987 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,040. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 7. 8% of families and 9. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under the age of 18 and 12. 1% ages 65 or older.

Photo of the downtown of Lynchburg

Government

In 1988, Metropolitan Lynchburg Moore County was voted into law as the governing body of Moore County, including Lynchburg. ^[4]

References

External links

• The web site of Lynchburg, Tennessee
• Lynchburg at the Open Directory Project