Savannah, Tennessee Savannah, Tennessee City square Location of Savannah, Tennessee Location of Savannah, Tennessee State Tennessee Savannah is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The populace was 6,917 at the 2000 census.
Savannah hosted the NAIA college football nationwide championship game from 1996-2007, and is home to a several places of historical significance, including the Cherry Family Mansion. The city's initial name was Rudd's Ferry, titled for James Rudd, an early settler who established a ferry at the site in the early 1820s.
The town/city was retitled "Savannah" after Savannah, Georgia, the hometown of Rudd's wife, Elizabeth. Hardin County was the site of the 1862 Battle of Shiloh (also known as the "Battle of Pittsburg Landing") amid the Civil War.
This battleground site is just south of the town/city of Savannah.
Grant commandeered the Cherry Mansion just off the town/city square for use as a command posts during the battle.
Just outside Savannah lies Pickwick Landing State Park.
In 1969, Tennessee bought 681 acres (276 ha) from the TVA and made it a state park. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), (This does not account for the number of citizens who live in the countryside).
Savannah is positioned in a beautiful hilly area, with forestland abundant.
County courthouse dedication plaque at the town/city square As of the census of 2000, there were 6,917 citizens , 2,915 homeholds, and 1,862 families residing in the city.
There were 2,915 homeholds out of which 27.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $22,779, and the median income for a family was $29,771.
About 20.7% of families and 23.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.
"Pickwick Landing State Park".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Municipalities and communities of Hardin County, Tennessee, United States County seat: Savannah This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Tennessee - Cities in Hardin County, Tennessee - County seats in Tennessee - Populated places on the Tennessee River
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