Editing Bolivar, Tennessee

{{Short description|City in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Bolivar, Tennessee
| official_name      = City of Bolivar
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = Bolivar tennessee square bw.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Downtown Bolivar
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| image_map          = Hardeman County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bolivar Highlighted 4707180.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location of Bolivar in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_label      = Bolivar
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Tennessee}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hardeman County, Tennessee|Hardeman]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Julian A. McTizic Sr.
| established_title  = [[Charter]]ed
| established_date   = {{start date|1825|10|18}}
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='47'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 21.04
| area_land_km2      = 21.01
| area_water_km2     = 0.03
| area_total_sq_mi   = 8.12
| area_land_sq_mi    = 8.11
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 5205
| population_density_km2 = 247.69
| population_density_sq_mi = 641.48
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 136
| elevation_ft       = 446
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|16|N|89|0|W|region:US-TN|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 38008, 38074
| area_code          = [[Area code 731|731]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 47-07180<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1269372<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.cityofbolivar.com}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
}}
'''Bolivar''', officially the '''City of Bolivar''', is a [[city]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Hardeman County, Tennessee]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], the city population was 5,417.<ref>Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, [https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630192652/https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf |date=June 30, 2014 }}, State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.</ref>

==History==
Bolivar was named for [[South America]]n revolutionary leader [[Simón Bolívar]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=151|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, WV|page=123}}</ref> The area is home to several historic properties and historic districts among the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardeman County, Tennessee]] including [[Bolivar Court Square Historic District]], [[Western State Hospital Historic District]], [[North Main Street Historic District (Bolivar, Tennessee)|North Main Street Historic District]], and the [[Bills-McNeal Historic District]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.12% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 626
|1860= 1213
|1870= 889
|1880= 1043
|1890= 1100
|1900= 1035
|1910= 1076
|1920= 1031
|1930= 1217
|1940= 1314
|1950= 2429
|1960= 3338
|1970= 6674
|1980= 6597
|1990= 5969
|2000= 5802
|2010= 5417
|2020= 5205
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses }}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Bolivar city, Tennessee – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bolivar city, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4707180|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bolivar city, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4707180&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bolivar city, Tennessee |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4707180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,439
|1,907
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,606
|42.04%
|35.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.85%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,264
|3,315
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,303
|56.26%
|61.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.46%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|4
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.07%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|25
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.43%
|1.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.77%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.02%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|1
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|0.02%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|33
|48
|style='background: #ffffe6; |138
|0.57%
|0.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.65%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|35
|73
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95
|0.60%
|1.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.83%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,802'''
|'''5,417'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,205'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,205 people, 2,224 households, and 1,183 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,802 people, 2,161 households, and 1,462 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|684.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,352 housing units at an average density of {{convert|277.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 56.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 42.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]],  0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.62% from two or more races, and 0.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 2,161 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,651, and the median income for a family was $35,298. Males had a median income of $30,442 versus $21,544 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,973. About 19.5% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 28.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bolivar has a [[Humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=678004&cityname=Bolivar%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bolivar, Tennessee]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Bolivar Water Works, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 85
|Mar record high F = 91
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 81
|year record high F = 109

|Jan avg record high F = 69.7
|Feb avg record high F = 72.9
|Mar avg record high F = 80.2
|Apr avg record high F = 85.3
|May avg record high F = 88.7
|Jun avg record high F = 93.6
|Jul avg record high F = 96.1
|Aug avg record high F = 96.4
|Sep avg record high F = 92.9
|Oct avg record high F = 86.5
|Nov avg record high F = 78.3
|Dec avg record high F = 70.2
|year avg record high F = 97.6

|Jan high F = 49.0
|Feb high F = 53.5
|Mar high F = 62.3
|Apr high F = 71.9
|May high F = 79.1
|Jun high F = 86.4
|Jul high F = 89.5
|Aug high F = 89.1
|Sep high F = 83.6
|Oct high F = 73.3
|Nov high F = 61.3
|Dec high F = 51.7
|year high F = 70.9
|Jan mean F = 38.5
|Feb mean F = 42.3
|Mar mean F = 50.5
|Apr mean F = 59.7
|May mean F = 68.1
|Jun mean F = 75.8
|Jul mean F = 79.3
|Aug mean F = 78.2
|Sep mean F = 71.6
|Oct mean F = 60.4
|Nov mean F = 49.1
|Dec mean F = 41.4
|year mean F = 59.6
|Jan low F = 28.1
|Feb low F = 31.1
|Mar low F = 38.7
|Apr low F = 47.6
|May low F = 57.1
|Jun low F = 65.3
|Jul low F = 69.0
|Aug low F = 67.2
|Sep low F = 59.6
|Oct low F = 47.5
|Nov low F = 37.0
|Dec low F = 31.1
|year low F = 48.3

|Jan avg record low F = 11.7
|Feb avg record low F = 16.5
|Mar avg record low F = 22.8
|Apr avg record low F = 32.1
|May avg record low F = 42.6
|Jun avg record low F = 54.2
|Jul avg record low F = 60.3
|Aug avg record low F = 58.0
|Sep avg record low F = 45.3
|Oct avg record low F = 32.6
|Nov avg record low F = 22.5
|Dec avg record low F = 17.1
|year avg record low F = 9.6

|Jan record low F = -14
|Feb record low F = −18
|Mar record low F = 6
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 49
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = 2
|Dec record low F = −7
|year record low F = -18
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.26
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.95
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.86
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.61
|May precipitation inch = 5.33
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.71
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.39
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.46
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.90
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.95
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.25
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.47
|year precipitation inch = 56.14
|Jan snow inch = 0.5
|Feb snow inch = 0.6
|Mar snow inch = 0.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.1
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.1
|year snow inch = 1.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.8
|Feb precipitation days = 9.9
|Mar precipitation days = 11.6
|Apr precipitation days = 10.1
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 8.9
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.5
|Sep precipitation days = 7.0
|Oct precipitation days = 7.7
|Nov precipitation days = 9.0
|Dec precipitation days = 11.3
|year precipitation days = 115.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.5
|Feb snow days = 0.6
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.1
|year snow days = 1.3
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=meg
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00400876&format=pdf
| title = Station: Bolivar WTR WKS, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Transportation==
Bolivar is served by the county-owned [[William L. Whitehurst Field]] airport.

==Notable people==
*[[Wayne Chism]], former basketball player for the [[University of Tennessee Volunteers]], lived in Bolivar and played high school basketball at Bolivar Central High School.
*[[Wayne Farris]], known as Pro Wrestler [[The Honky Tonk Man]], lived in Bolivar.
*[[Campbell Gray]], [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] [[Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana|Bishop of Northern Indiana]]
*[[Odell Horton]], [[United States District Judge|United States district judge]] for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee|district of Western Tennessee]]
*[[Wayne Haddix]], former [[National Football League]] defensive back, born in Bolivar and played high school football at nearby [[Middleton, Tennessee|Middleton]] High School.
*[[Willie Kemp (basketball)|Willie Kemp]], former basketball player for the [[University of Memphis]], lived in Bolivar and played high school basketball at Bolivar Central High School.
*[[Elizabeth Avery Meriwether]], suffragist and writer
*[[Lynn Norment]], journalist, editor and writer for [[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony magazine]]
*[[Joe Reaves]], former basketball player for the [[Phoenix Suns]], lived in Bolivar and played high school basketball at Bolivar Central High School.
*[[William E. Troutt]], 19th president of [[Rhodes College]]

==See also==
* [[Bolivar Female Academy]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Stillwell |first=Leander |year=1917 |title=The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War |url=https://archive.org/details/storyofcommonsol00stil_0 |edition=1st |location=Erie, Kansas |publisher=Press of the Erie Record |pages=53–56 |chapter=Chapter VII. Bolivar.&mdash;July, August, and September, 1862 |lccn=17029817 |oclc=1085327623 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}

==External links==
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* {{Ballotpedia}}
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