Editing La Vergne, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = La Vergne, Tennessee
| official_name            = 
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_seal               = Lavergneseal.png
| seal_size                = 100px
| etymology                = 
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = Honoring our past, building our future
| image_map                = Rutherford County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas La Vergne Highlighted 4741200.svg
| map_caption              = Location of La Vergne in Rutherford County, Tennessee
| coordinates              = {{coord|36|0|56|N|86|34|55|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford]]
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1852
| established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Original Incorporation]]
| established_date2        = 1860
| established_title3       = [[Municipal corporation|Reincorporated]]
| established_date3        = 1972
| government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor-Council]]
| founder                  = 
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Jason Cole
| leader_title1            = [[Deputy mayor|Vice mayor]]
| leader_name1             = Steve Noe
| leader_title2            = [[Alderman]]
| leader_name2             = {{Collapsible list | Carol Haas | Kara Hobbs | Dennis Waldron  }}
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_total_km2           = 64.63
| area_land_km2            = 64.01
| area_water_km2           = 0.62
| area_water_percent       = 1.20
| elevation_ft             = 584
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total         = 38719
| population_density_sq_mi = 1566.62
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| postal_code_type         = ZIP code
| postal_code              = 37086
| area_code                = 615
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 47-41200
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1290433<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1290433}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.lavergnetn.gov/}}
| footnotes                = 
| 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_total_sq_mi         = 24.95
| area_land_sq_mi          = 24.71
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.24
| population_density_km2   = 604.88
}}

'''La Vergne''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|v|ɜr|n}} {{respell|lə|VURN|'}}) is a city in [[Rutherford County, Tennessee]], United States. The population was 38,719 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavergnetn.gov/470/2018-Special-Census|title=2018 La Vergne Special Census {{!}} La Vergne, TN|website=www.lavergnetn.gov|language=en|access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref> La Vergne lies within the [[Nashville metropolitan area|Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Notably, its police department was the subject of a [[La Vergne, Tennessee police department sex scandal | 2023 sex scandal]].<ref name=NYP>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/09/tennessee-cops-married-female-officer-fired-after-repeated-wild-sex-romps/|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|title=Tennessee cops, including married female officer, fired after repeated wild sex romps|author=O'Neill, Jesse|date=January 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tennessee sex-romp cop scandal that included threesome, raunchy on-duty shenanigans ends with chief banned from service|newspaper=New York Post|author=Fitz-Gibbon, Jorge|date=December 17, 2024|url=https://nypost.com/2024/12/17/us-news/tennessee-sex-romp-cop-scandal-that-included-threesome-raunchy-on-duty-shenanigans-ends-with-chief-banned-from-service/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[CBS News]]|title=5 officers fired, 3 others suspended following sex scandal at police department in Tennessee|date=January 11, 2023|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officers-fired-sex-scandal-police-department-la-vergne-tennessee/}}</ref>

==History==
La Vergne was incorporated in 1861.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eiVEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA834|year=1886|publisher=Goodspeed Publishing Company|page=834}}</ref> Historical variant names include Laveren and Lavergne.<ref name=gnis/>

==Geography==
La Vergne is located in northern Rutherford County southeast of Nashville. It directly borders the [[Antioch, Tennessee|Antioch]] neighborhood of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] on the northwest, [[Smyrna, Tennessee|Smyrna]] on the southeast, and [[Percy Priest Lake]] on the northeast. [[Interstate 24 in Tennessee|Interstate 24]] and U.S. routes [[U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee|41]] and [[U.S. Route 70S|70S]] pass through the community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a8a417fe4b00f54eb3ef46b |title=La Vergne Quadrangle, Tennessee, 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic) |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |date=2002 |orig-year=1997}}</ref> The [[J. Percy Priest Dam|Percy Priest Reservoir]] on the [[Stones River]] lies to the north of the community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#13/36.0489/-86.5140 |title=Map of La Vergne, Tennessee |work=TopoView |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|25.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|24.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (1.20%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 183
|1980= 5495
|1990= 7499
|2000= 18687
|2010= 32588
|2020= 38719
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref><br>2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</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 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+La Vergne racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4741200&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 16,338
| 42.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 9,667
| 24.97%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 9,427
| 24.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1,429
| 3.69%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 79
| 0.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 29
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,750
| 4.52%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 38,719 people, 10,929 households, and 8,673 families residing in the city.

===2018===
As of the special [[census]] of 2018, there were 34,423 people (from 18,687 in 2000 census), 11,204 households (from 6,536 households in 2000), and 8,901 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|753.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,994 housing units at an average density of {{convert|282.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 6,536 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 38.9% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,478, and the median income for a family was $55,226. Males had a median income of $35,743 versus $26,323 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,580. About 4.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

The largest subdivision of homes in the state of Tennessee, Lake Forest Estates, is located in La Vergne, encompassing more than 3,100 homes.<ref name="mpost20110703">{{cite news |url=http://www.murfreesboropost.com/la-vergne-could-be-no-more-cms-27717 |title=La Vergne could be no more |work=The Murfreesboro Post |first=April |last=Camp |date=July 3, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>

==Economy==
The top employers in the city are:<ref>[http://www.rutherfordchamber.org/CWT/EXTERNAL/WCPAGES/ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT/LA%20VERGNE%20LARGEST%20EMPLOYERS%2012-12.PDF]{{dead link|date=March 2017}}</ref>
* [[Ingram Content Group|Ingram Book Company]]: 1,500
* [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.]]: 900
* [[Venture Express]]: 800
* [[Quality Industries]]: 500
* [[Saks Fifth Avenue Distribution Center]]: 454
* [[Cardinal Health]]: 300
* [[Ajax Turner Co Inc]]: 250
* [[The Icee Company|ICEE]]: 200
La Vergne hosts one of two United States printing plants for the multinational publishing company [[Lightning Source]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Lightning Source|url=http://www1.lightningsource.com/international/content.aspx?loc=en-au|access-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref> and serves as the company's headquarters.

In November 2015, Hong Kong–based [[Sinomax]] announced they would be investing $28 million into making the defunct Whirlpool plant into their North American manufacturing headquarters, creating 350 jobs. This investment is the largest by a Chinese company in Tennessee's history.<ref>{{cite web|author=BF Staff |url=http://businessfacilities.com/2015/11/china-based-sinomax-group-creating-350-jobs-in-tennessee/ |title=Sinomax Group To Create 350 Jobs In Tennessee |date=November 11, 2015 |publisher=Businessfacilities.com |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20151111/NEWS/151119973/hong-kongs-sinomax-launches-28-million-us-investment |title=Plastics News |publisher=Plastics News |date=November 11, 2015 |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref>

==Schools==
* La Vergne Primary School
* Roy Waldron School
* La Vergne Lake Elementary School
* Rock Springs Elementary School
* La Vergne Middle School
* [[La Vergne High School]]

It's a small town

==Sister City==
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[La Vergne, Charente-Maritime|La Vergne]], France<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Timeline |url=https://www.lavergnetn.gov/248/Historic-Timeline|publisher=City of La Vergne|access-date=2024-10-05}}</ref> (1982)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.lavergnetn.gov/}}

{{Rutherford County, Tennessee}}

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