Editing Lebanon, Tennessee

{{for|other places with the same name|Lebanon (disambiguation)}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson]]
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1801<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf |title=Tennessee Blue Book|date=2005|pages=618–625|website=State.tn.us|access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>
|named_for                = [[Cedrus libani|Cedars of Lebanon]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Rick Bell

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'''Lebanon''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɛ|b|ən|ə|n}} {{respell|LEB|ən|ən}}) is the [[county seat]] of [[Wilson 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/20110302041221/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> The population was 38,431 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lebanoncitytennessee/PST045219 |access-date=August 20, 2021 |website=census.gov |title=QuickFacts: Lebanon city, Tennessee}}</ref> Lebanon is located in [[Middle Tennessee]], approximately {{convert|25|mi}} east of downtown [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. Lebanon is part of the [[Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The city was incorporated in 1801,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Lebanon-Tennessee.html|title= Lebanon, Tennessee|publisher= City-Data.com|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>  and was named after the biblical cedars of Lebanon (''[[Cedrus libani]]'').<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA183|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=183}}</ref> Local residents have called Lebanon "Cedar City", mostly a reference to the abundance of "cedar" ([[Juniperus virginiana]]) trees in the area. The city is home to [[Cumberland University]], a small, private four-year liberal arts institution, and the [[Nashville Superspeedway]], which hosts [[NASCAR]] and [[IndyCar]] races.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|38.63|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|38.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.03% is water. Lebanon is located at Latitude: 36° 12' 17.40" N Longitude: −86° 19' 21.00" W

===Climate===
Lebanon has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') climate with mild winters and hot summers. Under the [[Trewartha climate classification]], it is a temperate oceanic (''Do'') climate due to only 7 months having a mean 50&nbsp;°F (10&nbsp;°C) or higher.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Lebanon, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–2021)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 79
|year record high F = 111

|Jan avg record high F = 68.0
|Feb avg record high F = 72.4
|Mar avg record high F = 79.1
|Apr avg record high F = 85.0
|May avg record high F = 89.6
|Jun avg record high F = 94.8
|Jul avg record high F = 97.5
|Aug avg record high F = 97.5
|Sep avg record high F = 94.2
|Oct avg record high F = 86.8
|Nov avg record high F = 77.9
|Dec avg record high F = 69.1
|year avg record high F = 99.2

|Jan high F = 47.4
|Feb high F = 51.7
|Mar high F = 60.7
|Apr high F = 70.8
|May high F = 79.2
|Jun high F = 86.9
|Jul high F = 90.2
|Aug high F = 89.6
|Sep high F = 83.6
|Oct high F = 72.9
|Nov high F = 60.5
|Dec high F = 50.7
|year high F = 70.4
|Jan mean F = 37.6
|Feb mean F = 41.0
|Mar mean F = 49.2
|Apr mean F = 58.6
|May mean F = 67.6
|Jun mean F = 75.9
|Jul mean F = 79.7
|Aug mean F = 78.2
|Sep mean F = 71.6
|Oct mean F = 59.7
|Nov mean F = 48.7
|Dec mean F = 40.9
|year mean F = 59.1
|Jan low F = 27.8
|Feb low F = 30.2
|Mar low F = 37.7
|Apr low F = 46.4
|May low F = 56.1
|Jun low F = 65.0
|Jul low F = 69.2
|Aug low F = 66.9
|Sep low F = 59.6
|Oct low F = 46.5
|Nov low F = 36.8
|Dec low F = 31.1
|year low F = 47.8

|Jan avg record low F = 8.6
|Feb avg record low F = 12.3
|Mar avg record low F = 19.8
|Apr avg record low F = 29.8
|May avg record low F = 39.4
|Jun avg record low F = 51.9
|Jul avg record low F = 58.2
|Aug avg record low F = 56.3
|Sep avg record low F = 43.3
|Oct avg record low F = 29.9
|Nov avg record low F = 20.8
|Dec avg record low F = 14.4
|year avg record low F = 6.7

|Jan record low F = -20
|Feb record low F = −9
|Mar record low F = -2
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = 4
|Dec record low F = −11
|year record low F = -20
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.67
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.97
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.93
|May precipitation inch = 5.61
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.50
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.84
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.91
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.85
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.39
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.71
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.16
|year precipitation inch = 54.45
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|Jan precipitation days = 10.7
|Feb precipitation days = 9.9
|Mar precipitation days = 11.1
|Apr precipitation days = 10.0
|May precipitation days = 10.7
|Jun precipitation days = 10.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 8.1
|Sep precipitation days = 7.3
|Oct precipitation days = 8.3
|Nov precipitation days = 8.9
|Dec precipitation days = 11.4
|year precipitation days = 116.6

|Jan snow inch = 0.3
|Feb snow inch = 1.0
|Mar snow inch = 0.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|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
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|Jan snow days = 0.2
|Feb snow days = 0.7
|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 = 0.2

|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (snow/snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=ohx
| 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=USC00405108&format=pdf
| title = Station: Lebanon, 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>
}}

==Demographics==
{{update|section|date=August 2021|reason=Demographics from 2010 and 2020 census reports are missing}}
{{US Census population
|1850= 1554
|1870= 2073
|1880= 2296
|1890= 1883
|1900= 1956
|1910= 3659
|1920= 4084
|1930= 4656
|1940= 5950
|1950= 7913
|1960= 10512
|1970= 12492
|1980= 11872
|1990= 15208
|2000= 20235
|2010= 26190
|2020= 38431
|estimate= 51501
|estyear=2024
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-45.xlsx |date=May 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|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="Census2020"/><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|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Lebanon racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4741520&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)
| 28,254
| 73.52%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,325
| 11.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 121
| 0.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 571
| 1.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 13
| 0.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,828
| 4.76%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 3,319
| 8.64%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 38,431 people, 11,925 households, and 8,349 families residing in the city. The population estimate from the United States census has the population at 44,166 as of July 1, 2022. The population density was {{convert|692.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,693 housing units at an average density of {{convert|297.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 11,925 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.5% 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 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,118, and the median income for a family was $45,094. Males had a median income of $31,207 versus $24,420 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,366. About 9.3% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Lebanon, Tennessee}}

==Economy==
* [[Cracker Barrel]] was founded in Lebanon by [[Dan Evins]] in 1969 and has its corporate headquarters there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://money.aol.com/investing/small-towns-big-companies?icid=200100397x1204579478x1200195022 |title=Finance News & latest business headlines from AOL |website=Money.aol.com |access-date=November 4, 2016 |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810120415/http://money.aol.com/investing/small-towns-big-companies?icid=200100397x1204579478x1200195022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Lochinvar Corporation, a water products manufacturer, is based in Lebanon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lochinvar.com/contact.aspx |title=Contact |website=Lochinvar.com |access-date=November 4, 2016 |archive-date=November 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225000/http://www.lochinvar.com/contact.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The city threatened to sue [[Dell Inc.]] for eliminating 700 of the 1,000 jobs the company proffered as part of a tax deal on which the company later reneged.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Josh Harkinson |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/michael-dell-outsourcing-jobs-timeline |title=Michael Dell: The Making of an American Oligarch |magazine=Mother Jones |date=July 27, 2013 |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>
*  In 2015, Chinese tile company Wonderful Group invested $150 million to build their company's first manufacturing location in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/11/115m-investment-in-lebanon-largest-ever-in.html|title=$150M investment in Lebanon largest ever in Tennessee for a China-based company|website=Bizjournals.com|access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>
* The fraternity [[Sigma Pi]] was headquartered in Lebanon from 2013 until 2019, when it sold the historic [[Mitchell House (Lebanon, Tennessee)|Mitchell House]] to the city of Lebanon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Divestiture of the Mitchell House |date=July 16, 2019 |url=https://sigmapi.org/features/divestiture-of-the-mitchell-house/ |access-date=October 25, 2021}}</ref>
* In 2022, Tritium DCFC Limited opened a [[Charging station|EV fast charger]] manufacturing plant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tritium opens its first US-based EV fast charger manufacturing plant |url=https://www.greencarcongress.com/2022/08/20220826-tritium.html |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=Green Car Congress}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[Image:Lebanon tennessee city hall.jpg|thumb|Lebanon City Hall]]

Lebanon hosts the annual [[Tennessee State Fair|Tennessee State / Wilson County Fair]].

==Education==
The [[Lebanon Special School District]], which includes most of Lebanon,<ref name=SDmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47189_wilson/DC20SD_C47189.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilson County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> encompasses four elementary schools and two middle schools. [[Wilson County Schools]] operates several additional primary and secondary schools in and around Lebanon, including [[Wilson Central High School]] and the newly reconstructed [[Lebanon High School (Tennessee)|Lebanon High School]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Crews continue work on new Lebanon High School |last=Jensen |first=Heather |date=March 12, 2012 |publisher=WKRN |location=Nashville, Tennessee |url=http://www.wkrn.com/story/17140092/crews-continue-work-on-new-lebanon-high-school |access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-date=July 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722220321/http://www.wkrn.com/story/17140092/crews-continue-work-on-new-lebanon-high-school |url-status=dead }}</ref> Small portions of Lebanon are in the Wilson County Schools for all years K–12.<ref name=SDmap /> Schools serving those portions for K–8 include Carroll-Oakland School and Southside Elementary School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcschools.com/Page/359|title=School Zone Maps|publisher=[[Wilson County Schools|Wilson County School District]]|access-date=July 6, 2021}} - See Carroll-Oakland School Zone and Southside Elementary School zone. Compare with city map of Lebanon.</ref> All of Lebanon is zoned to Wilson County Schools for grades 9–12.<ref name=SDmap />

Lebanon also has one private school, [[Friendship Christian School (Tennessee)|Friendship Christian School]].

Lebanon is also home to [[Cumberland University]], which was founded in 1842. The university has a rich heritage and has produced over eighty representatives and senators, such as [[Albert Gore Sr.]] and [[Thomas Gore]]. The institution has also produced a [[Nobel Peace Prize]] recipient, [[Cordell Hull]], who served as Secretary of State from March 1933 to November 1944.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cumberland.edu/about |title=Cumberland University About Page |access-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref>

==Media==

===Newspapers===
* ''[[Lebanon Democrat]]'', published Tuesday through Saturday
* ''[[The Wilson Post]]'', published twice a week

===Radio===
* [[WANT]] 98.9 FM, country music/local sports and affairs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wantfm.com/ |title=Want/Wcor |website=Wantfm.com |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>
* [[WCOR]] 1490 AM (simulcast of WANT)
* [[WRVW]] 107.5 FM, licensed to Lebanon but primarily serves Nashville<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1075theriver.com/ |title=Nashville: Live Life. Love Music |publisher=1075 The River |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>
* [[WTWW]], shortwave on several different frequencies

===Television===
* [[WJFB]] 44, [[MeTV]] affiliate targeting Nashville
* [[WRTN-LD]] 6,  general/local programming

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]], runs south of the city, and has three exits that serve Lebanon. [[U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 70]] connects the city to Nashville to the west and [[Smithville, Tennessee|Smithville]] to the southeast. The western terminus of [[U.S. Route 70N]] is located in Lebanon, which connects to [[Carthage, Tennessee|Carthage]] to the east. [[U.S. Route 231 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 231]] connects the city to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] to the south and [[Scottsville, Kentucky]] to the north. Hartmann Drive and Maddox-Simpson Parkway form a partial [[beltway]] around the city. The eastern terminus of [[Interstate 840 (Tennessee)|Interstate 840]] is located west of the city. [[Tennessee State Route 109|State Route 109]] passes west of the city and connects to [[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]] to the north. [[Federal-aid highway program|Secondary]] State Routes [[Tennessee State Route 141|141]] and [[Tennessee State Route 166|166]] also pass through Lebanon.<ref>{{cite map |author = Tennessee Department of Transportation Long Range Planning Division Office of Data Visualization|title = Wilson County|year = 2018|url =https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/o-w/Wilson%20County.pdf|publisher = [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]]}}</ref>

Railroad freight service is provided by the [[Nashville and Eastern Railroad]] [[short line railroad|short line]].

Commuter rail service to Nashville began service in 2006 via the Music City Star (now known as the [[WeGo Star]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccitystar.org/ |title=Middle Tennessee RTA Home Page - quick links, featured news, news releases, contact information |website=Musiccitystar.org |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>  Lebanon is the eastern terminus of the WeGo Star commuter rail service which runs via scheduled service Mon-Fri. There are two times when trains operate outside the normal service. July 4 fireworks at Riverfront Park calls for a special event train.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccitystar.org/Middle-TN-RTA-July-4th.asp |title=Middle Tennessee RTA Special Event Information - July 4th |website=Musiccitystar.org |access-date=November 4, 2016 |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809155700/http://www.musiccitystar.org/Middle-TN-RTA-July-4th.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, when the Tennessee Titans play at home, a special service called Game-Day Express operates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Middle Tennessee RTA Titans Game-Day Express - Titans Train Tickets, Titans, Game Day Express, Titans information, Music City Star |url=http://www.musiccitystar.org/Middle-TN-RTA-Titans-Game-Day-Express.asp |website=Middle Tennessee RTA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414152413/http://www.musiccitystar.org/Middle-TN-RTA-Titans-Game-Day-Express.asp |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |date=April 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccitystar.org/ |title=Middle Tennessee RTA Home Page - quick links, featured news, news releases, contact information |publisher=Musiccitystar.org |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>

Rail service began in 1871 with the now defunct [[Tennessee & Pacific Railroad]], which ran to Nashville. The last original passenger train departed Lebanon in 1935.

Lebanon has a municipal airport referenced by FAA Identifier M54.  Operating two runways, M54's main runway is asphalt. Runway 1/19 is {{convert|5000|by|100|ft}}.  Runway 4/22 is turf {{convert|1801|by|150|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/M54 |title=M54 - Lebanon Municipal Airport |website=AirNav.com |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[John Ray Clemmons]] (born 1977), member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]], representing the 55th district, in West Nashville
*[[Charlie Daniels]] (1936–2020), country music performer
*[[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|Jimmy Duncan]] (born 1947), [[U.S. Representative]] from Tennessee 
*[[Ben Hayslip]] (born 1970), Grammy-nominated country music songwriter
*[[Haystak]] (born 1973), rapper
*[[George Huddleston]] (1869–1960), U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1915–1937
*[[Albert Johnson (New Mexico politician)|Albert Johnson]] (1930s–1984), first black mayor in New Mexico<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 2, 1976 |title=First black mayor |page=53 |work=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56795016/albuquerque-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200807194541/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56795016/albuquerque-journal/ |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 21, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Coco Jones]] (born 1998), actress
*[[Thomas Kilby]] (1865–1943), [[List of Governors of Alabama|36th]] [[Governor of Alabama]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archives.state.al.us/govs_list/g_kilbyt.html|title=Thomas Erby Kilby |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History |access-date=August 20, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Marcellus Neal]] (1868–1939), first African-American graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington
*[[Morgan Price]] (born 2005), gymnast
*[[Dawson Sutton]] (born 2006), racing driver
*[[A C Wharton]] (born 1944), Mayor of Memphis, 2009–2015
*[[Kenny Winfree]] (born 1954), folk music singer-songwriter
*[[Hunter Wright]] (born 2001), racing driver

==See also==
* [[Lebanon station (Tennessee)]]
* [[Cedars of Lebanon State Park]]

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

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Lebanon (Tennessee)}}
* [http://www.lebanontn.org City Government of Lebanon]
*{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Lebanon (borough, village and towns)|display=Lebanon. II. A town and the capital of Wilson co., Tennessee |short=x}}

{{Wilson County, Tennessee}}
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