Editing Lewisburg, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Lewisburg, Tennessee
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "The CENTER of Southern Middle Tennessee"

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| image_caption            = The town square in Lewisburg
| image_flag               = Flag of Lewisburg, Tennessee.png
| image_seal               = Seal of Lewisburg, Tennessee.png
| image_blank_emblem       = Logo of Lewisburg, Tennessee.png
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| map_caption              = Location of Lewisburg in Marshall County, Tennessee
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
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| 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        = [[Marshall County, Tennessee|Marshall]]

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| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Jim Bingham
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1837<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for                = [[Meriwhether Lewis]]<ref>Carroll Van West, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=839 Marshall County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2009. Retrieved: January 22, 2013.</ref>

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| 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           = 36.39
| area_land_km2            = 36.37
| area_water_km2           = 0.01
| area_total_sq_mi         = 14.05
| area_land_sq_mi          = 14.04
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total         = 12288
| population_density_sq_mi = 874.96

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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 225
| elevation_ft             = 738
| coordinates              = {{coord|35|26|57|N|86|47|35|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 37091
| area_code                = [[Area code 931|931]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 47-41860<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>
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| blank1_info              = 1291094<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|https://www.lewisburgtn.gov/}}
| footnotes                = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
| population_density_km2   = 337.83
}}

'''Lewisburg''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Marshall 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}}</ref>  The population was 12,288 in 2020. Lewisburg is located in [[Middle Tennessee]], fifty miles south of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and fifty-two miles north of [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. Residents have access to the larger cities via nearby [[Interstate 65 in Tennessee|I-65]].

Lewisburg was named for the explorer [[Meriwether Lewis]]. By 1838, the town was supporting a newspaper and a bank. The downtown area is similar to many other small southern towns, with a courthouse on a square, surrounded by retail and commercial businesses. Shopping centers are located on the east and west ends of town.

==Geography==
Lewisburg is located at {{coord|35|26|57|N|86|47|35|W|type:city}} (35.449034, -86.793112).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.7|sqmi|km2}}, almost all of which is land (0.09% is water).

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Lewisburg, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1890–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F = 112

|Jan avg record high F = 67.2
|Feb avg record high F = 71.7
|Mar avg record high F = 78.2
|Apr avg record high F = 84.6
|May avg record high F = 90.6
|Jun avg record high F = 94.8
|Jul avg record high F = 96.9
|Aug avg record high F = 96.7
|Sep avg record high F = 94.6
|Oct avg record high F = 86.8
|Nov avg record high F = 78.5
|Dec avg record high F = 68.1
|year avg record high F = 98.6

|Jan high F = 49.1
|Feb high F = 54.0
|Mar high F = 62.6
|Apr high F = 72.4
|May high F = 80.6
|Jun high F = 88.0
|Jul high F = 91.0
|Aug high F = 90.8
|Sep high F = 85.4
|Oct high F = 74.5
|Nov high F = 62.3
|Dec high F = 52.3
|year high F = 71.9
|Jan mean F = 38.3
|Feb mean F = 41.9
|Mar mean F = 49.4
|Apr mean F = 58.3
|May mean F = 67.4
|Jun mean F = 75.4
|Jul mean F = 78.8
|Aug mean F = 77.5
|Sep mean F = 71.1
|Oct mean F = 59.9
|Nov mean F = 49.1
|Dec mean F = 41.3
|year mean F = 59.0
|Jan low F = 27.5
|Feb low F = 29.9
|Mar low F = 36.2
|Apr low F = 44.2
|May low F = 54.2
|Jun low F = 62.8
|Jul low F = 66.6
|Aug low F = 64.1
|Sep low F = 56.8
|Oct low F = 45.2
|Nov low F = 35.8
|Dec low F = 30.4
|year low F = 46.1

|Jan avg record low F = 8.3
|Feb avg record low F = 11.4
|Mar avg record low F = 18.6
|Apr avg record low F = 26.0
|May avg record low F = 37.0
|Jun avg record low F = 48.6
|Jul avg record low F = 55.4
|Aug avg record low F = 51.5
|Sep avg record low F = 39.6
|Oct avg record low F = 27.8
|Nov avg record low F = 18.7
|Dec avg record low F = 13.2
|year avg record low F = 5.5

|Jan record low F = -20
|Feb record low F = -15
|Mar record low F = -5
|Apr record low F = 18
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 17
|Nov record low F = -2
|Dec record low F = −12
|year record low F = -20
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.47
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.73
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.56
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.06
|May precipitation inch = 4.71
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.87
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.44
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.29
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.52
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.67
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.02
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.73
|year precipitation inch = 56.07
|Jan snow inch = 0.3
|Feb snow inch = 0.4
|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
|year snow inch = 0.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.3
|Feb precipitation days = 9.1
|Mar precipitation days = 10.7
|Apr precipitation days = 10.0
|May precipitation days = 10.5
|Jun precipitation days = 10.9
|Jul precipitation days = 11.4
|Aug precipitation days = 9.1
|Sep precipitation days = 7.3
|Oct precipitation days = 7.9
|Nov precipitation days = 9.0
|Dec precipitation days = 9.8
|year precipitation days = 115.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.4
|Feb snow days = 0.6
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|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 = 0.4
|year snow days = 1.7
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<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 = October 2, 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=USC00405187&format=pdf
| title = Station: Lewisburg EXP STN, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 2, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 322
|1880= 460
|1890= 631
|1900= 1421
|1910= 1830
|1920= 2711
|1930= 3112
|1940= 3582
|1950= 5164
|1960= 6338
|1970= 7207
|1980= 8760
|1990= 9879
|2000= 10413
|2010= 11100
|2020= 12288
|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 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Lewisburg racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4741860&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 25, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 8,579
| 69.82%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,555
| 12.65%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 47
| 0.38%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 92
| 0.75%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 7
| 0.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 661
| 5.38%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,347
| 10.96%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 12,288 people, 4,394 households, and 2,758 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 10,413 people, 4,242 households, and 2,740 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|891.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,584 housing units at an average density of {{convert|392.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.15% of the population.

There were 4,242 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The [[median]] income for a household in the city was $31,033, and the median income for a family was $38,246. Males had a median income of $30,619 versus $21,765 for females. The [[per capita income]] (the average income a person in the city is earning) was $16,401. About 12.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
===Formation of Lewisburg and Early History (1807–1836)===
On October 4, 1836, the [[Marshall County, Tennessee|Marshall County]] court appointed a committee— which built a county courthouse and jail,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Founding of Lewisburg Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=151076 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> which are both known today as the Marshall County Courthouse<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marshall County {{!}} Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts |url=https://www.tncourts.gov/node/9782370 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.tncourts.gov}}</ref> and the Marshall County Jail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marshall County Tennessee |url=https://www.marshallcountytn.com/sheriff-s-department |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250121053434/https://www.marshallcountytn.com/sheriff-s-department |archive-date=2025-01-21 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Marshall County Mayor's Office |language=en}}</ref> The county court of Marshall County would then sell lots in Lewisburg, some to build houses or for other purposes. Members of the committee were James Osborne, William Williams, Joel Yowell, Aaron Boyd, and James C. Record.<ref name=":0" /> When it was formed in 1836, the city of Lewisburg had a land area of approximately 15 square miles<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2025 |title=lewisburgtn.gov |url=https://lewisburgtn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/lewisburg-history.pdf |archive-url= |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=City Of Lewisburg, TN (.gov)}}</ref> Years prior to 1807, no towns or established settlements existed in the area of Marshall County. The territory appeared as an "unbroken wilderness" 

There was white violence against [[freedmen]] during and after Reconstruction, extending into the early 20th century. Some [[Lynching in the United States|lynchings of African Americans]] took place at the Marshall County Courthouse in Lewisburg during the period of highest violence around the turn of the 20th century. Two unidentified black men were lynched without trial in Lewisburg on August 5, 1903.<ref>[http://abhmuseum.org/category/lynching-victims-memorial/tennessee/page/7/ Lynching Victims in Tennessee], America's Black Holocaust Museum; accessed May 25, 2018</ref> Another account said that John Milligan (Millikin) and John L. Hunter had been killed in Needmore by a mob that week.<ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/marshall/news1903LewisburgTribune.html "Reward for Whitecaps"], ''Lewisburg Tribune News'', August 11, 1903- Vol.3 (posted by Martha Smotherman Mendez), Genealogy Trails; accessed May 25, 2018</ref> They are likely the same men.

Until 1925, Lewisburg served the area principally as a trading and shipping center for its livestock and farm produce. As the county seat, it was a center of the justice system and active as a retail center for the area farmers.

The world headquarters of the [[Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association]] has been based in Lewisburg since 1939. The [[Tennessee Walking Horse]], a gaited breed, is considered to have been developed in Middle Tennessee, and the area is still a center of breeding and exhibitions for this horse.

Marshall County is significant partly because of three men who have served as Governor of Tennessee were living here when they were elected to office: [[Henry Hollis Horton|Henry Horton]], [[Jim Nance McCord]], and [[Buford Ellington]].

==Education==
It is served by [[Marshall County Schools (Tennessee)|Marshall County Schools]], including [[Marshall County High School (Tennessee)|Marshall County High School]]. Various other schools are present however.

==Notable people==
* [[Buford Ellington]], politician living here; served as governor of the state.
* [[Marcus Haislip]], Marcus Deshon Haislip (born December 22, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL)
* [[Dont'a Hightower]], born and raised here; professional football player for the New England Patriots. 3x Super Bowl Champion.
* [[Henry Hollis Horton|Henry Horton]], lived here; farmer and politician who served as governor of the state
* [[Jason Maxwell]], born and raised here; is a former professional baseball player. Primarily an infielder, Maxwell first played in 1998 for the Chicago Cubs.
* [[Jim Nance McCord]], mayor of Lewisburg (1916–1942; publisher of local newspaper; served as governor of Tennessee from 1945 to 1949)
* [[Grady Martin]], rockabilly and country session musician

==Media==

===Radio stations===
* [[WJJM-FM|WJJM]] 94.3 FM

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Lewisburg (Tennessee)}}
* [http://www.lewisburgtn.com/ Lewisburg Local City Guide]
* [http://www.marshallchamber.org Marshall County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.goatsmusicandmore.com Goats, Music and More Festival]
* [http://www.picktnproducts.org TN Farm Products]

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