Editing Milan, Tennessee

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| official_name            = Milan, Tennessee
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| image_caption            = Looking southeast along Main Street, May 2013
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| map_caption              = Location of Milan in Gibson County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson]]

<!-- Government -->
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1858<ref name="GCHist">{{cite web|url=http://www.tngenweb.org/records/gibson/history/goodspeed/index.html |title=Goodspeed's History of Gibson County |publisher=TNGenWeb.org |year=1886 |access-date=July 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206062921/http://www.tngenweb.org/records/gibson/history/goodspeed/index.html |archive-date=December 6, 2010 }}</ref>
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = 1866<ref name="TNBB">{{cite book |last=Hargett |first=Tre |title=Tennessee Blue Book 2009-2010 |publisher=Tennessee Secretary of State |year=2010 |page=664}}</ref>
| named_for                = [[Milan, Italy]]<ref name="milan name">{{cite book |last=Capace |first=Nancy |title=Encyclopedia of Tennessee |publisher=North American Book Distributors |year=2000 |page=202}}</ref>

<!-- Area -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Billy Warren Beasley
| leader_title1            = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1             = James Fountain
| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 23.14
| area_total_sq_mi         = 8.93
| area_land_km2            = 23.13
| area_land_sq_mi          = 8.93
| area_water_km2           = 0.01
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 129
| elevation_ft             = 424
| population_total         = 8171
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_density_km2   = 353.28
| population_density_sq_mi = 915.01

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| postal_code              = 38358
| area_code                = [[Area code 731|731]]
| website                  = http://www.cityofmilantn.com/
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| blank_info               = 47-48660<ref name="r8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Milan''' ({{IPAc-en|'|m|aɪ|l|ɪ|n}} {{respell|MY|lin}})<ref>{{citation |contribution-url=https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/list-of-places-in-tennessee-that-are-hard-to-pronounce/ |contribution=List of Places in Tennessee that Are Hard to Pronounce |title=''Official site'' |publisher=WKRN |location=Nashville |last=Huff |first=Caitlin |author2=Alicia Patton |display-authors=1 |ref={{harvid|Huff & al.|2022}} |date=December 31, 2022 }}.</ref> is the largest city in [[Gibson County, Tennessee]]. It is home to the [[Milan Army Ammunition Plant]], the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum and several historical sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Gibson County, Tennessee|National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref name="NRHP">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/nrlist.htm |title=National Register of Historic Places - Weekly List |publisher=nps.gov |access-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref>  The city was the first in Tennessee to begin [[no-till farming]] and to [[flouridation|fluoridate]] its drinking water.<ref name="notill">{{cite web|url=http://milan.tennessee.edu/MNTFD/ |title=Research & Education Center at Milan - Milan NoTill |publisher=tennessee.edu |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name="flouridation">{{cite web |url=https://news.tn.gov/node/12437 |title=Tennessee Department of Health - Pioneering Accomplishments |publisher=tn.us |access-date=July 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707183335/http://news.tn.gov/node/12437 |archive-date=July 7, 2014 }}</ref>  The Milan Endowment for Growth in Academics (MEGA) was the first private community [[financial endowment]] for public schools in Tennessee.<ref name="MEGA">{{cite web|url=http://www.milanssd.org/?DivisionID=12872&ToggleSideNav= |title=What is MEGA? |publisher=MilanSSD.org |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

==Name==
Pronounced like "My-lunn", the local story is that the source for the name comes from an event in the 1850s. A [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|Louisville & Nashville railroad]] surveyor asked Beverly A. Williamson: "Who owned the land?"  and Williamson replied, "It's my land."<ref name="GCSCB123">{{cite book |last=Coleman |first=Najanna |title=Gibson County Sesquicentennial Commemorative Booklet |publisher=Gibson County Sesquicentennial Celebration, Inc. |year=1973 |page=123}}</ref>

Residents of Milan are usually referred to as Milanites.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

==Geography and climate==
Milan is approximately {{convert|100|mi|km}} Northeast of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] and {{convert|140|mi|km}} West of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], at an elevation of {{convert|424|ft|m}} above sea level.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Milan has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated as "Cfa". This is characterized by precipitation that is evenly distributed throughout the year and temperatures that are relatively high.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594003&cityname=Milan%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America|title=Milan, Tennessee Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|publisher=Weatherbase.com|access-date=April 22, 2014}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Milan, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1883–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 79
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 69.6
|Feb avg record high F = 73.1
|Mar avg record high F = 80.6
|Apr avg record high F = 86.2
|May avg record high F = 90.3
|Jun avg record high F = 95.3
|Jul avg record high F = 97.3
|Aug avg record high F = 97.8
|Sep avg record high F = 94.2
|Oct avg record high F = 87.7
|Nov avg record high F = 79.0
|Dec avg record high F = 71.1
|year avg record high F = 99.0

|Jan high F = 48.1
|Feb high F = 52.6
|Mar high F = 61.8
|Apr high F = 72.1
|May high F = 80.1
|Jun high F = 87.4
|Jul high F = 90.2
|Aug high F = 90.0
|Sep high F = 84.2
|Oct high F = 73.7
|Nov high F = 61.1
|Dec high F = 51.2
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 37.9
|Feb mean F = 41.8
|Mar mean F = 50.2
|Apr mean F = 59.8
|May mean F = 68.9
|Jun mean F = 76.7
|Jul mean F = 79.9
|Aug mean F = 78.4
|Sep mean F = 71.7
|Oct mean F = 60.4
|Nov mean F = 49.1
|Dec mean F = 41.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 27.7
|Feb low F = 31.1
|Mar low F = 38.7
|Apr low F = 47.4
|May low F = 57.8
|Jun low F = 66.0
|Jul low F = 69.6
|Aug low F = 66.9
|Sep low F = 59.3
|Oct low F = 47.2
|Nov low F = 37.0
|Dec low F = 30.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 9.1
|Feb avg record low F = 12.9
|Mar avg record low F = 19.6
|Apr avg record low F = 29.8
|May avg record low F = 40.9
|Jun avg record low F = 52.4
|Jul avg record low F = 57.8
|Aug avg record low F = 55.1
|Sep avg record low F = 42.6
|Oct avg record low F = 29.3
|Nov avg record low F = 19.7
|Dec avg record low F = 13.6
|year avg record low F = 6.0

|Jan record low F = -20
|Feb record low F = −23
|Mar record low F = 2
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 32
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = 1
|Dec record low F = −14
|year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.16
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.70
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.32
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.27
|May precipitation inch = 6.24
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.39
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.30
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.70
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.20
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.68
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.79
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.43
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 1.5
|Feb snow inch = 0.9
|Mar snow inch = 0.3
|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 = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 0.2
|year snow inch = 3.0

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.0
|Feb precipitation days = 10.5
|Mar precipitation days = 11.9
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 11.7
|Jun precipitation days = 9.6
|Jul precipitation days = 9.6
|Aug precipitation days = 7.9
|Sep precipitation days = 6.8
|Oct precipitation days = 8.1
|Nov precipitation days = 10.2
|Dec precipitation days = 11.6
|year precipitation days = 120.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.1
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|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 = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.3
|year snow days =

|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=USC00406012&format=pdf
| title = Station: Milan Exp STN, 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==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1600
|1890= 1546
|1900= 1682
|1910= 1605
|1920= 2057
|1930= 3156
|1940= 3035
|1950= 4938
|1960= 5208
|1970= 7313
|1980= 8083
|1990= 7512
|2000= 7664
|2010= 7851
|2020= 8171
|footnote=Sources:<ref name=foo>{{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=man>{{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=chu>{{cite web|title=2020 Census|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4748660|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=February 9, 2022}}</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"
|+Milan racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4748660&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|5,578
|68.27%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,968
|24.09%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|19
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|37
|0.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|320
|3.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|247
|3.02%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 8,171 people, 3,031 households, and 1,955 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
{{As of|2010|alt=As of the [[2010 United States Census]]}}, there were 7,851 people, 3,183 households and 2,057 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 881.7 per square mile. There were 3,581 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 73.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 22.80% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.50% of the population.<ref name="r8" />

There were 3,183 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.<ref name="r8" />

Age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 55.7% from 18 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.9 years. 45.6% of the population was male, while 54.4% was female.<ref name="r8" />

==Transportation==
Milan is at the junction of [[U.S. Route 45E|U.S. Routes 45E]] and [[U.S. Route 79|79]] (also known as [[U.S. Route 70A (Tennessee)|U.S. Route 70A]]). [[State Route 104 (Tennessee)|State Route 104]] also runs through the city. Unlike many cities in West Tennessee, there are no highway bypasses around the city.

Milan is connected to four Class I rail lines and is served by West Tennessee Railroad (formerly [[Illinois Central Railroad|Illinois Central]], then [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofmilantn.com/transportation |title=City of Milan TN - Transportation |publisher=CityOfMilanTN.com |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120233525/http://cityofmilantn.com/transportation |archive-date=November 20, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Milan's elevation of {{convert|424|ft|m}} is the highest point between the [[Great Lakes]] and the [[Gulf of Mexico]] on the former Illinois Central Railroad.<ref name=GCSCB123 />

==History==
In 1858, the city of Milan was established on the lands of B. A. Williamson and John Sanford; a small house was erected and a grocery opened by John G. Shepherd.  The following year, the U.S. Post Office in Shady Grove was transferred to Milan.  The first physicians, W. R. Rooks and J. B. Hinson, arrived in 1860.<ref name="GCHist" />

In 1866, Milan was incorporated by an act of the Tennessee Legislature; John G. Shepherd was the first mayor.  The ''Milan Times'', Milan's first newspaper, was established in 1869; it was only continued for a few months.<ref name="GCHist" /><ref name="TNBB" />

In 1873, the completion of the Illinois Central Railroad brought importance to the town as a commercial point.  The following year, W. A. Wade established the ''Milan Exchange'' newspaper.  The Grand Pacific Hotel was erected at the railway junction in 1878.<ref name="GCHist" />

In 1941, Clemmer Clinic became the city's first acute care facility.  In the same year, construction began on the Wolf Creek Ordinance Plant and the Milan Ordinance Depot; these facilities merged in 1945 to become the Milan Arsenal.<ref name="MGH">{{cite web|url=http://www.wth.org/locations/page/milan-general-hospital |title=West Tennessee Healthcare - Milan General Hospital |publisher=WTH.org |access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref><ref name="MAAP Hist">{{cite web|url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=915 |title=Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture - Milan Arsenal |publisher=TennesseeEncyclopedia.net |date=December 25, 2009 |access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref> In 1949, Milan organized the first [[Little League Baseball|little league]] team in the [[Mid-South (region)|mid-south]].<ref name=GCSCB126>{{cite book |last=Coleman |first=Najanna |title=Gibson County Sesquicentennial Commemorative Booklet |publisher=Gibson County Sesquicentennial Celebration, Inc. |year=1973 |page=126}}</ref>

In 1950, the Milan National Guard became one of the first two in the nation to be federalized into active duty.<ref name=GCSCB126 /> In 1951, led by Dr. Robert P. Denney, Milan became the first city in Tennessee, second in the Southeast, to fluoridate its drinking water.<ref name="flouridation" />

In 1965, the ''Milan Mirror'' newspaper was founded. The paper merged with the ''Milan Exchange'' in 1977 to become the ''Milan Mirror-Exchange''.<ref name="MME">{{cite web |url=http://www.milanmirrorexchange.com/1660/1262/about-us |title=Milan Mirror-Exchange - About Us |publisher=MilanMirrorExchange.com |access-date=July 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218021619/http://www.milanmirrorexchange.com/1660/1262/about-us |archive-date=February 18, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1981, the University of Tennessee Agricultural Experimentation Station in Milan became the birthplace of no-till farming in Tennessee.<ref name="notill" />

===Historical sites===
The City of Milan is home to several historical sites listed on the NRHP.<ref name="NRHP" />
*On June 28, 1974, the Browning House, located on the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
*On July 5, 1985, Union Central School, located on Union Central Rd., was added to the NRHP.
*On July 9, 1987, the Milan Post Office, located at 382 S. Main St., was added to the NRHP.  The Post Office was built by [[Algernon Blair|Algernon Blair, inc.]]
*On March 12, 2012, the Gibson County Training School, located at 1041 S. Harris St., was added to the NRHP.

==Local government==
Milan has a [[mayor]]-board of [[aldermen]] form of government. The mayor serves a four-year term. There are four wards, each of which elects two aldermen.  The city's monthly meeting of mayor and board of aldermen is open to the public and held every second Tuesday in Milan's city hall, located downtown.

===City services===
Water, sewer, and electricity are provided by the city through Milan Public Utilities. Drinking water is extracted from a well field. Electricity is obtained from the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]. Natural gas is provided by the Gibson County Utility District.

Milan provides its own Fire Department, Police Department, and Municipal Court.

Milan has a large, modern city park located on State Route 104.  The park has a 10 station fitness course, several sports fields & courts, playgrounds, reservable [[pavilion]]s and swimming pool, and a saddle club arena.  The park is home to the Bobby Ross [[Amphitheater]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofmilantn.com/parks-and-recreation |title=City of Milan TN - Parks & Recreation |publisher=CityOfMilanTN.com |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055614/http://www.cityofmilantn.com/parks-and-recreation |archive-date=February 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The  Mildred G. Fields Library contains 35,000 volumes and is housed in a building on Van Hook Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmilantn.com/library |title=City of Milan TN - Library |publisher=CityOfMilanTN.com |access-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref>

The city cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, is located on South First Street near Highland Avenue and Ellington Drive.

The U.S. Post Office building is located on Main Street near city hall.

===Privately owned services===
The city is served by Milan General Hospital, a 70-bed acute care facility located on Highland Avenue. Milan General Hospital became a wholly owned affiliate of West Tennessee Healthcare in 1998.<ref name="MGH" />

Milan has a weekly newspaper, the ''Milan Mirror-Exchange''.<ref name="MME" />

The B.D. Bryant Memorial Library, located on First Street, houses a collection of over 2000 historical religious books. This privately owned library is open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milanpbc.org/B._D._Bryant_Memorial_Library/ |title=B. D. Bryant Memorial Library |publisher=MilanPBC.org |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

Two [[radio stations]] are licensed in Milan. [[WHHG]] (92.3 FM) is a [[classic rock]] station. W256AD (99.1 FM) is an [[American Family Association|American Family Radio]] station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=TN&call=&city=Milan&arn=&serv=&vac=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=2&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 |title=Federal Communications Commission - FM Query Results |publisher=FCC.gov |access-date=July 9, 2013}}</ref>

A [[YMCA]] is located adjacent to the city park.<ref name="city e&a">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofmilantn.com/events-a-attractions |title=City of Milan TN - Events & Attractions |publisher=CityOfMilanTN.com |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003015752/http://www.cityofmilantn.com/events-a-attractions |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Milan Golf and Country Club, a private club, has an 18-hole course.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milangolfcountryclub.com/Welcome.html |title=Milan Golf and Country Club |publisher=milangolfcountryclub.com |access-date=July 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229032628/https://milangolfcountryclub.com/Welcome.html |archive-date=December 29, 2014 }}</ref>

Milan has no television station, but is within the reach of Jackson and Memphis stations. A cable television service is provided by [[Charter Communications]].

==Education==
Public education in Milan is provided by the [[Milan Special School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47053_gibson/DC20SD_C47053.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gibson County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47053_gibson/DC20SD_C47053_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> which was formed in the 1980s and includes territory immediately adjacent to the Milan [[city limits]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milanssd.org |title=Milan Special School District |publisher=MilanSSD.org |access-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> The district is the successor to the Milan City Schools, formed in the 1960s when the Milan schools left the Gibson County Board of Education and became independent. The system is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]. Presently, the position of Director of Schools is held by Mr. Jonathan Criswell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milanssd.org/?DivisionID=12188&ToggleSideNav= |title=Milan Special School District - Central Office Personnel |publisher=MilanSSD.org |access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref>

There are three schools: Milan High School (which contains the Milan Vo-Tech center) serving grades 9–12, Milan Middle, serving grades 5–8, and Milan Elementary, serving grades K-4.  Historically, there were four schools - K.D. McKellar, grades 1–8, Park Avenue, also grades 1–8, Milan High School, 9–12, and Polk-Clark, which served black students in all twelve grades.  The McKellar and Park Avenue buildings were demolished;{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}} Polk-Clark is now a community center.

[[Family, Career and Community Leaders of America]] (FCCLA) is one of the active CTE student organizations which is composed of students in Family and Consumer Science courses.  There have been 4 state officers from Milan High and many state and national competitive event winners.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}

The Milan High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) holds Alumni Day on the third Saturday in June each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milanalumni.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=3 |title=Milan High School Alumni Association - Alumni Day |publisher=MilanAlumni.org |access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref> In 2012 the MHSAA presented 19 [[scholarships]] totalling over $18,000, and hosted 14 scholarships totalling over $16,500 to graduating seniors that were the natural, adopted, or stepchildren of alumni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milanalumni.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=26 |title=Milan High School Alumni Association - Scholarship Information |publisher=MilanAlumni.org |access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref>

Established in 1989, the Milan Endowment for Growth in Academics (MEGA), is Tennessee's first private community financial endowment for public education. Proceeds provide public school students with opportunities not covered by the school budget. Only the income of the fund is spent. The principal is kept intact to yield proceeds for future years. During the period of 1990{{ndash}}2012, MEGA has disbursed 663 grants totalling $455,439. In 2012, the total amount of the endowment reached $580,000.<ref name="MEGA" />

==West Tennessee Agricultural Museum==
Milan is the site of the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum which is a part of the University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station located in Milan. The museum contains more than 2,600 artifacts and farm tools from the local agrarian culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milan.tennessee.edu/museum/ |title=Research & Education Center at Milan - Museum |publisher=tennessee.edu |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

The University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station conducts crop research, crop management and erosion control experiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milan.tennessee.edu/research/ |title=Research & Education Center at Milan - Research |publisher=tennessee.edu |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref> The no-till method of farming in Tennessee originated at the Milan facility.<ref name="notill" />

The station is host of the Milan No Till-Field Day, an agricultural demonstration event held on the fourth Thursday of July in even-numbered years. This event draws visitors from around the world.<ref name="notill" />

The Buford Ellington [[4-H Club]] Training Center was located at the station until the center was closed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/news/releases/2009/0902Milan4HCamp.html |title=UT Institute of Agriculture Announces Intent to Close Milan 4-H Center |publisher=utk.edu |date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=July 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123133637/http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/news/releases/2009/0902Milan4HCamp.html |archive-date=January 23, 2012 }}</ref>

==Milan Army Ammunition Plant==
In 1945, the Wolf Creek Ordinance Plant and the Milan Ordance Depot combined to become the Milan Arsenal, renamed the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in the 1960s.  The combined facility included 88 miles of railroad track and 231 miles of roadway across a {{convert|36|sqmi|km2}} tract of land.<ref name="MAAP Hist" />

In 2008, American Ordnance, the private contractor operating the plant, began the process of moving operations to [[Iowa]] and commercializing the Milan Army Ammunition Plant.  By March 2013, employment had fallen to 110.<ref>{{cite news |title=Final arsenal layoff... |pages=1, 2 |last=Parkins |first=Victor |newspaper=Milan Mirror Exchange |date=March 12, 2013}}</ref>

The Milan Army Ammunition Plant is nicknamed "Bullet Town" by locals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://speaktopower.org/2010/06/milan-would-be-devastated/ |title=Milan Would Be Devastated |publisher=SpeakToPower.org |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

===Attributed population growth===
The Milan Army Ammunition Plant employed over 10,000 during [[World War II]], dropping to 1,500 in 1947.  Employment rose again to over 8,000 during the [[Korean War]] before falling to less than 500 in 1959.  By 1968, employment had risen again to 7,000.  During the period 1940{{ndash}}1971 the population of Milan had increased from 3,000 to 7,000.  The growth was largely attributed to the Milan Army Ammunition Plant.<ref name="MAAP Hist" />

In a 1944 article, the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'', in discussing the boom created by the Milan Arsenal during World War II, predicted Milan would become a "[[ghost town]]" when the war was over.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

===National Priorities List inclusion===
In 1987, the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) placed the Milan Army Ammunition Plant on the [[National Priorities List]].  [[Contamination]] of the city's [[groundwater]] in the Memphis Sand Aquifer of 2,4,6-[[trinitrotoluene]] (TNT) and [[RDX]] was of particular concern.<ref name="epa">{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/region4/superfund/sites/fedfacs/miarmyamotn.html |title=Milan Army Ammunition Plant |publisher=EPA.gov |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

In 1989, the EPA, United States Army and [[Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation]] (TDEC) signed a Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA) for the site. The FFA ensures that the parties would fully investigate [[Environment (biophysical)|environmental]] impacts associated with past and present activities at the installation and complete appropriate cleanup actions through established schedules and enforceable milestones.<ref name="epa" />

In the early 1990s, the United States Army financed the relocation of the city's drinking water well field.  The United States Army implemented institutional controls to prohibit groundwater use in contaminated areas.<ref name="epa" /><ref name="army cleanup">{{cite web |url=http://aec.army.mil/usaec/cleanup/TN-Milan.pdf |title=Army Defense Environmental Restoration Program - Installation Action Plan FY2012 |publisher=Army.mil |access-date=July 4, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2010, the third Five-Year Review found that the cleanup activities were protecting people and the environment.<ref name="epa" />

In 2013, the United States Army submitted its Site-wide Feasibility Study to the EPA for approval.<ref name="ME cleanup">{{cite news |title=Milestones reached in arsenal groundwater restoration |page=5 |last=Short |first=Steve |newspaper=Milan Mirror Exchange |date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>  The cleanup of affected soil was completed leaving the cleanup and long-term care of the groundwater contamination [[Plume (hydrodynamics)|plume]].  The [[velocity|velocities]] of the plume vary, but the direction is primarily North towards the Rutherford Fork of the [[Obion River]] and from the Northwest boundary towards the city.<ref name="epa" /><ref name="army cleanup" /><ref name="ME cleanup" />

The long-term care of the groundwater contamination plume is expected to last through 2075 when contamination is expected to be below the EPA required two [[parts-per notation|parts per billion]].<ref name="ME cleanup" />

==Sports==
In 1923, Milan shared the [[Milan-Trenton Twins]], a [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League]], with nearby [[Trenton, Tennessee|Trenton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-mt13012/y-1923|title=1923 Milan-Trenton Twins Roster|work=Stats Crew|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==

===Politics and academia===
*[[A. P. Barrett]], Texas politician and businessman
* [[Mary Lee Cagle|Mary Lee (Harris) Cagle]], one of the first influential women and pastors of the [[Church of the Nazarene]]. In 1894, she helped found a 14-member New Testament Church of Christ in Milan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1875 |title=Encyclopedia of Alabama: Mary Lee Cagle |publisher=encyclopediaofalabama.org |access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Gordon Browning]], the [[Governor of Tennessee]] 1937{{ndash}}1939 and 1949{{ndash}}1953.  His childhood home is located on the grounds of the Milan Army Ammunition Plant.<ref name="NRHP" />
* [[Kelsie B. Harder|Kelsie Brown Harder]], the [[onomastics|onomastician]] expert and director of the [[Place Name Survey of the United States]].  In 1942, Harder was employed by the [[U.S. Department of War]], in Milan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/nyregion/22harder.html?_r=0 |title=Kelsie B. Harder, Name Expert, Dies at 84 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 22, 2007 |access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/Garner1/obit.cgi?user=516_DHarder17 |title=In Memory of Dr. Kelsie Brown Harder |publisher=memorialsolutions.com |access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Andrew D. Holt|Andrew 'Andy' Holt]], the 16th president of the University of Tennessee 1959{{ndash}}1970, was born in Milan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.utk.edu/~mklein/holt.htm |title=Andrew D. Holt, UT's Sixteenth President (1959-1970) |publisher=utk.edu |access-date=July 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811173312/http://web.utk.edu/~mklein/holt.htm |archive-date=August 11, 2013 }}</ref>

===Sports===
* [[Ben Cantwell|Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell]], the [[major league baseball]] pitcher, was born in Milan April 13, 1902.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Gregory |title=Ben Cantwell |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ben-cantwell/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Society for American Baseball Research |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Bill Wright (outfielder)|Burnis 'Wild Bill' Wright]], the [[Negro league baseball]] pitcher and outfielder, was born in Milan June 6, 1914.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skipper |first=Doug |title=Wild Bill Wright |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/wild-bill-wright/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Society for American Baseball Research |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Turner Barber|Tyrus Turner Barber]], the [[major league baseball]] outfielder and first baseman, died in Milan October 20, 1968, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
* [[Avery Williamson]], football, Milan High School Graduate in 2010. He went on to play at the University of Kentucky. Currently plays inside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans.

===Entertainment===
* [[Joe Staton]], the illustrator and writer of comic books such as [[E-Man]], graduated from Milan High School in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/12staton.html |title=Joe Staton, Man of Energy! - The prolific cartoonist on E-Man, Mauser & Charlton Comics |publisher=TwoMorrows.com |access-date=July 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519084856/http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/12staton.html |archive-date=May 19, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Kellye Cash|Kellye Cash-Sheppard]], the 1986 [[Miss Tennessee]] and 1987 [[Miss America]] turned musical artist, resides in Milan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss America grandniece of Johnny Cash|last=Associated Press|date=September 14, 1986|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cash to perform at Picnic with the Pops|date=August 9, 2009|publisher=Herald-Dispatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Celebrities born and raised in Gibson County|date=May 17, 2009|publisher=The Jackson Sun }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[List of cities in Tennessee]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Milan, Tennessee}}
{{Americana Poster|Milan (Tennessee)|Milan, Tennessee}}
* [http://www.cityofmilantn.com/ City of Milan]
* [http://www.milanssd.org/ Milan Special School District]
* [http://milanaap-ar.com/ Milan Army Ammunition Plant Environmental Cleanup Program]

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