Editing Ridgetop, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Ridgetop
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Highland Chapel Union Church.jpg
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|image_caption            = [[Highland Chapel Union Church]], a historic site in the city
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|image_seal               =

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||pushpin_map             = Tennessee
|pushpin_label            = Ridgetop
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|pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Tennessee
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|map_caption              = Location of Ridgetop in Robertson County, Tennessee.
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<!-- Location -->
|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|Counties]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]]

<!-- Government -->
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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Tony Reasoner
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|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
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|unit_pref  = Imperial
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 7.87
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|area_water_km2           = 0.03
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.04
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.03
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
|population_total         = 2155
|population_density_km2   = 275.01
|population_density_sq_mi = 712.16

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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 37152
|area_code                = [[Area code 615|615]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 47-63140<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1299405<ref name="GR3">{{GNIS|1299405}}</ref>
|website                  = {{Official website|https://ridgetoptn.org/}}
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'''Ridgetop''' is a city in [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]] and [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]]. The population was 1,874 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Ridgetop city, Tennessee |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=March 14, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 43
|1920= 126
|1930= 196
|1940= 351
|1950= 354
|1960= 372
|1970= 858
|1980= 1225
|1990= 1132
|2000= 1083
|2010= 1874
|2020= 2155
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=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"
|+Ridgetop racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4763140&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)
| 1,939
| 89.98%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 32
| 1.48%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 15
| 0.7%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 95
| 4.41%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 66
| 3.06%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,155 people, 803 households, and 613 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,083 people, 385 households, and 314 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|678.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 399 housing units at an average density of {{convert|249.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 385 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,381, and the median income for a family was $57,589. Males had a median income of $40,813 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,610. About 4.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Filming==
Scenes for ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]'' were filmed at the special events facility "Smiley Hollow". The movie was released April 10, 2009.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=8414733 |title=NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - 'Hannah Montana' Movie Shot at Special Events Facility |accessdate=September 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114030507/http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?s=8414733 |archivedate=January 14, 2009 }}</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[[Grandpa Jones]] - American [[banjo]] player and "old time" country and gospel music singer and member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]]
*[[David "Stringbean" Akeman]] - American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, Hee Haw, and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.  He and his wife were neighbors of Grandpa Jones' and were both murdered at their home in 1973.

==References==
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{{Davidson County, Tennessee}}
{{Robertson County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Robertson County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Davidson County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Nashville metropolitan area]]