Berry Hill is a city in Davidson County, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,112. , the current mayor is Dennis Sheffield.
History
Much of the area of Berry Hill was originally owned by William Wells Berry (1813–1876) and his descendants.
Residents of the area voted on whether to incorporate as a city on February 28, 1950. The vote was 138 to 135 favoring incorporation. Berry Hill became the first community in Davidson County to incorporate since Belle Meade incorporated in 1938. The population of Berry Hill at the time of incorporation numbered around 1,200. The city's first mayor was Ralph Rosa, who served for 22 years.
In 1963, the governments of Davidson County and the City of Nashville merged to form a consolidated metropolitan government, thereby making Berry Hill part of Metropolitan Nashville.
Beginning in 1970 when Buzz Cason purchased two houses in Berry Hill and converted them into his Creative Workshop recording studio, the area has become a center of the recording industry in Nashville, sometimes referred to as "Music Hill", as a play on the "Music Row" music recording and production hub in Nashville.
In 1991, Berry Hill became home to the Center for Gay and Lesbian Community Services. It was described as "a vital part of Nashville's gay and lesbian community" by The Tennessean in a 1993 article. Berry Hill itself has a commission-manager form of government, which includes three commissioners and a city manager.
Political makeup
Berry Hill leans Democratic in statewide elections.
{| class="wikitable" style="float:center; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+Berry Hill Presidential election results
!Year
!Democratic
!Republican
!Third parties
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| align="center" |2024
| align="center" |60.48% 635
| align="center" |37.81% 397
| align="center" |1.71% 18
|-
| align="center" |2020
| align="center" |67.95% 810
| align="center" |29.28% 349
| align="center" |2.77% 33
|-
| align="center" |2016
| align="center" |63.87% 532
| align="center" |25.21% 210
| align="center" |10.92% 91
|}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Berry Hill had a population of 2,112. The median age was 28.0 years. 3.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 2.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 79.3 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,446 households in Berry Hill, of which 6.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 9.4% were married-couple households, 33.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 47.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 61.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,747 || 82.7%
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| Black or African American || 115 || 5.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 12 || 0.6%
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| Asian || 66 || 3.1%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 33 || 1.6%
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| Two or more races || 139 || 6.6%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 123 || 5.8%
|}
2000 census
At the 2000 census,
Education
Metropolitan Nashville Public School District is the school district for all of Davidson County.
References
External links
- City of Berry Hill official website