Lewisburg is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 12,288 in 2020. Lewisburg is located in Middle Tennessee, fifty miles south of Nashville and fifty-two miles north of Huntsville, Alabama. Residents have access to the larger cities via nearby 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 (35.449034, -86.793112). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , almost all of which is land (0.09% is water).
Climate
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lewisburg had a population of 12,288, with 4,942 households and 2,758 families residing in the city.
The median age was 37.2 years, with 24.3% of residents under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 4,942 households in Lewisburg, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.8% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 8,813 || 71.7%
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| Black or African American || 1,564 || 12.7%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 63 || 0.5%
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| Asian || 92 || 0.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 11 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 602 || 4.9%
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| Two or more races || 1,143 || 9.3%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,347 || 11.0%
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2000 census
As of the census which are both known today as the Marshall County Courthouse and the Marshall County Jail. 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. 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 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. Another account said that John Milligan (Millikin) and John L. Hunter had been killed in Needmore by a mob that week. 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 Horton, Jim Nance McCord, and Buford Ellington.
Education
It is served by Marshall County Schools, including 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 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 94.3 FM