Oak Hill is a city in Davidson County, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, Oak Hill had a population of 4,891. The Tennessee Governor's Mansion is located in the city. Although the city is administered under the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, it retains its own municipal government.
History
During the 1790s, Judge John Overton established a horse-breeding farm at Oak Hill known as Travellers Rest. After World War II Oak Hill, like other Nashville neighborhoods, saw an increase of new residents and homes being built. Oak Hill incorporated as a city in 1952, just before the governments of Davidson County and Nashville merged.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.50%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Oak Hill had a population of 4,891. The median age was 44.0 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.9 males age 18 and over.
72.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 27.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,764 households in Oak Hill, of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 73.1% were married-couple households, 8.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 4,520 || 92.4%
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| Black or African American || 59 || 1.2%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 5 || 0.1%
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| Asian || 82 || 1.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 34 || 0.7%
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| Two or more races || 191 || 3.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 137 || 2.8%
|}
2000 census
As of the 2000 census
Dale Grimes serves as Mayor.
Political makeup
Oak Hill is a competitive swing city in statewide elections.
{| class="wikitable" style="float:center; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+Oak Hill Presidential election results
!Year
!Republican
!Democratic
!Third parties
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| align="center" |2024
| align="center" |50.36% 1,530
| align="center" |47.47% 1,442
| align="center" |2.17% 66
|-
| align="center" |2020
| align="center" |50.89% 1,485
| align="center" |46.92% 1,369
| align="center" |2.19% 64
|-
| align="center" |2016
| align="center" |47.21% 1,303
| align="center" |45.91% 1,267
| align="center" |6.88% 190
|}
Recreation
The majority of Radnor Lake State Park is located in Oak Hill.
Landmarks
thumb|The [[Tennessee Governor's Mansion, an Oak Hill landmark]]
The Tennessee Governor's Mansion is in Oak Hill.
Education
thumb|[[Franklin Road Academy in Oak Hill.]]
It is within Metro Nashville Public Schools.
There are two public schools and three private schools in the city limits. and John Overton High School.
Private schools include Father Ryan High School of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville, Franklin Road Academy, Oak Hill School, and Benton Hall Academy.
References
External links
- City of Oak Hill official website