Rural Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilson County, Tennessee. The population was 2,132 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Rural Hill is located at (36.118696, -86.518771).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.39%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census Rural Hill is mentioned as having held a debate between the candidates for the constitutional convention held in 1834. Rural Hill is also mentioned at least twice in the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I Volume 20 mentions two skirmishes between Union patrols and advanced confederate outposts from the Confederate Army of Tennessee, then under the command of Gen. Braxton Bragg and encamped in Murfreesboro. On November 18, 1862, and again on December 20, Union scouting met Confederate resistance at the then important cross roads of Rural Hill, which was the first town east of the Stones River past Stewart's Ferry. These skirmishes both preceded the Union advance from Nashville to Murfreesboro that culminated in the Battle of Stones River.
Education
It is a part of Wilson County Schools.
Most areas are zoned to Rutland Elementary School though some are zoned to Gladeville Elementary School. It is zoned to Gladeville Middle School, and Wilson Central High School.