Vanleer is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Vanleer had a population of 374. The town is approximately 49 miles west of Nashville and is located within the city's greater metropolitan area.

The town is named for Anthony Wayne Van Leer, onetime operator of the iron works in nearby Cumberland Furnace.

Geography

Vanleer is located at (36.237444, -87.444807).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census

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