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The City of La Vergne, TN July 31, 2010 - 03:44PM |
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Demographics City of La Vergne The City of La Vergne, incorporated in 1972, is a general-law charter municipality. City government is conducted under the mayor-alderman system. The mayor serves a four-year term and is elected at large. The city council is composed of four members, which are elected for staggered four-year terms. They are also at large. Profile During much of the 1990s, La Vergne has had the good fortune of being the fastest growing city in the state of Tennessee. Now claiming nearly 27,000 people, the City has one of the largest industrial parks in the state. It also can boast one of the largest subdivisions in the state. With 25.1 square miles – 24.8 of which are inhabited – the City also counts 21 miles of shoreline in its boundaries. With Interstate 24 running through the city limits (Exit 64) – and Interstates 40 and 65 close by -- location is a benefit to the city and attributes to its large number of internationally known businesses such as Ingram Book, Ingram Entertainment, Hot Topics, and Bridgestone. Being within 500 miles (a one-day’s drive) of the population center of the US is also a great benefit to the city and its businesses. In the residential area, La Vergne’s small-town feel with big city access accounts for the 149 percent growth during the 1990s. Census 2000 results: Population 1990 –7,499 1994 –11,088 1996—14,275 1998—16,001 2000—18,687 (Census 2000 results) 2003--21,561 (special census) 2006--25,278 (special census) 2008--26,427 (special census) 2017—54,000 (total build out estimate) La Vergne is a part of the Nashville MSA. Racial Breakdown: White 15,790 84.5% Black or African American 2,059 10.9% Asian 246 1.3% Asian Indian 32 .2% Chinese 10 .1% Filipino 18 .1% Japanese 9 -- Korean 43 .2% Vietnamese 2 -- Other Asian 132 .7% American Indian/Alaskian Native 66 .4% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 13 .1% Native Hawaiian 2 -- Guamanian or Chamorro 7 -- Samoan 2 -- Other Pacific Islander 2 -- Some other race 239 1.3% Two or more races 259 1.4% Race alone or in combination with one or more other races: 3 White 16,014 85.7% Black or African American 2,150 11.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 156 .8% Asian 311 1.7% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 24 .1% Some other race 306 1.6% Hispanic or Latino and Race: Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 661 3.5% Mexican 335 1.8% Puerto Rican 146 .8% Cuban 13 .1% Other Hispanic or Latino 167 .9% Not Hispanic or Latino 18,026 96.5% White alone 15,450 82.7% Sex and Age (Census 2000 results) Male 9,215 49.3% Female 9,472 50.7% Under 5 years 1,857 9.9% 5-9 years 1,687 9.0% 10-14 years 1,546 8.3% 15-19 years 1,159 6.2% 20-24 years 1,039 5.6% 25-34 years 3,735 20.0% 35-44 years 3,527 18.9% 45-54 years 2,131 11.4% 55-59 years 682 3.6% 60-64 years 489 2.6% 65-74 years 563 3.0% 75-84 years 211 1.1% 85 years and older 61 0.3% Median Age 30.8 18 years and older 12,828 68.6% Male 6,240 33.4% Female 6,588 35.3% 21 years and older 12,223 65.4% 62 years and older 1,103 5.9% 65 years and older 835 4.5% Male 380 2.0% Female 455 2.4% Average household size 2.86 Average family size 3.17 Housing Tenure: Occupied housing units 6,536 100% Owner-occupied housing units 5,502 84.2% Renter-occupied housing units 1,034 15.8% Average household size: Owner-occupied units 2.85 Renter-occupied units 2.91 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Government: Insurance rating – 5 Zoning regulations: yes Planning Commission: yes Board of Zoning Appeals: yes Industrial Development Corp: No Senior Citizen’s Advisory Board: yes Library Board: yes Beer Board: yes Beer sales: yes Liquor by the drink: yes Packaged liquor: yes Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee: yes Greenway: yes Economic Development: yes Taxes: Property— Local $.50 per $100 assessed value County $2.80 per $100 assessed value County Sales Tax – 2.75% State Sales Tax – 6% on food and food ingredients; 7% on all other tangible personal property unless specifically exempted Combined Sales Tax - up to 9.75% Tennessee does not have an income tax Important Numbers: City Hall, 793-6295 City Administrator (Mark Moshea)/Mayor (Ronnie Erwin), 793-6295 Public Works, 793-9891 Codes, 213-2624 Police (Ted Boyd, chief), 793-7744 Finance and Billing, 793-6295(Phillis Rogers, Director) Water Billing, (Mary Martin, supervisor) 793-5932 Library, 793-7303 (Teresa Wilberscheid, Director) Seniors Center, 793-3048 (Donna Bebout, Sr. Center/Program Coordinator) Human Resources (Fred Gaston, Director), 793-6295 Parks Department, 793-3224 (Robin Grubb, Director) Tax Department, 793-6295 (Evie Rutledge, Collector) Channel 3, 793-6295 Old Timers’ Day info, 793-3224 or 287-8690 Non-Emergency Numbers: Police, 793-7744 Fire, 793-6223 Rescue, 793-6022 Rutherford County Ambulance, 898-7790 Rutherford County Sheriff, 898-7770 CrimeStoppers, 459-CLUE (459-2583) Animal Control, 898-7740 Election Commission, 898-7743 License Plates, 459-9692 Emissions Information, 399-8995 Driver’s License, 898-8037 Rutherford Co. Health Dept., 355-6175 Post Office, 793-3806 Chipper Service, 793-9891 Utilities, etc.: Cable-- Intermedia, 244-5900 Codes Department 213-2624 Convenience Center— Sand Hill Road, 793-5159 (closed Mon./Thurs.) Electric— Middle Tennessee Electric Service, 893-7570 Nashville Electric Service, 736-6900 Gas— Smyrna Gas, 355-5740 Nashville Gas, 734-0665 Phone— TDS Telecom, 793-7741 BellSouth, 557-6500 Public Works— 793-9891 Water— La Vergne Water Plant, Bon Aqua Drive, 793-6536 La Vergne Water/Sewer Billing Department (customer service), 793-5932 Police Department: 46 Commissioned officers Patrols: Motorcycle Car K-9 Programs: DARE Explorers PAL Neighborhood Watch Crimestoppers Events: National Telecommunicators Week (April) Police Memorial Week (May) National Night Out (First Tuesday in August) Fire Department: 3 stations 3 pumper trucks 2 squirt trucks 1 platform truck 19 full-time certified fire fighters in city 19 Vehicle Extracation specialists ISO Class Rating: 5 Provides coverage for entire city of La Vergne Public Works: 793-9891 148 International Blvd. Street Department Sewer Department Chipper Service (runs spring-fall) Codes Department: 213-2624 5089 Murfreesboro Road Codes Department Engineering Department Planning Department Mapping/GIS Department Parks, recreational facilities: Robin Grubb, Director Michael Tisdell, Athletic Coordinator Donna Bebout, Senior Citizens Coordinator Parks Department, 294 Sand Hill Road, 793-3224 (includes building and pavilion rentals) Veteran’s Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive Bicentennial Park, behind La Vergne City Hall/the La Vergne Codes building Mankin Park, on Mankin Drive, off Jefferson Pike Lake Forest Park, in Lake Forest Estates subdivision Heritage Valley Park, Fergus Road Civic Auditorium, 283 Old Nashville Highway Multi-Purpose Building, 5093 M’boro Road Baseball, pee wee, football and softball fields Football field Flag Football fields Soccer fields In-line hockey rink Basketball courts Tennis Courts Playground equipment Skate Park Walking trails (greenway system) Volleyball courts (sand) Neighborhood parks Picnic areas/grills Green space Multi-purpose building Civic Center Library: Teresa Wilberscheid, Interim Director Lorna Cripps, Children’s Librarian 5063 Murfreesboro Road 793-7303, phone 793-7307, fax 70,000+ books, videos, etc. 31,000+ patrons with cards Strong Children’s and Adult programs Education: High School: ·La Vergne High School Dr. Melvin Daniels principal 9-12 grades 250 Wolverine Trail 793-3515 phone 793-3500 fax Middle Schools ·La Vergne Middle School Dirk Ash, principal 6-8 grades 382 Stones River Road 904-3877 phone 790-3878 fax ·Rock Springs Middle School Dr. Pat Essary, principal 6-8 grades 3301 Rock Springs Road 904-3825 phone 904-3826 fax Elementary: ·La Vergne Lake Elementary Jeff McCann, principal K-5 grades 201 Davidson Way 904-6730 phone ·Waldron Polly Pewitt, principal 3-5 grades 125 Floyd Mayfield Dr. 793-7738 phone 793-7797 fax ·Rock Springs Elementary Steven Lewis, principal K-5 grades 1000 Waldron Road 904-3820 phone 904-3821 fax ·Cedar Grove Elementary Kelly Goostree, principal K-5 grades 354 Chaney Road 907-3777 phone 907-3760 fax Primary: ·La Vergne Primary School Angela Thomas-Maupin, principal K-2 grades 220 Stones River Road 793-3432 phone 793-5952 fax Colleges: Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro), 898-2300 Web site: www.mtsu.edu Motlow State Community College (Smyrna campus), 355-7404 Web Site: www.mscc.edu Civic Clubs: La Vergne Rotary, Mike Slirker, President, 738-8883 La Vergne Lions Club, Les Brown, President, 459-9041 Workforce Total Labor Force in La Vergne – 50,000+ Total Labor Force in Labor Market Area – 1,031,178 Chamber of Commerces: Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, 793-5444 Carrie Smith, La Vergne Representative Web Site: www.rutherfordchamber.org Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 743-3000 Web Site: www.nashvillechamber.com Transportation: Air Service: Smyrna Airport (2 miles) Web Site: www.airnav.com/airport/38n/a Nashville International Airport (8 miles) Web Site: www.nashintl.com Both have rental car capabilities Highways: Federal – I-24 (goes through city limits) I-65 (13 miles) I-40 (15 miles) State – 41/70 (Murfreesboro Road, goes through city) 840 (10 miles) Motor Freight: Terminals – 5 Railroads: CSX Transportation Railroad Public transportation: Relax and Ride bus service (Nashville to Murfreesboro), van pool, car pool, coordinated through the Regional Transportation Authority (862-8833). Banks: Bank of America First Tennessee Bank Regions SunTrust Southeast Federal Credit Union ATMs located in convenience stores around town Churches: 25+ Protestant 1 Catholic (in Smyrna) Media: Newspapers— Tennessean, Nashville (Daily) Nashville City Paper (Daily) Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro (Daily) Murfreesboro Post, Murfreesboro (Weekly) Rutherford A.M. (bi-weekly) Many ethnic newspapers, radio and TV shows also exist Many papers available on-line Many area magazines also available Radio— WMOT, WGNS TV— ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS, WB, UPN, other independent stations La Vergne Gov’t Access (Cable Channel 3) Climate: Average Temperature: Annual -- 57.1° January – 36.4° July – 78.8° Annual Average Precipitation – 53.75 Misc: Restaurants: 20+ sit down and fast food Hotels/motels: 5 Campgrounds: 2 Clinics: 4 Dentists: 2 Chiropractor: 1 Boat docks: 2 Percy Priest Lake: La Vergne has more than 21 miles of coastline, bordering Percy Priest Lake. Two islands in the lake are included in La Vergne’s city limits. Two public boat docks – Hurricane Creek and Pooles Knob – lead to the lake. Youth Incorporated Ranch, a camp for young people, is also on the shores of the lake. The lake is governed by the TWRA rules and regulations. The lake is man-made (it was opened in 1969) by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Honors and Awards: Excellence in Financial Reporting Government Financial Officers Association, (1995-2008). J.R. Fleming Award for "Outstanding Water Treatment Plant" (1997). Excellence in Transportation, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council — shared with Rutherford County and Smyrna for joint project (1998). Environmental Award for La Vergne Greenways, Southern Area Business Council of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce (1999). Hometown Leadership Award (given to then Mayor Mike Webb) from the National Center for Small Communities and Wal-Mart (2000). Excellence in Public Safety, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2000). Excellence in Water and Waste Water Services, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2000). Excellence in Communications, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2000). Excellence in Parks and Recreation, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2000). Excellence in Aging Programs, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2000). Wayne Hansard Award of excellence in parks maintenance given to Parks Maintenance Supervisor Cecil Painter. Given by the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (2000). Four-Star Renovated Facility Award for Seniors Center renovation. Given by the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (2000). Excellence in Transportation, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2001). Excellence in Planning, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council — shared with Smyrna for joint project (2001). Four-Star Renovated Facility Award for the Civic Auditorium renovation. Given by the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (2002). Excellence in Parks and Recreation from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2002). Excellence in Public Safety, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2002). Excellence in Economic Development, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council(2004). Excellence in Public Safety, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council, (2004). Four-Star Renovated Facility Award for Mankin Park renovation. Given by the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (2005). Excellence in Public Safety, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2005). Excellence in Communications, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2006). Excellence in Parks and Recreation, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2006). Excellence in Aging Programs, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2006). Excellence in Water and Waste Water Services, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2006). Excellence in Aging Programs, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2008). Excellence in Parks and Recreation, from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2008). Excellence in Police Programs (community policing and Police Athletic League), from the Greater Nashville Regional Council (2008). |
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http://www.lavergne.org City of La Vergne disclaimer/privacy/usage terms The City of La Vergne does not discriminate based on race, color or national origin in federal or state sponsored programs, pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d). If you receive a Title VI complaint, please contact the Title VI coordinator Fred Gaston at 287-8622. |
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