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Population (year 2000): 12,244. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,873 (+5.1% change)
Males: 5,685 (46.4%), Females: 6,559 (53.6%)
Dickson County
Zip codes:
37055.
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $34,549 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,700 (year 2000)
Races in Dickson:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.9%)
- Black (8.8%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.2%), Irish (9.7%),
German (7.7%), English (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish
(1.9%).
Elevation: 794 feet
Land area: 16.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dickson
- High school or higher: 71.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dickson city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 16.5%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,328 (+12.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Dickson:
- HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER (111 HIGHWAY 70 EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dickson:
- BAPTIST HICKMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
CENTERVILLE, TN)
- TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ERIN, TN)
- THREE RIVERS HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; WAVERLY, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dickson:
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 42 miles; FORT
CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 50 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
- SMYRNA (about 60 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dickson:
- DICKSON MUNI (about 5 miles; DICKSON, TN; ID: M02)
- CENTERVILLE MUNI (about 17 miles; CENTERVILLE, TN;
ID: GHM)
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY (about 25 miles; WAVERLY, TN; ID:
0M5)
College/University in Dickson:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT DICKSON
(Full-time enrollment: 251; Location: 740 HWY 46;
Public; Website: WWW.DICKSON.TEC.TN.US)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dickson:
- AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
- NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 37 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NASHVILLE, TN;
FT enrollment: 2,654)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; NASHVILLE,
TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
Public high school in Dickson:
- DICKSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,380;
Location: 509 HENSLEE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Dickson:
- UNITED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 168;
Location: 784 HWY 46; Grades: PK - 12)
- BILANDY ACADEMY - CAMPUS A (Students: 60;
Location: 222 CHURCH ST.; Grades: 2 - 12; Boys only)
Public primary/middle schools in Dickson:
- DICKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,262;
Location: 401 E COLLEGE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OAKMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 634;
Location: 630 HWY 46 SOUTH; Grades: PK - 05)
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 604;
Location: 198 UPPER LAKE DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- DICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369;
Location: 120 W BROAD ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- THE DISCOVERY SCHOOL (Students: 260;
Location: 101 HENSLEE DR; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Dickson:
- DICKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $370,429; Location: 305 EAST HUNT STREET; 54,874
books; 1,163 audio materials; 2,818 video materials; 129
serial subscriptions)
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