Greeneville

Greeneville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene, and it is the second oldest town in Tennessee. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there are numerous U.S. towns named Greenville. It was the capital of the short-lived State of Franklin in the 18th-century history of East Tennessee. President Andrew Johnson and his family lived there for most of his adult years. The Greeneville Historic District was established in 1974. It lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and is located roughly halfway between Bays Mountain to the northwest and the Bald Mountains part of the main Appalachian crest to the southeast. Several federal and state highways now intersect in the town, as they were built to follow old roads and trails. The first county was granted in 1783, reflecting the loyalties of the Revolutionary War veterans who settled in the Nolichucky Valley, especially the early settlers from Pennsylvania and Virginia. The United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Greenevilles was named after the town. The population as of the 2020 census was 15,479, and the population of the town is expected to rise to 15,500 by the end of the decade. The city is located at 36°106N 82°4921W (36.168240, -82.822474) and is in the Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol TN-VA Combined Statistical Area known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

Geography

Greeneville is the primary city name, but also Tusculum are acceptable city names or spellings, Baileyton on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Town of Greeneville. Greeneville is located at 36°106N 82°4921W (36.168240, -82.822474). It lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The town has a total area of 17.01 square miles (44.1 km²), all land. It is located roughly halfway between Bays Mountain to the northwest and the Bald Mountains part of the main Appalachian crest to the southeast. Several federal and state highways now intersect in Greeneville, as they were built to follow old roads and trails. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has an estimated population of 2,816. The city is located in the Tennessee Valley, which is characterized by fertile river valleys flanked by narrow, elongate ridges. The Nolichucky River, which passes a few miles south of the town, is the town's main source of water. It also is the source of the Tennessee River Gorge, which runs through the center of the city. The Tennessee River is the state's largest inland waterway, flowing into the Cumberland Plateau to the north and east. It flows through the town of Kingsport to the east and north-easterly to the west. The river is also a major source of drinking water for the city of Newport, Tennessee, and the town is home to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, which has one of the largest undergraduate student enrollments in the state. It has a population of 1,822.

History

Greene County was home to a strong abolitionist movement in the early 19th century. The county was named after Nathanael Greene, reflecting the loyalties of the numerous Revolutionary War veterans who settled in the Nolichucky Valley. Greeneville was officially recognized as a town in 1786. It was the capital of the State of Franklin, named in honor of Benjamin Franklin, which failed to gain admission to the Union in the 1780s. In the 1960s, the capitol was reconstructed, based largely on the dimensions given in historian J. G. M. Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee and the United States of America. The state legislature of Franklin met in December 1785 in a crude log courthouse in Greenevilles, which had been named the capital city the previous August. The first county court sessions were held at the home of Robert Kerr, who lived at "Big Spring" (near the center of modern Greenevville) Kerr donated 50 acres (0.20 km²) for the establishment of the county seat, most of which was located in the area currently bounded by Irish, College, Church, and Summer streets. Greene County is home to the relatively large numbers of Quakers who migrated to the region from Pennsylvania in the late 1790s. The Quakers considered slavery to be a violation of Biblical Scripture and were active in the region's abolition movement throughout the antebellum period. The town of Jonesborough, Tennessee, was named for Benjamin Lundy, who started the nation's first abolitionist newspaper, The Embreeman, in 1820.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 15,062 people; 6,478 households; 7,399 housing units; and 3,845 families in the town. The racial makeup of the city was 89.1% White, 5.6% African American, 0.2% Native American,0.8% Asian, 2.3% from other races, and 2% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.4% of the population. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was2.86. The median income for a household in theCity was $51,692. The per capita income for the City was $24,376. About 13.9% of people in the city were below the poverty line. The city has a population of 15,479, and is expected to reach 15,500 by the 2020 U.S. census. It is located in the South Dakota Bootheel National Park, which is part of the Dakotas National Park. The town is home to the National Park Service, which has a reservation system that protects the area from flooding. It also has a national park service, which protects the region from flooding and other natural disasters, as well as a state park system that covers parts of the state of South Dakota and parts of West Dakota. The state park has a total area of 2.7 square miles (4.4 square kilometers) and is home for the National Guard.

Economy

Manufacturing remained as the top employing industry in Greeneville until the 1990s. Magnavox, once the town's largest employer, shuttered its facilities in the town.Retail is a major employer in GreenEVille. The largest shopping center in GreenEville is Greenevilles Commons. The town is home to three Food City Supermarkets, two Ingles Markets, Dollar General Market, Sav-Mor Foods, Publix and Save-A-Lot. Walmart and Lowe's also have stores in Green EVille. It is also home to Hobby Lobby, Ross, Five Below, Marshalls, Belk, Burke's Outlet and Hibbett Sports. It also has a large number of grocery stores, including three Ingles Supermarkets and two Dollar General Supermarkets. It has a population of 3,000 people. It was once the largest city in the state, but is now the sixth largest city. It's home to more than 1,000 businesses. The city has a long-term growth plan published for the town in 2017. It says the top employers are: manufacturing, retail, and health care. The economy is expected to grow at a rate of about 1.5 percent per year. It will be the largest town in the U.S. in the next 10 years, according to Greenevville Forward, a business-oriented think tank. It predicts a population growth rate of 1.7 percent in the coming years. It expects a growth of 2.2 percent by 2023.

Arts and culture

There has been a fair in some form in Greene County since 1870 when the Farmers and Mechanics Association held its first exposition. The Greene County Fair is recognized statewide as one of the best fairs of its size. The fair was also an inspiration for The Band Perry's song "Walk Me Down The Middle", which was featured on their eponymous debut album. The town is home to the Street Dance on Davis celebration, which is held annually on the weekend before Aug. 8, the date when Andrew Johnson freed his personal slaves at his home in Greeneville. In recent years, The George Clem Multicultural Alliance has been the host of this celebration. Although the celebration started as primarily involving the local African-American community, the event has expanded to celebrate the African- American community of East Tennessee. In 2015, the Fair was recognized as the AAA Division Champion Fair in the state of Tennessee by the Tennessee Association of Fairs. The Fair received the Champion of Champions Premier Fair award in 2006, and in 2005, it received the Championship of Champions fair trophy. In 2021, the fair received the First Runner-Up Award in the AAA division. It is also home to Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Earnest Farms Historic District, and Maden Hall Farm Farm. It was also the inspiration for the Band Perry song " walk me down the middle" which is featured on the band's debut album, "Walk me Down the Middle" The fair is located in the town of Greenevilles, Tennessee.

Sports

Greeneville is home to the Greeneville Flyboys, a collegiate summer baseball team of the Appalachian League. The team's home stadium is Pioneer Park on the campus of Tusculum College. The Houston Astros withdrew their affiliate from the league after the 2017 season. The Cincinnati Reds replaced the Astros with the Flyboys in 2021. The Flyboys are designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores. They won the league championship in 2004 and 2015. They were followed in the same league by the GreenEville Astros, who played in the city from 2004 to 2017. The Burley Cubs were first in the league in 1921 and won the championship in 1925 and 1938. They remained in the circuit through 1925 and returned for a second stretch from 1938 to 1942. The Reds placed a Rookie-level affiliate in Greenevilles known as the Green Eville Reds. The circuit's vacancy was filled by the Cincinnati Reds, who placed a rookie-level team in Green Evilles. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the league was reorganized as a collegiateSummer baseball league, and the Reds were replaced by the Flyboy's. The league was founded in 1921. It is the oldest collegiate summer league in the United States. It was founded by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It has been in existence since the 1930s and is one of the oldest minor league circuits in the world. It's the only major league circuit in the U.S.

Parks and recreation

The Town of Greeneville Parks and Recreation Department maintains: Dogwood Park, Hardin Park, Highland Hills Park, Forest Park, J. Jones Memorial Park, Kinser Park, and Wesley Heights Park. The Town is also co-owned by Greene County and the City of Greeneville. Greene County is responsible for the upkeep of the parks and recreation department. The town has no plans to close any of its parks or recreation facilities in the near future. The city has no immediate plans to make any changes to its parks and recreational facilities. The park system is in good condition and the Town is in the process of developing a new park system for the city. The parks are open to the public and are free to the community. They are located in the Town's downtown area and include the Dogwood and Hardin parks, as well as the Forest Park and Wesley Heights parks. The City has no planned to make changes to the parks or recreational facilities in any way in the foreseeable future.

Government

Greeneville is administered through a Mayor-Alderman-Administrator form of government. The town has a mayor and four alderman, along with the town administrator who is in charge of supervising all town employees and is required to develop an annual budget and present it to the mayor and aldermen. The following is a list of current officials as of October 2022: C. Calvin Doty Mayor, Scott Bullington Alderman, Virginia "Ginny" Kidwell, Tim Teague, Lora Young Town Recorder, William Barner, Bert Seay, and Tim Ward Chief of Police. Greeneville has a U.S. House of Representatives district and a State Senate district. The mayor is a Republican, as is the town's mayor, a Democrat, and the town recorder, a Republican. The current mayor is C. Calvin Doty, who has been in office since 2003. The city has a population of 2,816. The Mayor is a Democrat; the mayor's challenger is Republican Kristin Girton. The council has a Republican majority, with four members in the 5th district and one in the 1st district, and a Democratic majority in the 2nd district. It has a city manager, a city council member, a police chief, a fire chief and a parks and recreation director. The chief of police is Tim Ward; the fire chief is Harold "Butch" Patterson; the parks and Recreation director is William Barner; the building official is Bert Seay.

Education

Greeneville is home to Walters State Niswonger Campus, which is currently being expanded.Tusculum University is located in nearby Tusculum. Town of Greeneville City Schools operates: Eastview Elementary School - Grades PK-5; Greene Technology Center - Grading 9-12; Greenevilles Middle School -Grades 6-8; Highland Elementary School- GradesPK-5 and PK-6; Greene High School-Grades9-12. The town is also home to the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Morristown, which offers adult education classes and is associated with the University of Tennessee at Morristsown. It is located on the Tennessee Turnpike, which runs from Knoxville to Memphis. The city's population is around 2,000 people, with most residents living in or near the town center. It has a population of about 1,500 people, most of whom live in or around the town of Greeneville. Greene County, Tennessee, has a total population of 2,400 people, mostly living in the northern part of the county. The population of the town is about 2,300 people. The Town of Greene County has an estimated population of 1,200 people. It also has a small population of less than 1,000, mainly living in and around the city center. The community has a history of being very poor, especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when the town's population was less than 500.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee = 85. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 94. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Greeneville = 4.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 15,479 individuals with a median age of 42.1 age the population dropped by -0.79% in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 910.69 residents per square mile of area (351.63/km²). There are average 2.14 people per household in the 6,696 households with an average household income of $28,602 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 14.10% of the available work force and has dropped -3.92% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 18.06%. The number of physicians in Greeneville per 100,000 population = 147.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Greeneville = 43 inches and the annual snowfall = 10.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 128. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 199. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 25.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 38, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee which are owned by the occupant = 54.89%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 39 years with median home cost = $82,760 and home appreciation of -4.80%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $5.58 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,607 per student. There are 16.8 students for each teacher in the school, 494 students for each Librarian and 451 students for each Counselor. 3.94% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.97% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 8.00% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).