Gallatin is a city in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,230 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sumner County. The city was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. Gallatin was formerly the headquarters of Dot Records, and is home to Volunteer State Community College, the largest 2-year college in Tennessee.
Old Hickory Lake has hosted several major national and regional championship bass tournaments over the past few years...including Wal-Mart FLW, Everstart, Bassmaster Megabucks, BASS Tennessee Eastern Invitational, Super Bass Classic National Championship and Bass Pro Shops Crappiemasters National Championship.
You can bring your own boat and use one of the many public boat ramps in the area.......or rent a canoe or pontoon boat. Or you might want to rent jet-skis. It's a great way to explore the secluded coves of the lake, have a fun day on the water.....and perhaps stop to have a picnic.
There are several day use fee areas located at Cedar Creek, Laguardo and Old Hickory Beach. Each area offers swimming, sandy beaches, restrooms, picnic tables, grills and launching ramps. Many areas offer sand volleyball and fishing platforms. You can reserve a shelter for a family event and some areas even have kitchen facilities.
I always enjoy watching the sailboats. Bank fishing areas with fish attractors and accessible fishing piers are located at Rockland, Sanders Ferry, Shutes Branch and Bledsoe Creek State Park. Old Hickory Lake is home to Black Bass, Largemouth Bass, True Bass, Striped Bass (Rockfish), Sauger and Crappie. Just be sure you have the required fishing license, which may be purchased at any County Clerk's Office as well as many commercial establishments.
There are many gorgeous lake homes on Old Hickory Lake. Private docks are permitted. This lake offers eight commercial marinas offering services for visitors. Anchor High Marina, Drakes Creek Marina, Creekwood Marina, Gallatin Marina, Old Hickory Marina, Shady Cove Resort, Cedar Creek Marina, and Cherokee Resort.
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Gallatin is home to Fairvue Plantation Golf & Country Club, one of the spectacular communities on Old Hickory Lake and the Nashville area’s only lakefront golf community offering 36 holes and spectacular lakefront lots and views. Life in Nashville's only Lakeside Country Club Community is the special privilege of families residing at Fairvue Plantation. Two immaculate lakefront golf courses make the Club at Fairvue Plantation a stunningly private backdrop for golf course and waterfront homes, home sites and condominiums.
Fairvue Plantation is conveniently located in Sumner County astride the Gallatin and Hendersonville neighborhoods, Fairvue offers a lifestyle of sporting leisure unmatched in Nashville's Belle Meade, Franklin, Brentwood and Williamson County suburbs.
Fairvue Plantation, Nashville’s only lakefront Golf community, covers 1,000 rich acres on the former Fairvue Plantation and Foxland Hall sporting estates. Residents enjoy lakeside golf and dining and many recreational amenities including fitness center and outdoor swimming pavilion for families and their children.
Fairvue Plantation, a stately, Georgian-style mansion built in 1832, is the Grande Dame of a signature golf course community in Gallatin, Tennessee. Once one of the finest homes in Tennessee and now a National Historic Landmark, Fairvue Plantation gets its name from its idyllic promontory atop a broad hill that overlooks 2,000 lush green acres.The plantation built a grand reputation as “the finest sporting estate in the world” with an active outdoor agenda of thoroughbred horses, polo and fox hunting. Its reign continued until the Great Depression.
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Gallatin is located at 36°22′53″N, 86°27′5″W (36.381370, -86.451315).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 58.2 km˛ (22.5 mi˛). 56.9 km˛ (22.0 mi˛) of it is land and 1.3 km˛ (0.5 mi˛) of it (2.18%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,230 people, 8,963 households, and 6,193 families residing in the city. The population density was 408.2/km˛ (1,057.3/mi˛). There were 9,600 housing units at an average density of 168.7/km˛ (436.9/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 78.30% White, 17.57% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.02% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 8,963 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.The median income for a household in the city was $34,696, and the median income for a family was $41,899. Males had a median income of $30,620 versus $22,696 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,550. About 10.8% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
