Savannah, Tennessee facts for kids
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Savannah, Tennessee
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Location of Savannah in Hardin County, Tennessee
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hardin |
| Settled | 1820s |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Commission |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.82 sq mi (17.67 km2) |
| • Land | 6.82 sq mi (17.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 7,213 |
| • Density | 1,057.47/sq mi (408.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
38372
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| Area code(s) | 731 |
| FIPS code | 47-66720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1300820 |
Savannah is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,213 at the 2020 census. Savannah is located along the east side of the Tennessee River.
Savannah hosted the NAIA college football national championship game from 1996 to 2007, and is home to several places of historical significance, including the Cherry Family Mansion.
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History
The city's original name was "Rudd's Ferry", named for James Rudd, an early settler who established a ferry at the site in the early 1820s. Rudd's Ferry was later purchased by a wealthy landowner, David Robinson. The city was renamed "Savannah" after Savannah, Georgia, the hometown of Rudd's wife, Elizabeth.
Battle of Shiloh
Hardin County was the site of the 1862 Battle of Shiloh (also known as the "Battle of Pittsburg Landing") during the Civil War. The battleground site is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of the city of Savannah. Union General Ulysses S. Grant commandeered the Cherry Mansion just off the city square for use as a headquarters during the battle.
Pickwick Landing State Park
Pickwick Landing State Park is 12 miles (19 km) south of Savannah. Originally a steamboat stop, the Tennessee Valley Authority bought the site in the 1930s during the Great Depression and constructed a dam and Pickwick Lake so electricity could be generated. In 1969, Tennessee bought 681 acres (276 ha) from the TVA and made it a state park.
Geography
Savannah is located just west of the center of Hardin County at 35°13′25″N 88°14′13″W / 35.22361°N 88.23694°W (35.223674, -88.237011), on the east bank of the Tennessee River. The CDP of Olivet borders Savannah to the East. U.S. Route 64 passes through the center of town on Bridge Avenue, Main Street, and Wayne Road. US 64 leads east 30 miles (48 km) to Waynesboro and west 21 miles (34 km) to Selmer. Tennessee State Route 69 leads southeast 26 miles (42 km) to the Alabama border. Florence, Alabama, is 49 miles (79 km) southeast of Savannah via SR 69 and Alabama State Route 20.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Savannah has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.9 km2), all of it recorded as land.
Climate
| Climate data for Savannah 6 SW, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) |
84 (29) |
90 (32) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
108 (42) |
112 (44) |
109 (43) |
111 (44) |
97 (36) |
89 (32) |
79 (26) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.1 (10.6) |
55.7 (13.2) |
64.9 (18.3) |
73.9 (23.3) |
81.3 (27.4) |
88.2 (31.2) |
91.3 (32.9) |
90.9 (32.7) |
85.6 (29.8) |
75.8 (24.3) |
63.9 (17.7) |
54.0 (12.2) |
73.0 (22.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 40.7 (4.8) |
44.4 (6.9) |
52.6 (11.4) |
61.5 (16.4) |
70.0 (21.1) |
77.4 (25.2) |
80.7 (27.1) |
79.7 (26.5) |
73.5 (23.1) |
62.5 (16.9) |
51.7 (10.9) |
43.7 (6.5) |
61.5 (16.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 30.3 (−0.9) |
33.0 (0.6) |
40.4 (4.7) |
49.2 (9.6) |
58.7 (14.8) |
66.5 (19.2) |
70.1 (21.2) |
68.6 (20.3) |
61.4 (16.3) |
49.3 (9.6) |
39.5 (4.2) |
33.5 (0.8) |
50.0 (10.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −13 (−25) |
−10 (−23) |
6 (−14) |
23 (−5) |
32 (0) |
33 (1) |
45 (7) |
44 (7) |
33 (1) |
22 (−6) |
1 (−17) |
−10 (−23) |
−13 (−25) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.88 (124) |
5.36 (136) |
5.64 (143) |
5.73 (146) |
6.19 (157) |
4.40 (112) |
4.91 (125) |
4.11 (104) |
4.28 (109) |
3.88 (99) |
4.19 (106) |
5.61 (142) |
59.18 (1,503) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.9 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 122.0 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 466 | — | |
| 1870 | 328 | — | |
| 1880 | 1,006 | 206.7% | |
| 1890 | 1,087 | 8.1% | |
| 1920 | 758 | — | |
| 1930 | 1,129 | 48.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,504 | 33.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,698 | 12.9% | |
| 1960 | 4,315 | 154.1% | |
| 1970 | 5,576 | 29.2% | |
| 1980 | 6,992 | 25.4% | |
| 1990 | 6,547 | −6.4% | |
| 2000 | 6,917 | 5.7% | |
| 2010 | 6,982 | 0.9% | |
| 2020 | 7,213 | 3.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 6,083 | 84.33% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 496 | 6.88% |
| Native American | 23 | 0.32% |
| Asian | 68 | 0.94% |
| Other/Mixed | 369 | 5.12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 2.41% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,213 people, 2,658 households, and 1,622 families residing in the city.
Notable people
- John Barnhill, football player, coach, and collegiate athletics administrator
- Stubby Clapp, Major League baseball player and coach
- Geron Davis, musician and composer
- Hank DeBerry, Major League baseball catcher in the early 20th century
- Otis Floyd, President of Tennessee State University and the first African American Chancellor of the Tennessee State Board of Regents
- Simon Haley, college professor and administrator and father of author Alex Haley
- W. S. Holland, rock-and-roll or rockabilly drummer for Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash
- Jim Hardin, Major League pitcher from 1967 to 1973, World Series champion in 1970
- Tom Hampton, Multi-instrumentalist, session musician, sideman, singer, and songwriter
- Bolden Reush Harrison, naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Chad Harville, Major League pitcher
- Granville Hinton, politician
- Myles Horton, educator and civil rights activist
- Vernon McGarity, Army Technical Sargent and Medal of Honor recipient
- Elizabeth Patterson, actress in films and on I Love Lucy
- Randy Rinks, businessman and politician
- Herman L. Wolfe, Sr., politician
- Darryl Worley, country music performer
See also
In Spanish: Savannah (Tennessee) para niños
