Spring Hill

History

The first settlers of Spring Hill arrived in 1808 and the city was established in 1809. Albert Russell was the first person to build a home on the land that became Spring Hill. Spring Hill was the site of a Civil War battle, now known as the Battle of Spring Hill, on November 29, 1864. Later, Spring Hill was the home of a preparatory school, Branham and Hughes Military Academy, the campus of which then served as the main campus of Tennessee Children's Home, a ministry associated with the Churches of Christ. On January 10, 1963, an F3 tornado tore through the center of the town, damaging many buildings and causing $500,000 in damage. As the Nashville metro area continues to grow, Spring Hill has seen rapid growth in recent years with a population of 23,462 in 2007, a 2010 census population of 29,036 and a population of 31,140 in 2012. In 2018, Spring Hill officially hit 40,000 residents. In November 2015, the Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the ‘Spring Hill Rising: 2040’ comprehensive plan. The plan outlines the city's long-term development vision and ways to accomplish that vision. In 2016, the city hired Chicago-based planning and zoning consultant, Camiros Ltd, to oversee the creation of a new zoning code to implement the vision described in ‘Spring Hill Rising: 2040’. On December 4, 2017, entities building a Chick-fil-A tore down a grain silo. A memorial plaque to the silo opened in 2018. The silo had no major recorded history but was perceived by the town community as a landmark that signaled the beginning of the town. The idea of the memorial was originally posited as a joke but became serious.

Geography

Spring Hill is located at (35.752556, -86.914021). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.17%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,143
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,367
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,335
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,229
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  2,222
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  2,167
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,090
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,086

Largest nearby schools

• Spring Hill High School
  High · Columbia · 1,204 students · 18.2:1 ratio
• Battle Creek Middle School
  Middle · Spring Hill · 677 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• E. A. Cox Middle School
  Middle · Columbia · 656 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• R Howell Elementary
  Elementary · Columbia · 645 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Marvin Wright Elementary School
  Elementary · Spring Hill · 629 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Battle Creek Elementary School
  Elementary · Spring Hill · 597 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Spring Hill Middle School
  Middle · Spring Hill · 524 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Spring Hill Elementary
  Elementary · Spring Hill · 428 students · 13.8:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.66 — 2022-08-13
  6 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama
• M 2.55 — 2019-06-01
  4 km ESE of Manchester, Tennessee
• M 2.77 — 2019-01-16
  5 km SSE of Wartrace, Tennessee