Cookeville, Tennessee
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ZIP Codes | 38501–38503, 38505–38506 | |
Area code | 931 | |
FIPS code | 47-16920[9] | |
GNIS feature ID | 2404122[7] | |
Website | cookeville-tn |
Cookeville is the
History
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Early years and establishment
Previous to its settlement era, the area of Cookeville was dominated by the
Antebellum and Civil War era
The largely rugged landscape of the Cookeville area made it unsuitable for large-scale farming operations compared to most of the larger Middle Tennessee region. Despite this, several farming institutions operated in the region, some using African slave laborers.[13] Following Tennessee's secession from the United States in 1861, residents of the Cookeville area were conflicted on siding in the American Civil War. Most residents opposed secession and wished to remain with the Union. Cookeville residents enrolled to assist in both the armies of the Confederacy and the Union. Several aggressions occurred during the Civil War, including the burning of the Putnam County Courthouse in Cookeville's city square, the slaying of 20 and capture of 40 Confederate soldiers by Union Army Colonel Henry McConnell, and the Battle of Dug Hill.[17]
Economic and cultural growth in Cookeville stagnated as a result of political divide amongst residents's viewpoints on the Civil War, causing animosities amongst neighbors and families.
20th century
The investment made by railroad companies would place Cookeville on a path of massive economic and industrial development with the Nashville and Knoxville railroad, which became the Tennessee Central Railroad. With this new growth, Cookeville would officially incorporate into a chartered city in 1903.[5] Two years later, the city would establish the Cookeville Light and Water Department, when electricity was first distributed in the city.[18] In 1909, the Tennessee Central Railroad would construct the Cookeville Depot in the city's West Side District, providing passenger rail service until 1955.[19]
In 1909, local religious leaders with the aid of the Tennessee state government would establish the University of Dixie, a private university deeded to the community. However, the institution would be seized by the state government in 1915 following decline in enrollment and financial support. The state government would re-establish it into Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, a public
With the advancement rail access, Cookeville began to industrialize with the rise of
Other infrastructure additions to the city would be beneficial to the city's growth, including a water treatment plant in 1946, the Cookeville General Hospital in 1950, and a wastewater treatment plant in 1952.[18]
During the
By 1966, the Interstate 40 corridor was completed south of the city center, prompting annexation of several of the freeway's interchanges for commercial development.[13] After its end of passenger rail use in 1955, the Cookeville Depot fell into disrepair. A group of local residents and preservationists would work for the saving of the depot from demolition. After the lengthy demanding from residents, the Cookeville city government would purchase the Cookeville Depot. The citizens group responsible for its preservation restored the facility and reopened it into a museum in 1985, the year it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[19]
By the 1970 census, the population of Cookeville would increase by more than 80% compared to the 1960 census, showcasing its rise from a predominately rural town into a larger hub city with increased enrollment at Tennessee Technological University and Interstate 40 positioning the city for increased employment opportunities.[13]
The city's establishment as the economic hub of the Upper Cumberland region strengthened with the construction and completion of Tennessee State Route 111, also known as Appalachian Development Highway System Corridor J. Corridor J, which went through the engineering phase in 1978,[24] and completed in the late 1980s, provides expressway-grade access to Cookeville for neighboring communities in Overton and White counties.[18]
Throughout the 1990s, the Cookeville Public Works and Engineering Department constructed several collector streets that aided with commercial development along the northern side of the I-40 corridor in the city.[18]
Modern day
With the dawn of the 21st century, Cookeville embarked on one of its recorded largest expansions of its city limits, when it would annex over 10 square miles of previously unincorporated Putnam County between 2000 and 2009.[18] In 2007, city officials approved the purchase of over 400 acres for a regional industrial park known as the Highlands Business Park.[18] Cookeville General Hospital, then recently renamed the Cookeville Regional Medical Center, completed a major renovation and expansion project as a result of the city and surrounding region's extensive population growth one year later.[18]
During the March 2020 tornado outbreak, an EF-4 tornado touched down west of Cookeville damaging several of the city's western outskirt neighborhoods, killing 19 people, injuring 87, and causing more than $100 million in damages. As a result of the tornado, Tennessee Tech closed for two days, encouraging students volunteers to assist first responders in rescue and clean-up. The tornado's estimated maximum wind speed of 175 mph along its nearly nine-mile path was recorded as the strongest storm of the outbreak.[25]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57 km2), of which 21.9 square miles (57 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.77%) is water.
Located on the Highland Rim, Cookeville's elevation (1100 ft AMSL) is a few hundred feet higher than either Nashville or Knoxville. As a result, temperatures and humidity levels are generally slightly lower in Cookeville than in either the Nashville Basin or in the Tennessee Valley.
Cookeville is situated in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee near the crossroads of I-40, SR 136, and US 70N-SR 24.[26] The city is located 79 miles east of Nashville and 101 miles west of Knoxville.[26]
Three man-made lakes maintained by the
Climate
Cookeville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) with relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation through the year. Summers are typically hot and humid and winters are mild and cool.[27] The highest temperature recorded in Cookeville since 1896 is 105 °F (41 °C) on June 29, 2012, and the lowest temperature recorded is −22 °F (−30 °C) on January 21, 1985. Average annual precipitation is 56.1 in (1,420 mm), with the highest recorded precipitation at 6.06 in (154 mm) on September 29, 1964. Average annual snowfall is 8.0 in (200 mm) with the highest recorded snowfall at 15.2 in (39 cm) on November 3, 1966.[28]
Climate data for Cookeville, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
82 (28) |
87 (31) |
96 (36) |
98 (37) |
105 (41) |
105 (41) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
96 (36) |
88 (31) |
77 (25) |
105 (41) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 66.9 (19.4) |
71.5 (21.9) |
77.9 (25.5) |
83.9 (28.8) |
87.5 (30.8) |
92.0 (33.3) |
93.7 (34.3) |
93.3 (34.1) |
91.3 (32.9) |
85.5 (29.7) |
77.6 (25.3) |
68.7 (20.4) |
95.1 (35.1) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 47.1 (8.4) |
51.4 (10.8) |
60.0 (15.6) |
69.8 (21.0) |
77.5 (25.3) |
84.3 (29.1) |
87.3 (30.7) |
86.9 (30.5) |
81.9 (27.7) |
71.9 (22.2) |
60.4 (15.8) |
50.9 (10.5) |
69.1 (20.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.0 (2.8) |
40.2 (4.6) |
47.7 (8.7) |
56.5 (13.6) |
65.4 (18.6) |
73.1 (22.8) |
76.7 (24.8) |
75.5 (24.2) |
69.7 (20.9) |
58.4 (14.7) |
47.7 (8.7) |
40.6 (4.8) |
57.4 (14.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.0 (−2.8) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
35.4 (1.9) |
43.2 (6.2) |
53.3 (11.8) |
61.9 (16.6) |
66.1 (18.9) |
64.2 (17.9) |
57.4 (14.1) |
45.0 (7.2) |
35.1 (1.7) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
45.7 (7.6) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 8.1 (−13.3) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
37.7 (3.2) |
50.1 (10.1) |
56.9 (13.8) |
55.4 (13.0) |
43.7 (6.5) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
5.4 (−14.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −22 (−30) |
−13 (−25) |
−1 (−18) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
38 (3) |
46 (8) |
43 (6) |
33 (1) |
22 (−6) |
4 (−16) |
−13 (−25) |
−22 (−30) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.29 (134) |
5.48 (139) |
5.46 (139) |
5.35 (136) |
5.15 (131) |
5.45 (138) |
5.69 (145) |
3.93 (100) |
4.47 (114) |
3.35 (85) |
4.30 (109) |
6.10 (155) |
60.02 (1,525) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.3 (5.8) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.0 (2.5) |
6.1 (15) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 13.0 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 137.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
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Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 156 | — | |
1880 | 279 | 78.8% | |
1890 | 469 | 68.1% | |
1910 | 1,848 | — | |
1920 | 2,395 | 29.6% | |
1930 | 3,738 | 56.1% | |
1940 | 4,364 | 16.7% | |
1950 | 6,924 | 58.7% | |
1960 | 7,805 | 12.7% | |
1970 | 14,403 | 84.5% | |
1980 | 20,535 | 42.6% | |
1990 | 21,744 | 5.9% | |
2000 | 23,923 | 10.0% | |
2010 | 30,435 | 27.2% | |
2020 | 34,842 | 14.5% | |
Sources:[citation needed] 2020[10][8] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
27,333 | 78.45% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
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1,671 | 4.8% |
Native American
|
61 | 0.18% |
Asian
|
793 | 2.28% |
Pacific Islander
|
12 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed
|
1,529 | 4.39% |
Latino
|
3,443 | 9.88% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,842 people, 13,743 households, and 7,341 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the
There were 12,471 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37% were married couples living together, 12% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. Of all households 33.9% were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 25.2% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,789, and the median income for a family was $39,623. Males had a median income of $28,013 versus $21,710 for females. The
Economy
Cookeville is the largest city in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee, and as such, is known as the "Hub of the Upper Cumberlands."
Top employers
According to the city's 2030 Comprehensive Annual Plan published in 2010, the top employers in the city in 2009 were:[36]
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 1,600 |
2 | Tennessee Tech | 1,500 |
3 | Putnam County Board of Education | 1,200 |
4 | Averitt Express | 600 |
5 | Oreck
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550 |
6 | Cummins, Inc.
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470 |
7 | State of Tennessee | 440 |
8 | City of Cookeville | 400 |
9 | Tutco | 360 |
10 | SunTrust Banks | 350 |
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the largest sector in Cookeville's economy with over 100 plants and 8,000 employees. With 13% of the workforce, retail trade employs about 4,200 people and is the second largest sector in the Cookeville economy. Health care workers comprise about 12% of the work force with 3,840 employees. Education is another major sector with nearly 2,000 employees at Tennessee Tech and the public school system.
There are a number of companies based in Cookeville. In 2006 Oreck manufacturing moved their Long Beach, Mississippi plant to Cookeville after Hurricane Katrina. Oreck employs about 500 people and is a prominent business in the region. The trucking company Averitt Express is based in Cookeville, as is J&S Construction. The manufacturing company ATC Automation is also based in Cookeville, and in 2016 announced a $10.4 million investment plan intended to add 110 engineering jobs to the city.[37] Later in 2016, Academy Sports + Outdoors opened a 1.6 million square foot distribution center in Cookeville, the largest distribution center in the state under one roof and employing 700.[38] Also in 2016, Spanish automotive supplier Ficosa relocated a factory and 450 jobs from nearby Crossville to a new, $58 million facility in Cookeville where it added an additional 550 jobs. The Ficosa plant produces high-tech rear-view mirrors.[39]
Technology and research
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In 2017, Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE:SAIC) announced that it is establishing its first center of excellence to deliver information technology services in downtown Cookeville. It will be named the Technology Integration Gateway and will employ 300 information technology (IT) professionals when fully developed.[40] Also in 2017, Scottsdale, AZ, based Digital Dream Forge opened a software testing facility in Cookeville, employing 80.[41] In 2018, Italian tile and glass maker Colorrobia announced it would open a $5 million laboratory in Cookeville to service ceramic tile factories in the area.[42]
Retail
Interstate Drive, located parallel to
Cookeville is considered to be Crossfit's "global mecca," with many of the world's top Crossfit Games athletes living and training together at four-time individual champion Rich Froning's CrossFit Mayhem location.[45]
Points of interest
- Dogwood Park
- Cane Creek Park
- Heart of the City Playground
- Park View Skate Park
- Window Cliffs State Natural Area
- Burgess Falls State Park
- Cummins Falls State Park
- Gerald D. Coorts Memorial Arboretum
- Cookeville Depot Museum
- Cookeville Performing Arts Center
- Arda E. Lee's Hidden Hollow
- White Plains
Museums
- Cookeville History Museum
- Cookeville Children's Museum
- Derryberry Art Gallery
- Cumberland Art Society and Gallery
- Appalachian Center for Craft Gallery
Performing arts
- Cookeville Community Band
- Cookeville Children's Theatre
- Dogwood Outdoor Performance Pavilion
- Bryan Symphony Orchestra
- Bryan Fine Arts Center
- Mastersingers
- Cookeville Performing Arts Center
- Backdoor Playhouse
- Drama Center Backstage
- Wesley Arena Theatre
- Shakespeare in the Park
- StoryTeller Theatre and Academy
- Brown Bag Lunch Concerts
Government
The city of Cookeville operates under the
Cookeville is also the county seat of Putnam County. The current county mayor is Randy Porter.[47] As of July 2014[update], the total population of Putnam County is 74,165.[48]
Education
Cookeville is predominantly a college town, home to Tennessee Tech since 1915. Tennessee Tech is a public university with programs concentrating in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as #35 on the list of the Top Regional Universities in the South,[49] as well as the most under-rated university in the state of Tennessee.[50] The university is rated under, "Doctoral Universities - High Research Activity (R2)" by the Carnegie classification system among schools with at least twenty (20) doctoral graduates per year.[51] In addition to its outstanding science and engineering programs, the university is also home to the Mastersingers and the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, led by renowned professor, R. Winston Morris.[52]
In addition to Tennessee Tech, Cookeville is also home to a satellite campus of Volunteer State Community College as well as the Tennessee Bible College, a Christian college affiliated with the Churches of Christ.
Public schools in the city of Cookeville are run by Putnam County Schools, which consists of a total of eighteen (18) elementary, middle and high schools located throughout Putnam County.[53] The schools located in the city of Cookeville include Cookeville High School, Jere Whitson Elementary, Prescott Middle School, Northeast Elementary, Capshaw Elementary, Dry Valley School, Parkview Elementary, Sycamore Elementary, Cane Creek Elementary, Avery Trace Middle, and the Adult High School. Cookeville High School is one of the six largest public high schools in the state of Tennessee. Cookeville High School and Avery Trace Middle School are among the twenty (20) schools in the state of Tennessee to offer the International Baccalaureate program.[54][55]
Media
The major daily
Cookeville is also served by thirteen
Infrastructure
Transportation
Cookeville is located approximately 80 miles (130 km) east of Nashville and 100 miles (160 km) west of Knoxville along Interstate 40 (I-40). Chattanooga is approximately 98 miles (158 km) to the south via Tennessee State Route 111 (SR 111). U.S. Route 70N (US 70N, Spring Street in central and eastern Cookeville, W. Broad Street on the western side) runs east–west through the central business district of the city, which is approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) northwest of the interchange of I-40 with SR 111. The major city streets running through the city are North Washington Ave. and South Jefferson Ave., which run north–south through the central business district, and Willow Ave., running north–south and immediately adjacent to Tennessee Tech University. In addition to Spring Street (US 70N), 10th Street runs east–west and connects North Washington Ave. with the neighboring town of Algood, and 12th Street runs east–west and connects North Washington with Willow, and leads out of town to the west, connecting with Tennessee State Route 56 (SR 56, Gainesboro Highway), via Tennessee State Route 290 (SR 290). Running east–west adjacent to I-40 in the southern section of the city is Interstate Drive, which is populated by several national restaurant chains, hotels, and other businesses.
There are no commercial passenger airports in the area, but commercial service has been studied by the Cookeville City Council as of 2022.[56] Located in White County approximately 8.5 nautical miles (15.7 km) south of the central business district of the city is the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport (ICAO: KSRB, FAA LID: SRB), which is a small, general aviation airport serving primarily single-engine aircraft. Commercial flights are available to residents at Nashville International Airport (IATA: BNA, ICAO: KBNA, FAA LID: BNA), which is located along I-40 72 mi (116 km) to the west. Airport shuttles are available for transportation to Nashville International, and the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA). UCHRA's Connect Upper Cumberland service route provides each community with daily intercity bus service on I-40 and I-24 routes into Nashville and Murfreesboro with stops along the route including the Greyhound Bus Station, airport, and other requested destinations.[57]
Since Cookeville's founding,
Notable people
- Mack Brown – head football coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels and former head football coach of the Texas Longhorns
- Watson Brown – older brother of North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown, former head football coach of the Rice Owls, Vanderbilt Commodores, UAB Blazers, and Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
- Jim Carlen – former head football coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and South Carolina Gamecocks
- Rich Froning Jr. – four-time individual and four-time team champion of the CrossFit Games
- Robert Ben Garant – "Deputy Junior" from the TV show Reno 911!
- Bobby Greenwood – former PGA Tour player, professional golfer
- 17th season of The Voice
- Huda Kattan – makeup artist, beauty blogger, and founder of cosmetics line Huda Beauty
- Byron (Low Tax) Looper– one-time property assessor and convicted murderer of State Senator Tommy Burks in 1998
- Harold E. Martin – a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaperman, was the former co-owner of the Herald Citizen
- University of Florida Gators and former head football coach of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- PBSstations.
- Alison Piepmeier – was an American scholar and feminist, known for her book Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism. She was director of Women's and Gender Studies and associate professor of English at the College of Charleston.
- NBA player, last played with the Mavericks born in Cookeville, but grew up in Roanoke, Virginia.
- Elmo Stoll – a former Old Order Amish bishop, who founded of the "Christian Communities", of which the center was Cookeville.
- Trent Taylor – professional American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers, born in Cookeville, but moved away from town when he was two[59]
- Lonnie Warwick – former professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings
- William Eldridge Odom – former director of the National Security Agency
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