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Hartsville is a town in Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,395 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Trousdale CountyTemplate:GR, with which it shares a consolidated city-county government.

Hartsville is the county seat of Trousdale County, Tennessee and now coextensive with it as a metropolitan government by virtue of a referendum which passed in Trousdale County by a single vote. Trousdale County High School is located here, as well as a technical school operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Trousdale County is the only Tennessee county to have legalized parimutuel betting on horse racing, however no group has ever stepped forward actually to build a racetrack. Hartsville is located slightly north of the Cumberland River and is approximately fifty miles northeast of Nashville.

Hartsville was the site of a proposed nuclear power plant to have been developed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, but this development was not completed despite an expenditure of over one billion dollars toward its construction.

Hartsville is located at 36°23′30″N 86°9′37″W / 36.39167°N 86.16028°W / 36.39167; -86.16028Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (36.391617, -86.160172)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.6 mi²), all land.

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,395 people, 938 households, and 601 families residing in the town. The population density was 259.8/km² (673.5/mi²). There were 1,043 housing units at an average density of 113.1/km² (293.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 75.70% White, 22.46% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 938 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,797, and the median income for a family was $33,523. Males had a median income of $27,232 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,226. About 17.0% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 24.3% of those age 65 or over.

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