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Bolivar, Tennessee

Bolivar is a city in and the county seat of Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.[5] The town was named for South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar.[6] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,417.[7]

Bolivar, Tennessee

United States

Julian A. McTizic Sr.

8.12 sq mi (21.04 km2)

8.11 sq mi (21.01 km2)

0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)

446 ft (136 m)

5,205

641.48/sq mi (247.69/km2)

UTC-5 (CDT)

38008, 38074

47-07180[3]

1269372[4]

Bolivar is served by the county-owned William L. Whitehurst Field airport.

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22 km2), of which 8.5 square miles (22 km2) is land and 0.12% is water.

former basketball player for the University of Tennessee Volunteers, lived in Bolivar and played high school basketball at Bolivar Central High School.

Wayne Chism

known as Pro Wrestler The Honky Tonk Man, lived in Bolivar.

Wayne Farris

former National Football League defensive back, born in Bolivar and played high school football at nearby Middleton High School.

Wayne Haddix

former basketball player for the University of Memphis, lived in Bolivar and played high school basketball at Bolivar Central High School.

Willie Kemp

suffragist and writer

Elizabeth Avery Meriwether

journalist, editor and writer for Ebony magazine

Lynn Norment

former basketball player for the Phoenix Suns, lived in Bolivar and played high school basketball at Bolivar Central High School.

Joe Reaves

19th president of Rhodes College

William E. Troutt

Bolivar Female Academy

Official site

City charter